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Few things are as sweet as your baby's first birthday cake. Will your child dig in and provide you with the perfect "cake-on-face" photo? Will he or she actually blow out that one little candle?
Your baby's first birthday cake is such a symbolic moment; make it a showstopper! This article rounds out our First Birthday Party series along with Part 1 - Invitations and Themes and Part 2 - Supplies and Decorations.
Whether you choose to buy or make you baby's first birthday cake, we have some ideas that will make this all-important occasion the best it can be.
- If your cake decorations include small candies; icing that is tough to eat, like fondant; or chokable items, always remove them before serving your baby or young children their cake.
- Think about your personal "food rules" when deciding on your baby's first birthday cake. Some parents don't feed their children chocolate, known to be an "allergic" food, until the child is two years old.
- Many party hosts opt for carrot or applesauce cake without nuts as their baby's first birthday cake.
- Bake the cake in a #1-shaped pan and decorate it to fit your party theme.
- Stack round cakes to make a 3-D #1 candle cake.
- Cut the 1 out of fondant, an edible sugar clay, and place it on a decorated cake.
- Choose a thematic #1 candle along with fun cake characters as decoration.
Cupcake Photo Gallery
Baby Einstein Caterpillar Cupcakes (with instructions)
Giant Pink 1st Birthday Cupcake (cupcake pan)
Cookie Monster Cupcakes and Cake
Cuddly Brown Bear Cupcakes (with instructions)
Quick Chick Cupcakes (with instructions)
Baby's Name Spelled on Cupcakes
Cupcake Display Ideas
- Arrange cupcakes in a #1 on a cake board.
- Display cupcakes on a whimsical cupcake stand, a multi-level sports tray, or pink princess stand.
- Pack cupcakes into a child's toy, such as a red wagon for a playful presentation.
- Bake cupcakes in silly silicone cups with feet or shaped as animals!
- Baby Block Candles
- Disney Princesses & Castle Candle
- Musical Candle
- Mickey Mouse Candle
First Birthday Cake Gallery
- Stacked Baby Block Cake
- 3-Tier Princess Crown Cake
- Carnival Cake
- Cowboy Extravaganza Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies
- Castle Village Cake (with instructions)
- Home Sweet Home Cake (with instructions)
- Cute Bee Cake (with instructions)
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