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Cake recipes for children for the holiday.

Perhaps Birthday is the most beloved and long-awaited holiday for all children. On this day, caring and loving parents try to make all the dreams of their child come true. As a rule, in order for a beloved son or daughter to be satisfied with the holiday, they buy a lot of gifts and also set a sweet table.

Naturally, the most important thing on the festive table is a delicious and original cake, made with your own hands, of course. If you don’t know what kind of cake to please your birthday boy, then we offer you several simple recipes using which you can prepare a real sweet masterpiece.

Simple biscuit

Example of a simple sponge cake recipe

Ingredients for sponge cakes:

sugar (sand) – ¾ cup;
eggs – 4 pcs.;
salt;
flour – 160 gr.;
vanillin.

Ingredients for cottage cheese cream and filling:

cottage cheese – 0.5 kg;
vanilla;
sour cream – 0.6 kg;
powdered sugar – 0.4 kg;
quick dissolving gelatin – 40 g;
cold water (boiled) – 70 g;
fruits.

Sequence of preparation steps:

Grind only the yolks with ½ cup of sand, add the prepared vanillin.
In another bowl, beat the whites (until white foam forms) with salt, add the rest of the sugar to the resulting mixture in small portions.
Pour 2/3 of the whipped whites into the yolks, mix, add flour and remaining whites.
Line a baking sheet with parchment and pour the resulting dough onto it.
Heat the oven to 180 degrees, place the baking sheet with the dough in it for 30 minutes.
Cool the finished baked cake, divide it lengthwise into 2 halves.
Make an impregnation for the cakes - boil sugar syrup, add 2 drops of fruit juice.
Make cream. To do this, you need to pour cold water into the gelatin and leave it to swell. Pass the cottage cheese through a sieve, pour in sour cream, powder, beat thoroughly, add vanillin. Heat the gelatin until it completely melts, transfer it to the resulting mixture. Mix everything well.
Place one part of the sponge cake on a dish, soak it in syrup, arrange the fruit cut into slices, pour over the cream (½ serving). Place a second cake layer on it, pour in the impregnation, arrange the fruit and cottage cheese mixture.
Place in the refrigerator for 6 hours.
Decorate.

Chocolate

A do-it-yourself chocolate cake for a child’s birthday stands out because the taste and aroma of chocolate gives this product its specialness and sophistication.

Compound:

margarine (can be replaced with butter) – 150 g;
sugar (not refined sugar) – 2/3 cup;
1 tsp (with a slide) baking powder;
any thick, non-sweet jam;
eggs – 5 pcs.;
chocolate – 250 gr.;
flour - ¾ cup.

Glaze composition:

100 gr. chocolates;
3.5 (without a slide) tbsp. cocoa;
a packet of vanillin;
6 tbsp. milk;
50 gr. oils;
1 cup of powder (sugar);
1 (no slide) tbsp. starch.

Actions:

Soften the butter, beat it with sand, gradually add the yolks.
The chocolate must be melted and cooled slightly (it should begin to thicken), pour it into the butter mixture.
Pour in flour, baking powder, knead, pour in the whites (pre-whipped until foamy).
Place the resulting mixture into the mold, smooth it out, and cover the top with foil.
Bake at 200 degrees for 45 minutes.
Cool without removing from the oven.
Divide the cake into 2 halves, spread one part of the cake with a thick layer of jam (as it should be absorbed), and connect the cakes together.
Spread jam on top and pour glaze.

Classic

Take 3-4 eggs, carefully separate the yolks and put them in a separate bowl - they will not be needed for the cream.
Beat the whites, pre-cooled and seasoned with a drop of lemon juice, using a mixer or blender.
It is important to increase the beating speed as time passes. The approximate churning time is about 13-15 minutes.
If everything was done correctly, you should get so-called “stable peaks”.
It's time to sweeten the mass. It is into the strong foam that experienced confectioners recommend adding powdered sugar - again using a mixer.
To make the sugar disperse evenly, you can cheat a little: sprinkle the blender whisk with powdered sugar.
You can add dye, cocoa or vanilla extract to the protein cream - whatever your creative soul desires.

With fruits

Light-colored biscuit composition:

3 pcs. eggs;
1 (no slide) tsp. baking powder;
4 tbsp. sugar (not refined sugar);
4 tbsp. flour.

Dark biscuit composition:

1 tsp baking powder (without slide);
3 pcs. testicles;
4 tbsp. sugar (not refined sugar);
1 tbsp. cocoa;
4 tbsp. flour.

Cream pudding composition:

300 ml. milk;
6 tbsp. starch;
1 cup unrefined sugar;
0.4 kg. oils

You will also need:

jelly – 2 standard packs of 100 g each. (you can take cherry and peach flavors);
grapes 0.5 kg;
nectarines – 4 pcs.;
prunes – 9 pcs.;
apples - 3 pcs.

Sequence of preparation steps:

1. Baking light cake:

Whisk the eggs, then gradually add sugar;
add flour along with baking powder, shake until smooth;
the oven should be heated to 180 degrees. Line the pan with parchment paper and grease with butter. Fold the dough into a mold and put it in the oven. Bake 30 min. Check readiness with a toothpick (must remain dry).

2. Preparing dark sponge cake:

beat chicken eggs with a whisk, gradually add sand;
add flour, baking powder, and cocoa, beat until smooth;
oven similar to light.

3. Let the prepared cakes cool, then remove the parchment.

4. Preparing cream pudding:

mix sand and starch in a bowl;
add half a portion of milk, mix well;
In another bowl, heat the rest of the milk; when it boils, reduce the heat. Pour in the starch-sugar mixture, stirring continuously with a whisk. Cook for 3 minutes.
The resulting mixture thickens very quickly and becomes viscous. Leave to cool.

5. Soften the butter, beat with a mixer, add the prepared cream pudding. Beat until smooth and refrigerate.

6. Cut the berries into halves, remove the seeds. Cut the nectarine into quarters.

7. Be sure to cook nectarines and prunes in boiled sugar syrup (this is done to get rid of the acid and make the nectarine soft and sweet). To prepare sugar syrup, boil 1 glass of water, pour 1 tbsp into it. l. sand, add prunes, nectarines, cook for 5 minutes. Next, drain the water and leave the fruit to cool.

8. Making cherry jelly. Pour half a liter of water over the contents of the bag, stir, set aside for 10 minutes, then, stirring, bring to a boil (the gelatin should dissolve). To cool the jelly faster, place the plate with the jelly in very cold water.

9. Divide the cream pudding equally into 3 parts. Spread the light sponge cake with the first part.

10. Using a glass of dark cake, cut out 5 circles. Place these mugs on a light cake coated with pudding.

11. Fill the gaps formed between the dark circles with prunes and grapes cut in half. If the circles are tall, then you can arrange the grapes in 2 layers. Next, cover the entire surface of the cake with the cooled cherry aspic; pour it over the berries (otherwise the cream pudding may drip off).

12. Refrigerate for 40 minutes.

13. After the cherry jelly has hardened, carefully spread another portion of cream pudding on top.

14. Place a dark cake layer with holes on top (from which the circles were cut out). Place pieces of nectarine tightly into the holes formed. Spread with remaining cream pudding.

15. Make peach jelly (similar to cherry jelly).

16. Prepare fruits to decorate the cake (you can simply cut them into slices), place them from the center to the edges.

17. Pour over cooled peach jelly, adjust the fruit, as... they can move.

18. Refrigerate until the jelly has completely hardened (preferably overnight).

Fruits and berries, in accordance with the child’s preferences, can be replaced with others according to the season (in winter, for example, use canned ones).

How to decorate a 1 year old child's cake?

The most common option lately is mastic. They create real masterpieces on cakes. This could be a composition of flowers, toys, dolls, cars. Often the cake is decorated on the theme of the baby’s favorite cartoon. The main thing is that only natural ingredients are used in the manufacture of mastic. Only food dyes are allowed. Also keep in mind that the mass turns out to be quite sweet, so the child is allowed in limited quantities.

You can make a cake without mastic. Then the edges are sprinkled with biscuit crumbs, and the top is decorated with fruit. If there is no allergic reaction to chocolate, you can make a sprinkle of it or cover the confectionery with chocolate glaze. It is not advisable to give coconut flakes to a one-year-old child. Honey and nuts are allowed in limited quantities. Fruits and berries should not cause allergies.

Recently, decorating cakes for children with gingerbread cookies has become popular. Using molds you can bake them in different shapes, and templates and stencils will help you apply an image of any complexity. Drawings on gingerbread cookies can be made with white sugar icing. If desired, you can add dyes, but you should also remember their naturalness.

Cream decor has also not lost its relevance. The elements squeezed out of a pastry syringe hold their shape worse than mastic, but they turn out much tastier and more tender. You can also fill the top of the cake with fruit jelly, make sides of cream on the sides, and place a festive candle in the center.

The number 1 can be drawn or placed on the cake. You can also make a piece of mastic, gingerbread dough, or pour a figure out of chocolate or caramel. The easiest way to decorate a confectionery product with the number 1 is to light a candle.

Templates and stencils for decor from mastic and gingerbread dough

Beautiful elements can be made using ready-made templates and stencils. Select any picture and download it using the right mouse button to your computer. Then the drawing must be printed in the required size and used for its intended purpose.

Cake with fondant

Mastic is an unusual means for decorating a cake that will surprise everyone. Sugar mastic is plastic, you can sculpt from it just like plasticine.

The basis of a cake with mastic can be any cake layer - both ready-made and prepared in-house according to any recipe you like.

Mastic composition:

water (cold) – 50 ml;
powdered sugar – 260 gr.;
gelatin – 2 tsp;
liquid glucose – 1.5 tsp.

Sequencing:

Place gelatin in a glass and add water. Stir, set aside for 10 minutes.
Melt gelatin in a prepared water bath, add glucose to the resulting mixture, and stir.
Stirring all the time, add 1 spoon of powder to the mixture. The result is a thick mixture.
Pour the powder onto the surface and place the prepared mixture on it. Knead the mass like dough and add powder little by little. The mastic is considered ready when it becomes slightly sticky.
Place the mastic in a plastic container (sealed) and place it in a cool, dark place for 5 hours.

This kind of fondant can be used to completely wrap the entire cake or make decorations, such as flowers.

Chocolate for decorating the cake

This option, like decorating a cake with chocolate, is the easiest to implement and is suitable even for beginners. And this is understandable - after all, the chocolate material is quite plastic, pliable, and if processed correctly it will not crumble and spread to the sides.

This can be either a mono option, when the entire dessert is decorated with one type of cocoa product, or a blend of dark, milk, and white chocolate.

Look how much space there is for creativity!

Small chips. Simply take a tile and grate it using a medium hole grater. Such shavings look especially impressive on a white fill.
Large curls. Warm the chocolate slightly - for example, by placing it on a radiator for a while. Prepare a sharp knife and cut off dense layers of dessert that will form beautiful wavy curls. You can create a whole composition from them!
Cherry covered in chocolate. Melt the tiles in a steam bath and pit the cherries, rinsing them thoroughly. Dip each berry into the sweet mixture and leave in the refrigerator. The savory dessert decoration is ready!
Leaves. Prepare several leaves of plants with a pronounced vein pattern, wash and dry. Apply the liquid chocolate mixture on the back side with a pastry brush. Leave to cool in the refrigerator, and when taken out, carefully separate the leaves from the chocolate.
Use parchment paper stencils to decorate your cake creatively. Take a parchment base, apply pictures of cake decorations, paint over them with chocolate melted in a bathhouse. After the decor has hardened thoroughly in a cold place, they can be separated from the paper and placed on the cake.

From cookies

Cake ingredients:

cookies (sugar) – 310 gr.;
chocolate (preferably bitter) – 2 bars;
butter (butter) – 210 gr.;
vanilla sugar - a small pinch;
For decoration, you can take multi-colored dragees.

Sequencing:

Break the chocolate into small bars. Melt in a water bath, adding soft butter and vanilla sugar in the process.
Mix into a homogeneous mass and place in the refrigerator until the cream thickens.
Line a tall pan and the sides with foil.
Spoon the resulting chocolate mixture onto the bottom of the mold, place the cookies on top, then spread the cream again, place the cookies, etc. alternate layers as long as the height of the sides of the mold is enough, but the top layer should definitely be chocolate.
Place the cake in the refrigerator until it is completely frozen.
Decorate the cake.

How to surprise a boy

A boy will love a cake in the shape of a car, tank or soccer ball. The shape and decoration of the cake should highlight the talents of the little person so that he feels special on his special day.

There are two ways to decorate a cake for a boy: the cake layers are cut out in a special way, or a mastic composition is placed on the top layer.

Advice: It is better to paint on cakes using thick creams: butter, protein, curd, or condensed milk.

With cream

Components:

eggs – 3 pcs.;
flour (wheat) – 360 gr.;
sah. sand – 210 gr.;
baking powder - 1 tsp;
sour cream – 200 gr.;
vanillin – 1 small pinch;
soda - a quarter tsp;
any canned fruit.

For the cream take:

heavy cream (not less than 30%) – 0.5 l.;
sah. powder (can be replaced with fine sugar) – 130 gr.

Sequencing:

Beat (foam) eggs with sand and vanilla.
Pour in sour cream and beat again.
Add flour sifted with baking powder and soda. Knead the dough.
Pour the dough into the oiled pan.
Place the pan with the dough in a heated oven (180 degrees) - 40 minutes.
Cool the baked cake, divide it lengthwise into 2 halves.
Whip cream with sand.
Place the first baked cake on a plate and soak it in syrup from canned fruit.
Place the cream in a thick layer, spread evenly and place the chopped fruit.
Brush the fruit with cream and place the 2nd part of the cake on top.
Soak in syrup as well.
Cover the entire cake with cream.
Decorate the cake and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Gingerbread House Cake without Sugar

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This recipe for a delicious and juicy cake has been tested by many housewives. Their verdict: it’s worth cooking and as often as possible!

You will need:
400 g of fresh gingerbread, 1 pack of sour cream and 2 - 3 ripe bananas.
Preparation:

Cut each gingerbread into 3 - 4 slices, about 0.5 cm thick. Cut the bananas into thin slices. Just cut off a corner from a pack of sour cream to make it easier to pour over the layers. Assemble the cake in a springform pan. Place a layer of gingerbread, brush with sour cream and arrange bananas. Next again gingerbread, sour cream, bananas.

From baby formula

Components:

1.5 medium glasses of unrefined sugar;
half tsp soda;
3 pcs. testicles;
¾ cup 25% sour cream;
1 large glass of flour;
dry mixture - 1.5 regular glasses;
2.5 (without slide) tbsp. l. cocoa.

To make the cream, you need to take:

1 small glass of powdered sugar;
80 gr. oils;
1 medium glass of 25% sour cream;
baby formula - half a glass.

Sequencing:

Using a blender, beat the sand with the eggs.
Pour sour cream into the resulting sugar-egg mixture and stir well.
Mix flour and baby formula until smooth.
Combine all ingredients and add baking soda.
Disconnect 1/3 of the dough and bake the cake at 200 degrees.
Pour cocoa into the remaining dough, mix until smooth and bake 2 more cakes.
To prepare the cream, you need to shake the sour cream with powdered sugar. Add softened butter to them and mix well.
Spread the cream on the cakes.

A DIY cake for a child’s birthday, made from a mixture for children, will turn out not only very tasty, but also healthy, because... The mixtures contain various microelements and vitamins.

Layer cake with nuts

Cake ingredients:

eggs – 3 pcs.;
unrefined sugar – 0.5 kg;
wheat flour – 380 gr.;
sour cream – 780 gr.;
nuts – 130 gr.;
slaked soda – 3 tsp;
poppy seed – 125 gr.;
raisins – 130 gr.

Actions:

Shake 1 egg with half a glass of sand.
Continuing to beat, add sour cream (half a glass).
Pour 1 tsp. soda and flour (half a glass).
Knead the dough (not too thick).
Add poppy seeds (half a glass).
Line the pan with baking paper, place the dough in it, and place in the oven for 25 minutes. (180 degrees).
Knead the next two cakes in the same way, but instead of poppy seeds, pour nuts into one cake and raisins into the other.
To prepare the cream, do not beat 400 gr. sour cream and half a glass of sand. Place in the refrigerator until the cakes are ready.
Spread each of the cakes with cream and place one on top of the other.
Decorate.

Homemade Marshmallow Cloud Cake

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Making a quick marshmallow cake is not difficult, but it turns out very tasty, tender and airy, like a cloud!

You will need:
0.5 kg of quality marshmallows, 350 ml of condensed milk, 300 g of cookies, 150 g of any nuts, a handful of fresh or frozen raspberries, blueberries, currants, etc., 120 g of butter.
Preparation:

Cut the marshmallows into slices, 1 - 1.5 cm thick. Sprinkle a flat plate with crushed cookies and chopped nuts, spread the marshmallows, brush with cream from condensed milk whipped with soft butter. Sprinkle with berries, cookie crumbs and nuts, then more marshmallows and cream. Keep doing this until the food runs out.

Honey

Components:

a glass of unrefined sugar;
1 (heaped) tsp. soda (baking soda);
100 gr. oils;
0.5 kg. sifted flour;
2 pcs. testicles;
2 tbsp. honey

Cream composition:

2 medium glasses of 25% milk;
2 (with a slide) tbsp. l. flour;
1.5 medium glasses of unrefined sugar;
2 tbsp. l. starch;
160 gr. oils;
1 testicle.

Actions:

Place honey and baking soda in a saucepan, heat and stir. Add sand and oil little by little. Boil in a water bath, stirring continuously.
Remove from heat and cool slightly. Beat in the eggs and mix well.
Place the resulting mass in a bowl and add flour.
Knead the dough and leave in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. (so that it hardens).
Remove the dough from the refrigerator, divide it into 6 parts, and put it back in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Roll out all the pieces of dough at once onto a baking sheet (oiled), bake in a preheated oven (200 degrees) for 10 minutes. Also bake all the cakes.
To make the cream, you need to mix all the ingredients (except oil) and beat. Place over low heat and heat until thickened. Next, add butter, beat, and cool.
Spread the cream on the cakes and place them on top of each other.
Leave the cake in the refrigerator overnight.

Jelly

Cake ingredients:

sour cream – 400 gr.;
gelatin – 1 small packet (10 g);
canned pineapples – 200 gr.;
jelly – 2 bags (for example, take peach and strawberry);
cracker – 100 gr.;
granulated sugar - to taste.

How to cook:

To prepare strawberry jelly, you need to boil water (250 ml.). Pour hot boiled water into a plate with jelly and stir thoroughly until the jelly is completely dissolved.
Place in the refrigerator (to set) for 3 hours.
Similar to making peach jelly.
Pour water (100 ml) into gelatin and set aside for 10 minutes. for swelling. Place the container with gelatin on low heat, heat to 60 degrees. Stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved, cool.
While the gelatin cools, beat the sand together with sour cream.
Pour the gelatin mixture into the whipped sour cream, continuing to shake.
Place each plate of frozen jelly in a shallow bowl of hot water for 35 seconds, then turn the plate over. Carefully remove the jelly and cut into pieces.
Place chopped pineapple slices, pieces of jelly, crackers into the mixture (sugar-sour cream), stir lightly with a spoon.
The cracker should be on top (since it is the bottom of the cake). Place in the refrigerator for 5 hours.
The dish with the cake needs 35 seconds. put in boiling water. Cover the top with a flat wide plate and turn over.

Fast banana

Cake ingredients:

2 pcs. testicles;
condensed milk – 1 can;
a pack (250 g) of margarine;
1/3 (without a slide) tsp. soda;
2 large glasses of flour (sifted);
any syrup;
1 tbsp. l. honey

Cream ingredients:

800 gr. 25% sour cream;
Unrefined sugar - half a glass;
bananas – 8 pcs. (overripe).

Actions:

Melt the margarine. While it cools, beat the eggs and pour in the condensed milk. Next, pour in the melted margarine.
Quench soda with honey (melted).
Add flour and stir everything.
Divide the resulting dough into 2 halves and bake 2 cakes (at 180 degrees for 30 minutes, check the readiness of the cake with a match);
To prepare the cream, you need to thoroughly beat the sand together with sour cream.
Soak the cakes with syrup, spread the resulting cream, place bananas cut into thin slices between the cakes (and on top of the top cake).

You can mix the cream with banana puree (it’s better to mix it with your hands and not with a mixer). This decision will not harm the taste. However, sliced bananas look much better and more interesting, so this is a preferable option for a child’s birthday.
You can also additionally decorate with other fruits.
Place in the refrigerator overnight.

A DIY banana cake for a child’s birthday will not be very high in calories, because... The cream is prepared without oil, and it turns out rich and rich.

Anthill cake in 5 minutes

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If you have a pack of shortbread cookies and a can of condensed milk lying around, then be sure to prepare the “Anthill” cake, which does not require baking or fiddling with dough!

You will need:
550 g of any shortbread, 1 can of boiled condensed milk, a couple of spoons of sour cream, nuts and chocolate for the exquisite taste of the dessert.
Preparation:

Using a knife, rolling pin, or food processor, crush the cookies into coarse crumbs. Beat condensed milk with sour cream. Mix cookie pieces with crushed nuts and cream. Form a mound on a large platter, cover with cling film and place in the refrigerator for an hour.

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How to make from ready-made cakes

It is best to take sponge cakes, because... they are soft and absorb any cream or syrup well. While waffle or puff pastries are crispy and dry.

Components:

packaging of cakes;
cream - 300 ml;
powdered sugar – 100 gr.;
strawberries – 2 cups;
pear – 1 pc.;
water – 100 gr.

Step by step steps:

Prepare syrup for impregnation. To do this, you need to rinse the berries thoroughly, fill them completely with water, add sand and cook. When it boils, cook the berries for 5 minutes, remove from the stove.
Grind the berries (ceiling).
Grind through a sieve so that there are no pieces. Leave to cool.
Whip the cream together with powdered sugar. Shake until fluffy foam is obtained.
Remove the skin from the pear, cut into several pieces, and grind in a blender.
Soak the cakes with syrup.
Divide the cream into 3 parts. The first part will be needed when decorating the cake. Place the pear in the remaining two parts.
Coat all the cakes with cream and fold them together. Coat the top cake with the reserved first part of the cream. You can decorate with pieces of strawberries, pears, etc.

Classic cream

Before preparing the classic cream, you can look at pictures of a beautiful cake. In most cases this type of cream will be used.

Compound:

butter 80 grams;
condensed milk 150 grams.

How to make a two-tier cake

A two-tier cake looks much more impressive than a single-layer cake, but it also takes more time to prepare. You need to take 2 forms of different sizes.

Cake ingredients:

Bottom cake (large):

eggs – 8 pcs.;
unrefined sugar – 250 gr.;
160 gr. sifted flour;
50 - 60 gr. starch;
50 gr. oils;
soda – 1 tsp;
vanilla – 1 tsp;
Take a lemon on the tip of a knife.

Top cake (make smaller than the bottom):

testicles – 4 pcs.;
4 (without slide) tbsp. l. unrefined sugar;
100 gr. sifted flour;
1 (without slide) tbsp. l. starch;
baking powder - half a tsp;
lemon and vanilla.

Cream composition:

condensed milk - 1 can;
butter – 350 gr.;
vanilla - to taste.

The dough for both cakes is prepared the same way.

Cooking steps:

Separate the yolks from the whites.
While beating the whites, add sand (half of the total amount of sand). A strong foam should form that will not spill out if you turn the bowl over.
Beat the whites with the rest of the sugar and vanilla. The yolk mixture should increase in volume and turn white, then carefully pour it into the whites and whisk with a whisk.
Mix the flour and baking powder, gradually add it to the egg mixture (be careful not to create a foam).
Melt the butter and add it to the dough.
Lay paper (parchment) in the mold, pour the dough into the mold, put it in the oven (must be heated to 180 degrees).
When the top of the sponge cake is baked until golden brown, remove it from the oven, turn the mold over and leave it in this position until the cake cools.
Also bake the top crust.
After the cakes have cooled, cut them into 2 halves.
To make the cream, you need to soften the butter, beat it with a mixer (it should become fluffy, soft and increase in volume). Continuing to shake, pour condensed milk into the oil. Shake for at least 5 minutes. (until the cream becomes homogeneous).
Coat each layer of cakes from the bottom tier with cream, stack them one on top of the other. Also collect separate layers from the top of the cake.
You can coat the top of the cake with chocolate paste and smooth the sides with a warm knife.
To strengthen the cake, you need to place a cocktail straw in its center and cut it to the level of the cake.
Use a spatula to transfer and place the top layer of cake on top of the bottom layer.
Decorate.

Decorating with confectionery products

Sweets, marmalade, cookies are children's favorite treats. Their eyes are drawn to the design of the dessert, and not at all to the natural products that form the basis of the confectionery product. A creative approach to decoration will delight children and create the atmosphere of a long-awaited holiday. There are several ways to decorate cakes.

From candy

You can use all kinds of confectionery products with the exception of candies. The surface on which the candies are laid out must hold them. It could be whipped cream, sticky frosting.

Decoration methods:

The sides of the dessert can be lined with chocolate bars or waffles. Kinder or KitKat tiles will delight the kids. Fill the top of the cake with dragees; M&M`S will look especially interesting;
small toffees are excellent for creating ornaments or inscriptions on a glazed surface. Delicacies like Raffaello, Ferrero Rocher, Oreo will attract attention and interest;
sliced slices of all kinds of marmalade, arranged in a chaotic manner on a white surface of whipped cream, look simply amazing.

Using sprinkles

To make the cake beautiful, you don’t need to create complex decorations. It is quite enough to buy confectionery sprinkles in the store. Its shape is very diverse - from banal balls to flowers and butterflies of various shades.

Decoration methods:

To decorate the side of the cake with sprinkles, place it on a large napkin. Apply the treat and lightly press the crumbled remains together with the cloth. Remove the napkin.
You can create a pattern on the surface like this: cover the cake with the prepared template (number, ornament, inscription), without leaning too much. Sprinkle with sprinkles and remove the pattern.
The sprinkle should be used on a sticky surface. Decorate the dessert until the icing, cream or cream has hardened.

A beautiful cake is not only a table decoration, but also a festive mood, joy from childhood experiences, a charge of vigor and vitality. For this, it is worth spending time and preparing the confectionery product yourself.

Original cake made from sweets and juice

To make such a cake you will need: cardboard, white paper, scissors, corrugated paper, double-sided tape, satin ribbon, candy, juice.

Manufacturing:

According to the height of the juice packaging, cut out the first tier of the cake from corrugated cardboard (2 circles), glue the sides together using double-sided tape. Cover everything with white paper.
Make the second and third tiers in the same way, but from ordinary cardboard (one tier is smaller than the other).
Using double-sided tape, glue the tiers together.
Arrange the juice in tiers (glue it with tape).
Cut out any decorations from corrugated paper (to cover the base).
Make flowers from corrugated paper, put candy in the middle of the flower, securing with transparent tape. Place the resulting candy flowers between the cake and juices.
The bottom of the cake can be decorated by tying a satin ribbon in a bow.

Baby cake cream recipes

A DIY cake for a child’s birthday can be soaked in various creams.

1. Sour cream.

Components:

cold sour cream (30% fat) – 500 g;
sugar (not refined sugar) – 1 cup.

Beat the sour cream and sand with a mixer until the sugar dissolves.

2. Curd.

Components:

cottage cheese (fat content 9%) – 250 gr.;
oils – 50 gr.;
vanilla extract – 1 tsp;
powdered sugar – 200 gr.

Mix all ingredients together (except powder) until the mixture becomes smooth. Sift the powder into the resulting mass on a fine sieve, mix with a spoon, then shake until smooth.

3. From condensed milk.

You need to take:

butter – 250 gr.;
condensed milk – 1 glass;
vanilla sugar - 1/3 packet.

Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance to soften it, then beat. Continuing to beat, add tsp. condensed milk When the mass becomes fluffy, add vanilla sugar.

4. From yogurt.

Components:

any yogurt – 300 gr.;
gelatin – 7 g;
cream (30%) – 300 gr.;
powdered sugar – 100 gr.

Pour 3 tbsp gelatin. water (cold), leave for 20 minutes, send to a water bath until the granules are completely dissolved. Beat the cream with sand with a mixer until a thick foam forms. Pour in yogurt and ½ part gelatin, beat. Pour in the rest of the gelatin and beat again. Add cream, beat until smooth.

Icing: royal icing for painting

Working with mastic is very painstaking. We suggest trying a method without mastic - icing. This is a special protein mass that, when frozen, crunches, reminiscent of ice. Like mastic, it is colored and allows you to create complex patterns and designs with an abundance of small details.

Ingredients:

chicken egg white - 1 pc.;
powdered sugar - 250 g;
citric acid - 1/4 tsp;
boiled water - according to consistency;
flavorings and dyes.

How to make royal icing:

Sift the powder through a sieve, removing any lumps. Add citric acid.
Separate the white from the yolk and add to the powder. Mix and beat with a mixer at medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
Turn on maximum speed and beat for another 4-5 minutes until a thick consistency is obtained.
If desired, add dyes (there are special ones for icing) and flavorings in small quantities.

Structures are usually glued together with a thick mass. For drawing you will need a thinner consistency:

Add water in small portions - a few drops at a time.
Stir and check for thickness: draw a line with a spoon, if it disappears after 15 seconds, then the consistency is suitable.
To draw a line with icing, it is placed in piping bags. The line is first extruded and then lowered onto the cake.

Advice Icing dries quickly, so it is covered with plastic wrap or placed in a pastry bag immediately after preparation.

Design ideas for a boy 1, 2, 3 years old

You can decorate a cake for a boy with figures of animals that the child knows (for example, a bunny, a cat, a bear),

cartoon characters (for example, Masha and the Bear, Smesharik), a car, a soccer ball, booties, a pacifier, a boat, or just the number 1, 2 or 3.

How to make figures from mastic

The consistency of mastic is similar to plasticine, so you can make any figures from it.

You can, for example, make a Sovunya from Smeshariki, to do this, roll up a ball of mastic (colored) - this will turn out to be a head, attach triangular-shaped ears. Make circles for the eyes using white mastic. Make a beak and attach it to the head. Attach the pupils to the eyes. Roll out thin sausages and make legs. Attach legs and wings. The owl is ready.

If you make a figurine consisting of a torso and a head, then you need to fasten these parts of the body with a toothpick.

Master classes on making and decorating cakes on video

The step-by-step preparation of children's cakes is clearly and extremely clear in the videos. Take advantage of the recipes, as well as design ideas.

How to prepare mastic:

Modeling decorations for a cake from mastic:

How to make meringues for cake decoration:

How to give a cake a single shape:

Video on making and decorating gingerbread for a cake:

Master classes on making a baby cake for a girl:

Video on making a 1 year old birthday cake for a boy:

A cake for a 1 year old child is an integral part of a child’s first birthday. Harmonious taste, beautiful and interesting design, as well as the safety of all components are the main things you should pay attention to when preparing it. You should decorate the confectionery product taking into account whether you have a boy or a girl, and what products have already been introduced into the baby’s diet. Please your beloved baby and yourself, prepare or order the best cake.

How to make an inscription on a cake

The easiest way to write on a cake with cream is to use a syringe (confectionery syringe). After preparing the cake, the inscription must be applied first, and only then the decorations must be laid out. In order for the inscription to be placed evenly on the cake, you need to draw lines with a toothpick and apply text along them. You can also put the inscription on nuts, colored dragees, and dried fruits.

From all the variety of recipes, you need to choose the cake recipe that your child will surely like. Children are attracted to everything bright and unusual, so a homemade cake for a child’s birthday should be colorful and decorated.

Article design: Vladimir the Great

How to prepare flowers for decoration

A cake decorated with flowers is one of the most popular at wedding celebrations. However, many people have questions about how to prepare flowers for use.

Step-by-step instruction:

Choose the flowers you want to use for decoration. Cut the stem, leave 3-4 cm in order to secure.
Rinse the flower very carefully under running water. Blot dry with a paper towel.
Prepare: cotton pad, water, cling film. This will be needed to cover the cut of the flower. Cut and wet a small amount of cotton wool, apply to the stem and wrap in cling film. This procedure is required so that the flower can stand for more than a day.
For various greens, this procedure is not necessary.
You can decorate not only multi-tiered cakes with flowers, but even small cupcakes.