Birthday Cake Ideas
Gigi’s birthday is not until February, but she just found this book I got that has instructions for about two dozen really cool children’s birthday cake ideas. She is going through it as I write; trying to figure out what she wants me to make for her birthday. Of course, I will agree to most anything, because when it comes down to her actual decision – she won’t really settle on it until about a week before her birthday.
She likes the one that looks like a castle. It almost seems too simple. It consists of stacking various square-cut cake pieces and making turrets out of inverted ice cream cones. But, it seems her favorite is the Barbie doll cake. You use a round cake layer and on top of it you place a cake that has been baked in a 2-quart oven-safe bowl. Very easy. Just stick Barbie in the top of the cake, so the cake looks like a dress, and then decorate any way you wish. The local bakery makes a version, but they charge way too much and I’m not fond of their cake or their frosting. Home made is ALWAYS better. No box mixes or canned frosting in my house, thank you very much.
It might be fun to do the doll cake and just add the basic frosting. Then I can let Gigi and her friend decorate the skirt with candies and sprinkles. It will get messy, I’m sure, but part of being a kid is being allowed to make a mess.
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