Children's birthday cake decorations come in all shapes, sizes and characters. Decorating a child's birthday cake is an exercise in appealing to a child's favorite television show, sport or entertainment. Decorations can vary in type from plastic figures to icing decorations to silk screening on the frosting. Does this Spark an idea?
Pirates and Princesses
These standards for boys and girls maintain their appeal. The cake may be decorated with generic or popular princesses (typically Disney) or pirates. The cake may also be decorated as a castle, a crown, a ship or a sword.
Sports
Sports themes are popular with young boys and girls. Children's birthday cake decorations can include popular sports figures and sports teams. Cakes shaped as various types of balls (soccer, football, baseball) are another popular birthday cake decorating technique.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
While vehicle-based cakes are generally more popular with boys than girls, cakes can be shaped as the vehicles or decorated with plastic vehicles. Popular characters from the Disney film "Cars" joined this cake-decorating trend.
Animals
Animals continue to be a popular children's birthday cake decoration, from real animals to stuffed animals. Options include zoo decorations, African savannas and Care Bears. Animal shapes are liked but are not as popular as cakes decorated with scenes and figures ("101 Dalmatians," "Hotel For Dogs").
Classic Cakes
While children enjoy the toys decorating their cakes, many simply want a cake with their name and age. A classic cake may include a number, sprinkles, number-shaped candles and a child's name written in icing.
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