Simple but effective children's birthday cake ideas please!

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I can make cakes fine so no prob. there, I can't use that roll on icing to cover the cake but can make shapes etc to stick on - I make a mean buttercream or chocolate fudge icing. Any ideas please - oh and the cake is for a first birthday. Thanks!

Oh and it's for a girl

first birthday

get a teddy bear or fairy stencil (you can make one out of card if you can print one out online)

and sprinkle gaily with coloured sprinkles

put a big 1 on it

da -daaaaaa

use butter icing

dont have any ideas for the cake, but would love to know how you make your choc fudge icing.

dont have any ideas for the cake, but would love to know how you make your choc fudge icing.

Good start twig...was looking for something a teeny bit more of a show off wow factor

dont have any ideas for the cake, but would love to know how you make your choc fudge icing.

Good start twig...was looking for something a teeny bit more of a show off wow factor

like dis

ok wot about a castle then ?

it is cute!

been there, done that

castle?

8 oz icing sugar
4tblsp coca
2tblsp evaporated milk
3oz butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Melt butter and cocoa (don't be tempted to taste at this stage..it's gross!) Gradually add everything else - I use hand blender to mix to avoid lumps.

It is delicious

Castle is a possibility...

gawd .. give us an idea then?

a bee?
a bus?
a big number 1?
a spider?

hire a 1-shaped tin
either ice white and edge with smarties
or choc fudge icing edged with white choc buttons

and stop showing off save yourself some effort

Girly, um flowery, butterflies, fairy that sort of thing I think.

you wanna know how to do castle? .. you can girlyfy it with those flowers and sequins sprinkles you can buy

Ah Mrs B, it is for someone else so I am showing off making a big effort so nuuuuurr

Think I can figure the castle from the photo, it does look good, basic square sandwich + upside down icecream cones + girly fripperies type thing

aha right

fairy castle it is

upside down ice-cream cones on mini swiss rolls stuck to square cake

icing sugar dusting

could use pink and white mini marshmallows as crenellations if you want

pudding basin sponge stuck with meringues

Oh, actually looking at the pic twig sent, is it a round cake? How did you do the turrets(the bit under the cones not the cones!)