Children's Cakes |
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Here are some birthday cakes ideas for young children, some based on favourite characters. You will see that they are all based on a sponge cake as many youngsters think of fruit cake as a yukky thing to be endured at grown-ups parties! But, if preferred, a fruit cake base would do equally well. 
Alligator CakeBasic shape: Eight shaped cake with a head and a tail. You may be able to hire a tin from a cake decoration shop. Decor: The cake was covered with butter icing (coloured green). The head was formed in
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Ingredients Sponge cake 
Teddy CakeBasic shape: Taken from a template shape of the bear prepared on paper first. This can be done with any animal shape as there is no three dimensional quality to this cake except for the depth. Decor: I uncurled a Liquorice Cartwheel and used strips to define the feet areas. The rest of the decor is made from Smarties and Liquorice Allsorts. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Cat CakeBasic shape: Made as a normal, round 'Victoria Sandwich' and then stood on it's side. Decor: The flowers were bought ready made. The whiskers were made from fibre optics. The grass was made by grating fondant icing. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Spot CakeBasic shape: A simple, rectangular slab of cake with decoration. Decor: The coloured butter icing to make the shape of the dog was put on the cake first. The outline was made afterwards by drizzling chocolate from a spoon. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Cinderella CakeBasic shape: Skirt piece was made in a pudding basin. A piece of sculptured cake was added to the top of this to make the upper skirt piece. The head was made entirely from fondant icing. This did present problems because of the fondant icing being quite soft and being unable to support the upright position. Probably better to prepare it early to enable some drying out or to make it from something else, possibly marzipan. Decor: The frills surrounding the skirt were made from a semi circular cut piece of fondant with the centre taken out, leaving a strip in an arc shape. The edge of this was then rolled with a cocktail stick. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Noddy CakeBasic shape: Large flat sponge cake cut to shape from a prepared paper template. Decor: Pieces of fondant cut, shaped and joined with water to cover the shape. Piped facial features. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Book CakeBasic shape: Made from a slab of cake sculptured in the centre to make a dip. Decor: The cake was covered in fondant. The edges were marked to look like pages with a knife. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Boat CakeBasic shape: Large flat sponge cake cut to shape from a prepared paper template. Possibly sandwiched, depending on the depth of the cake. Decor: Pieces of fondant cut, shaped and joined with water to cover the shape. Piped, heavily coloured butter cream for water. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Game Boy CakeBasic shape: Made from a slab of cake shaped using a paper template. Decor: The fondant icing was cut to cover the cake. It was stuck on with honey. The writing was piped onto the cake last. The yellow and orange icings were put into the icing bag together to get the mixed effect in the 10 and the stars. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Island CakeBasic shape: A simple, rectangular slab of cake sculptured into an island shape and decorated with fondant icing. Decor: The orange 'sand' layer was put on first, followed by the green layer. The shelter is supported by 'Matchmakers' both as upright posts and as crossbeams to support the roof. The rocks were made from sponge and covered with fondant icing, then painted with black liquid food colouring. The animals were bought ready made. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Peter Rabbit CakeBasic shape: Made from a slab of cake cut to shape using a template. Decor: The cake was covered in butter and fondant icing. The buttons are dolly mixtures. The eye and feet were made by melting chocolate and forming a puddle on greaseproof paper and allowing it to cool. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Radio CakeBasic shape: Made from a two slabs of cake sandwiched together with butter icing and cut to shape (like Victoria sandwich on its side). Decor: The fondant icing was cut to cover the cake. It was stuck on with honey. The handle is a length of liquorice supported with cocktail sticks. The arial is a drinking straw covered with tinfoil (much safer than a piece of wood or a skewer would be). Ingredients Sponge cake Liquorice length 
Star CakeBasic shape: Rectangular slabs of cake sandwiched together and cut to shape using a template. Decor: The cake was covered with butter icing (coloured yellow). The butter icing was also piped to make the trail and the writing. Unfortunately the day was very hot! Ingredients Sponge cake 
Dolphin CakeBasic shape: Made from a normal Victoria sandwich cake. To get extra height to the cake it may be advisable to use more cake mixture (ie. a 3 egg mixture) or to add a third cake layer. Decor: The cake was covered with swirled butter icing using blue food colouring on the knife as it was swirled. The fondant half dolphin was made separately and added to the top. The 'Happy Birthday' outer paper was made on a home computer. Ingredients Sponge cake 
Dino CakeBasic shape: Victoria Sandwich with a piece cut off the side which was used for the legs. Decor: The cake was covered with butter icing (coloured with cocoa). After Eight style mints were used to make the spinal spikes and those on the tail. The head is a piece of sponge covered in fondant icing. The legs were made from the left over sponge from the victoria sandwich. The plant and the dinosaur tail were made from fondant icing. There is a head support inside the plant. Ingredients Sponge cake
WARNING: The cakes on this page have some elements that are not edible. Take care if cutting portions for party bags, that all the parts included in those party bags are edible. Small children may be confused causing a choking hazard. |
