Kid Birthday Cake Ideas For Any Kid Birthday Cake


Have a fantastic idea for a kid birthday cake, but just didn’t know where to start?

With these helpful hints, timely tips, and fabulous supplies it’s as easy as ABC, and best of all you will have a blast in the kitchen.

Birthday cake ideas are activities that dad and the kids will all enjoy watching develop, and/or lend a helping hand with, to create.


You have your birthday theme selected, and now want your cake design to fit with the theme.

I learned the hard way a long time ago , that you must follow the directions to a tee. Making a cake is as simple as following the recipe directions to a tee.

Themed cake pans are available at most party stores at minimal cost and are well worth the time saved. If your birthday party theme requires more than one cake pan to create the birthday cake design needed, you can piece them together with a combination of cake pans. You’ll feel like a professional cake designer as you slice a bit of the edges to make them fit. They don’t have to be perfect because most small mistakes will be covered by icing anyway. So, there you go, the birthday cake design takes care of itself.

Now for the decorating. This is where the fun really comes in. Here are several kid birthday cake ideas that will help you in creating a unique and colorful cake.

  • Cake toppers are just what they say they are CAKE TOPPERS These cake toppers may be toys, trees, animals, superheros, ballplayers, movie or cartoon characters etc. All you need to do is select the toppers you want, to create the birthday cake theme you’ve selected. For example if your birthday party theme is Western, your cake toppers may be a variety of cake toppers such as, cacti, horses, longhorn steers, teepees, totum poles, even a fence encircling your birthday cake. All great birthday cake ideas.

  • Another option you might consider for your kid birthday cake design is Edible Images. Again the description is just what it says it is. Follow the instructons provided to the tee, and you can be the Di Vinci of kid birthday cake design.

  • Fondant Fun is the next best thing to professional, kid birthday cake creations you will ever find. The application is easy and the color you add to your kid birthday cake will blow you away.

  • Crunched for time? Try these kid birthday cake ideas on for size. Frosting in a tube Just squeeze and decorate as you go. It truly is a quick and easy way to decorate your kid birthday cake.

  • Check out the following accessories for some added final touches to make a great kid birthday cake a georgous kid birthday cake.

    Cake Stencils Quickly turn a plain-top cake into an elegant dessert. Place the reusable stencil atop your cake, then sprinkle powdered sugar, edible glitter or cocoa to transfer the decorative design.

    Spray Color Mist This easy to use spray gives decorators the versatility and dazzling effects of an airbrush in a convenient can! Creates a rainbow of excitement for your cake. Use it to transform a plain iced cake to one with sensational color.

    Cake Stampers Adds luster to any cake and it only takes seconds to add a little color, or a lot. Just stamp the shapes on to your cake and and add a bit of hue with brush on color.

    Edible Color Markers If you want the kids to have fun with your birthday cake this is their ticket. Turn them loose to be as artistic with the cake as they want with these edible markers. Write a birthday wish, send a message, draw a picture, or play tic tac toe.

    Luster Duster You might say is a super cool name for cake glitter. When brushed on, it creates a magical aura of gleem and glitter. Try layering it on you birthday cake for a unique color scheme.

    So you may not be Di Vinci, but you could be Betty Crocker, or even better !

    Here is a recipe for frosting that has been in our family for a several generations. I’ll bet Betty wishes she had this.

    Old Fashion Buttercream Frosting:

  • 1 lb confectionary sugar
    1/3 cup shortening
    1/2 stick of oleo
    3 tablespoons of milk
    1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla

    For chocolate add; 4-6 tablespoons of cocoa, depending on your chocolate taste.

    1/3 cup peanut butter

    Enjoy, and have a peek at the birthday themes these cakes go with.






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