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Five Easy First Birthday Cake Ideas By Leefe Poche

First Birthday Cake Ideas

Do you need some first birthday cake ideas for a new baby in your life, or in someone's close to you? Well, here are some ideas for girls and boys. Take a couple of minutes to read this article and your brain will be whirring.

Number 1 Cake

You could always do the original thing and pour cake batter in a Number 1 cake pan and frost it blue or pink according to the gender, or you could be more elaborate and make a memorable first birthday cake. Accent the cake with other light baby colors and add balloons and a trim around the top and bottom of the cake.

Building Blocks Cake

Another popular first birthday cake is bright building blocks. Bake small square cake pieces, cool them on a baking rack for 30 minutes, then frost them each different bright and vibrant colors. A good one for girls are butterflies and flowers. Again when choosing frosting colors for these cakes pick bright eye catching colors because that is mostly what children of this age are drawn to.

How About Cupcakes?

Cupcakes are always a great first birthday cake. You can make personal cakes for everyone, adding sprinkles, different colored frosting, and if you want little pictures.

Car or Truck Cake

You can also make a car or truck cake for a boy. Frost it whatever color you would think is the best and simply decorate it with toy cars and trucks. Make sure when picking the cars and trucks out that their color flows with the color of the cake.

Princess Cake

And an old time favorite for girls is a princess cake. You can pick a Disney theme or you can make an original. One of the visitors to my site said that she usually just makes her princess cakes with purple frosting and she puts fake jewels and a crown on it.

I hope these ideas sparked your imagination and gave you some great ideas to make some picture perfect moments for your photo album.