How to decorate birthday cakes?

The cake is one of the essential elements of many different events, a wedding, a birthday, a baby gender reveal, etc. Who has not imagined their ideal cake for any of these events. As well, In this post we are going to explain how to decorate a birthday cake by yourself, to make them unique and very special.

To achieve a good decoration, It is not necessary to be a professional, but you do have to have special material for it, with which you can execute different techniques and add your own style. We encourage you to play with color, with different decorative elements, adding shapes, etc., express your style on your birthday cake.

Ideas for decorating birthday cakes

These ideas, They are not only focused on children's parties, but you can adapt them to birthdays of any age, always looking for the personal tastes of each person. For many years now, the trend of creating birthday cakes decorated to the millimeter has emerged.

sweet world cake

In this cake, sweets are the protagonists of this incredible decoration: a cake covered in white fondant and with different colored elements made with the same food material. Sure, even those who are not so little go crazy with this idea. A simple idea that each and every one of us can do at home, dedicating time and having patience.

Unicorn cake

Surely, more than once your children have seen this cake and have begged you to have it at their next birthday party, well it's time. First, cover the cake with fondant or cream, with the help of a pastry bag and two-color cream, you will make the decoration flowers simulating the unicorn's mane.

Both the ears and the eyes of the fantastic being will be made with fondant. To add a touch of fantasy, add balls of the same colors used to simulate the unicorn's hair to the bottom of the cake.

candy cake

Sweets and treats are a very valid resource when it comes to creating fun and eye-catching decoration for birthday cakes.. You only have to get the favorite sweets of the person you are going to decorate the cake for and place them in an orderly way around the whole cake. The more variety and color, the more impressive the result will be.

dinosaur cake

Is your little one a lover of dinosaurs, and has he asked you for a cake with this theme? Don't worry, we bring you the perfect decoration for her. You just have to pour melted dark or milk chocolate down the sides of the cake. Crush a few cookies, and spread them across the top, sides, and bottom of the cake to create a sandy feel. All that remains is to add the dinosaur figures preferred by the little one and that's it.

Summer inspired cake

As you have been able to see, there are endless ideas to decorate your birthday cakes and right now we bring you one inspired by summer. Both the little ones and the older ones will love remembering the moments spent as a family next to the sand and the sea.. You can help yourself with fondant, to make the dolls or if you see it a bit complicated, you can make elements such as the beach bucket, a castle, water, a star, etc. For the sand, crushing it into biscuit powder is enough.

Cake with fruit decoration

If you are looking for a slightly less elaborate decoration, but with a spectacular result, we bring you this decoration option with fruit. The idea is to decorate the top of the cake with melted chocolate and some frozen fruit. All this, looking for a unique combination of colors and ingredients. You can also add some leaves of aromatic plants such as basil or mint.

As you can see, there are a lot of ideas to decorate the birthday cake for both a child and an adult. You just have to take into account their preferences and get down to work. Also, remember that all these decorations that we have brought you can be adapted to the handling of the decoration tools that each one has, above all comfort to achieve the best possible result.