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Looking for birthday cake ideas? We will break down the different types of cakes available for your birthday party.

Adult Themed Birthday Cakes for Men and Women

Are you in the process of planning a birthday bash for yourself, a family member or perhaps a friend? Get some inspiration for your party by checking out these awesome adult themed birthday cake ideas! (Most of them make excellent bachelor or bachelorette party cakes as well!)

Naughty Cakes

If you want to go with a theme that’s a little more risque than usual, you should definitely look at having a naughty cake to treat your guests. Cakes that resemble a man’s abs or special “package” are favorites of the ladies, while most men prefer their cakes to resemble a woman’s backside or cleavage. Here are a couple of example naughty birthday cakes.

Gambling Cakes

Another fun adult theme for a birthday party is of course gambling and there are plenty of ways to design a casino themed birthday cake. If the birthday boy or girl enjoys playing a particular casino game such as poker or blackjack, a cake made to look like a deck of cards in a winning hand is a good idea.

If you want something a little more generic, you could always look at having a general casino cake created such as the one from Amarantos Cakes in the right image below.

Booze Cakes

We all know that one of the best things about being an adult is being able to sip on our favorite alcoholic drinks, which is why booze cakes are a terrific idea for adult birthday parties. Bakers these days are creating cakes to look almost exactly like their client’s favorite beer, wine, cocktail, a champagne bottle or even a bottle of liquor. Another wonderful idea would be to actually have the cake baked with the addition of the specific kind of alcohol, but this is only recommended if all of your guests will be of the legal drinking age. To get a few ideas, take a look at these impressive examples of booze cakes.

Fashion Cakes

For men and women who pride themselves on looking good and staying current with all of the latest styles, we suggest a fabulous fashion cake! You could have your cake designed to look like a high end high heel shoe, a luxury handbag or even a mix of labels and fashions like the one in the image featured below.

Adult Themed Birthday Cakes for Men and WomenMichael Kaz2021-06-23T16:22:15+00:00

Cartoon Character Cake

Are you going to have a cartoon character cake at your child’s next birthday party?

In case your answer is currently no, keep reading for the top 5 reasons why you should consider getting a cartoon character themed cake at your child’s next birthday party.

Reason 1: It’s easier on you!

Birthday parties are an important part of a child’s life. However, as much importance that a small child puts on his or her birthday celebration, you are probably more worried about the stresses and worries that typically come with planning big birthday parties for the little ones. Birthday cakes are one of the top priorities of a party, and to have your cake planned and ordered is the best option to ensure a successful party. Instead of worrying that you won’t pick the right cake or your idea wouldn’t design well on the birthday cake, choosing a cartoon character custom birthday cake is the easiest option because your chosen NYC bakery will ensure that your custom cake is just want you and your birthday baby wants.

Reason 2: Get the birthday kid involved.

Not sure how to involve your child in his or her birthday party planning? Leave the most fun bullet on your to-do list for your little one to complete. Ask him or her which cartoon character that he or she would love to have on their birthday cake. Your kid will not only relieve one of the duties off of your birthday bash list, but they will also take care of one of the most important parts of having a successful birthday party that your little one will love!

Reason 3: Easier to decorate.

Decorations could present a daunting task. What decorations do you choose? What color scheme should you pick? Where should you shop to get these decorations? Choosing a custom cake with a cartoon character on it will make decorating much easier for you. When the cake is complete, you can match your decorations with the character or characters that are presented on the cake. Depending on the NYC bakery that you choose, your cake may come with decorations as well, which makes it even easier for you!

Reason 4: The cakes are much cooler!

Be known as the coolest parents in your child’s school and neighborhood by purchasing a cartoon character theme birthday cake. These cakes are absolutely amazing, and when custom made, you have the chance to purchase a birthday cake unlike any other. Don’t believe me? Take a look at these cool cartoon character birthday cakes!

Reason 5: The options are endless!

Your child will only be a child for a short amount of time. Every birthday should count, and every birthday cake should be exactly what you want it to be. There are endless cartoon characters that can be customized into a beautiful birthday cake. From the popular Disney characters (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, etc.), Disney princesses (Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel), and even the superheroes (Superman, Batman, the Hulk), you are able to make your child’s birthday the best with a different character cake every year!

Cartoon Character CakeMichael Kaz2021-06-23T16:22:15+00:00

Birthday Cake Ideas For Dad

Birthdays are important in the life of most people and this is because they may have significance of some sorts. Most people celebrate while others acknowledge them by just knowing that they are getting older and that’s about it. If you normally don’t celebrate birthday’s it is about time you start since you are never old for a yummy piece of cake baked just for you! Father’s play an important part in the life of children and you as the child should ensure that you celebrate your father on his birthday by preparing a great cake for him. Dads may seem macho and not care much about a birthday or a cake but you preparing one and presenting it will really make a difference. So show your father how special he is on his birthday by following these simple ideas in baking a birthday cake.

Sports

For starters, if at all your dad is a sports fan, purpose to decorate a cake using a theme from his favorite sport. From a square cake, you can carve out a baseball diamond if at all he is a baseball fan and if he is a soccer or football fan, the rectangular cake will do. A round cake can also be decorated to look like a basketball or baseball.

Hobbies

From what your father loves doing in terms of hobbies, select the one thing that he likes doing most then focus on it. Whether it is musical instruments, golf clubs or game pieces, consider using marzipan or fondant in creating edible decorations.

Profession

The profession your dad is in will also make for a great cake idea. With this, you bake the cake then using icing, you proceed to draw tools that are specific to your dad’s work on the cake. It can be a briefcase, computer or hardware tools among many others.

Cars

Your father may be in love with a particular car or truck that he wishes he could have so in bringing this out, consider using a fondant, which you will use in cutting it into the shape of the said truck or car. Decoration afterwards is then done with colorful icing. Another way is to bake a rectangular cake that looks like a license plate then spell out a special message on it.

How To Decorate

Creating colors

When deciding what color frosting you are going to use, know that your options are either one of the following;

Chocolate frosting
White vanilla frosting
Colored frosting

In creating colors, be informed that great colors for men include; red, blue, green and yellow. Creating either one of these colors involves you mixing several drops of food color into the white vanilla icing. Always avoid pastels such as light purple or pink.

Cake décor

Décor basically ranges from edible to plastic pieces and before applying any of it, ensure that you know exactly where to place it because removing it once it is placed is usually messy. Remember to leave room for any frosting or writing you might want to undertake on the cake and in addition to that, always take your time, don’t rush.

Final touches

Final touches may involve sprinkling colored sugar on top of the cake and if you have children, you can let them do that while supervising. This enables them feel like they have contributed in decorating the cake for their dad. You can also use other toppings as per your liking and this may include a huge candle with a number on it or the application of individual numbers.

Apply the afore-mentioned and you will be glad you did once you see the surprised look on his face!

Do you have other birthday cake ideas for dad? Share and comment below.

Birthday Cake Ideas For DadMichael Kaz2015-07-08T18:32:56+00:00

Birthday Cake Ideas for Your Baby's First Birthday

Baby’s first birthday is a huge milestone in their life and in yours as a parent, so it’s only appropriate to throw your little one a fabulous party to celebrate their first year on earth. There’s no question that one of the main aspects of any fantastic kid’s party is of course the cake, which is why it’s important to order or make the perfect cake for your baby’s big day. If you’re looking for a little inspiration, check out these neat cakes ideas for baby’s first birthday cake and party!

Baby Blocks

When it comes to the toys that one year old babies play with, blocks are usually one of their favorite. If this is the case with your baby, why not have your birthday party cake resembles these chunky baby blocks. You can have your baby’s name spelled out with the blocks and the number one sitting on top of them like the photo featured below.

Children Block Cake

Number Cake

One of the most popular cake ideas for baby’s first birthday party is an impressive number cake. There are cake molds available online in all 10 numbers or you could go about making it yourself by baking different parts and then assembling them together to form the number one. The number cake featured below is decorated with a nautical theme for a baby boy, but they can always be decorated to fit any party theme.

#1 Sail Boat cake

Farm Animals Cake

What one year old doesn’t like farm animals? If your kid loves animals he or she hears about in storybooks, it would be a good idea to have their cake decorated with some cute little sheep, cows, horses or pigs. This one showcases little animal figurines made out of fondant, a bright red barn and a small pond with splashing ducks.

Farm Animal cake

Monkey Cake

Another great idea would be to make or order your little monkey a monkey cake! There are many ways to make a monkey cake, but this one made with chocolate chip cookies, creamy peanut butter and Cocoa Krispies cereal is just simply darling. To easily create a monkey cake, you could also look at using a number of cupcakes to form the design instead of one slab of cake.

Monkey cake

Rainbow Cake

Parents of little ones know that, even though their children are small in size, their personalities are quite big and vibrantly colorful. This is why it’s an excellent idea to offer the guests at your one year old’s birthday party with a super fun rainbow layered cake.

Rainbow cake

Sprinkled Number

A really simple but terrific cake idea for a baby’s first birthday party is a basic round frosted cake with the number one sprinkled on top of it. To sprinkle a number on your baby’s cake, get a cookie cutter in the shape of a one and then place it in the center of the frosted cake before filling the space with sprinkles. You could also look at using void space to create a number one such as the image below, but it might be a little more tricky.

First Birthday sprinkled cake

Birthday Cake Ideas for Your Baby's First BirthdayMichael Kaz2021-06-23T16:22:15+00:00

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