In our current society, cakes are a favorite means to observe just about any occasion. Cake decorating ideas can be seen just about anyplace, if you know where to look Still, not everyone knows how to decorate a cake. Fortunately, there is a vast assortment of cake pans and items that will help make decorating cakes easy.
To begin, you will need to know what social function to make your cake for. As an example, it would not look right to bake an Elmo birthday cake for a Saint Patrick's Day party. The good news is, after you know the occasion, the rest is simple.
ANIMALS
You can use an animal pan. Many occasions can be represented with an animal. For example, a bunny often symbolizes Easter, a deer can be used for Christmas, and a cat cake can be used at Halloween.
You can also select from numerous popular animal characters for birthday cakes. Presently popular animal characters include Blue the dog from Blue's Clues, Elmo and many of his friends from Sesame Street, and Boots the monkey and Swiper the fox from Dora the Explorer.
You also have the option of placing animals on top of the cake for decorations instead of using an animal cake pan. There are oodles of small, plastic animals available at stores that you can purchase to adorn your cakes. This would be an excellent way to create a zoo setting for animal lovers.
HOLIDAYS
Holidays are forever fun to make cakes for, and you can let your imagination go crazy. If nothing else, you can use sprinkles in various colors. You can add edible heart decoration sprinkles on cakes meant for Valentine's Day. Black and orange sprinkles are perfect for Halloween cakes, as are green and red sprinkles for Christmas cakes.
Ornamental cake pans come in patterns particular to holidays that make them perfect for holiday cakes. Frankenstein, ghosts,, and other monsters can be used for Halloween. Pumpkin cake pans are good for both Halloween and Thanksgiving cakes. Cornucopias and turkeys may also be used for Thanksgiving. Hearts and cherub pans are great for Valentine's Day. Bunnies and eggs are just right for Easter. Pots of gold, leprechauns, and rainbows pans are great for Saint Patrick's Day. All you need to do is find a cake pan or decorative item particular to a holiday and start decorating a holiday cake.
VEHICLES
Vehicle cakes are always popular with boys. There is just something about a moving vehicle that enchants young boys. You can create cakes that showcase airplanes, boats, cars, dump trucks, fire engines, helicopters, and tractors. You can place vehicles into the frosting to make scenes with them. You can even add small building built from Lego's and Lego's people. Just make sure whatever you place on the cake will not be hurt by either the icing or water from washing off the frosting from the vehicle or item.
YOUR OWN IMAGINATION
Do not forget that your own imagination can be just as good, if not better than, ready-made pans and ideas. You are likely to come up with ideas that no one else has come op with before. Your local arts and crafts store can be a wonderful place to get ideas and items that you can use for your own ideas.
Are you worried that you are not good enough to decorate a cake well? Do not worry about this. Do not make the perfect cakes seen at bakeries your goal when decorating cakes. Your cakes are sure to be wonderful regardless of how they look. Know that your efforts will certainly be appreciated, no matter how your cakes turn out. So, bake and decorate your cake, then take it easy and bask in the praise you get from the people who enjoy the fruits (or, in this case, cakes) of your labor.
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