Decoration Ideas for a number one birthday cake

**Roseythorn** · 19-04-2009 07:32

Hi,

I'm planning on doing a number one cake for DD's birthday next weekend. I'm a little stuck on how to decorate the cake. I have seen a few cakes where it is decorated with smarties and it looks great. But, I'm after something a little more girly, and not to complicated. Thanks

**hailsntwang** · 19-04-2009 08:44

If you look on Ebay you can get eatable icing characters.

They come in all colous and pictures.

I brought a Cookie Monster one that said (Happy Birthday Ryder) on it and it was fantastic. I received heaps of compliments on the cake.

They sell Angelina the Ballerina, butterflys all sorts of things to decorate your cake with. It's definitly worth a look!

http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/KaraKidz__W0QQ_armrsZ1

Good luck!!

**EmPowering** · 19-04-2009 09:07

you could make something like this (can buy number 1 cake tins from various shops) and decorate it with lots of pink stuff if you want it girly (i know in coles cake section you can get stick on eadible butterflys, flowers etc
http://www.cakes-you-can-bake.com/im...-cake-7628.jpg

**jag5000** · 19-04-2009 09:37

a really quick and easy 'girly' idea is to make flowers out of marshmallows. You cut them in half and cut each half as a petal with a smartie in the centre.. I'll try and find a pic, it's hard to explain but really easy to do

ETA: a bit like this

HTH's

**Nomsie** · 19-04-2009 09:54

Jag stole my idea lol!

It looks fantastic, and who doesn't like marshmallows?

**cheezelkat** · 19-04-2009 09:56

Agreed. My mums old-school AWW cake book has the marshmallow petals dipped into jelly crystals first.

**jag5000** · 19-04-2009 11:05

Originally Posted by Nomsie

Jag stole my idea lol!

It looks fantastic, and who doesn't like marshmallows?

great minds Nomsie, great minds!

**misskittyfantastico** · 19-04-2009 12:46

Yup, marshmallow flowers are easy and yum. This is DD's first birthday cake
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC03168.jpg

And her second (obviously it's a number 2 but the butterflies are easy to do)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...6/DSC00837.jpg

**Roseythorn** · 19-04-2009 21:43

Thanks for all the ideas they are great and very helpful.

I'm thinking of writing her name down the middle of the cake and doing the marshmallow flowers around it.
I'm hoping it will be easy to print her name.

TabulaRasa - What kind of marshmallows did you use for the smaller flowers?

**misskittyfantastico** · 19-04-2009 21:54

Originally Posted by Roseythorn

Thanks for all the ideas they are great and very helpful.

I'm thinking of writing her name down the middle of the cake and doing the marshmallow flowers around it.
I'm hoping it will be easy to print her name.

TabulaRasa - What kind of marshmallows did you use for the smaller flowers?

I used the mini baking marshmallows and a silver ball thingo as the centre (I'm so up on technical terms

)