Choosing a Theme for Your Cake

You don’t have to be an expert cake decorator in order to make great looking birthday cakes. Here are some decorating ideas to help you to make your cakes extra special that do not require professional cake decorating skills.

If the cake is for an adult, what are the likes, hobbies or interests of the birthday person? For example, if the person likes to fish, make a fishing theme cake by covering the top of the cake with aqua blue colored frosting. Pull the frosting upward to form peaks to look like waves in the water.  Then add a toy boat with fishing gear.  If the person likes to golf, make a golf theme cake by frosting the cake with green frosting to look like a putting green. Make a flag pole with a lollipop stick and cut a flag out of construction paper.
 
If you are making a cake for a child, have it match the theme of the party or the child’s favorite character, interest or even sport.  I’ve done many pool party theme cakes by using the same aqua colored frosting technique described above, then add some chewy life savers to represent floating tubes and pipe little people laying on the tubes with flesh colored frosting.  This requires a little more skill….hope you’re up to the challenge! 

Cake toppers are available in many different varieties, to make your job much easier.  If you can’t find a cake topper to match your theme, try the miniature section of any hobby or craft store.  I’ve found items such as miniature fishing rod and net, a miniature golf bag and golf clubs, a miniature guitar, even magazines and flip flops for a beach theme cake.  The possibilities are endless!

You get the idea; just try to make the cake special for the birthday person by choosing a theme according to their hobbies or interests. I hope I’ve sparked your interest for unique cake decorating ideas that will make the next cake that you make extra special.

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