Birthday Cake Designs

Birthday Cakes for Girls

When it’s birthday time for the special girl in your life, be it your daughter, sister, mother or wife, you want to make the day as much fun as possible for them. You want the birthday cake, the pinnacle symbol of a birthday, to be personalised for them and their interests and tastes. No matter what age, it’s important to base birthday cakes for girls around something they enjoy doing or watching. It will of course have to be suitable for their age, a cake for your 3 year old daughter will no doubt not be as relevant for your 30 year old wife and it’s wise to have a good think about what best suits them to make the day as perfect as possible.
This article is of course about girls and indeed women. The next thing to take into account is the birthday girls age. This will help you narrow down your quest for the perfect cake and for your convenience we have arranged this inspirational article by age to help you decide.

0 – 12

A young girl of this age is most likely interested in one of a few things. First of all a princess theme is always very popular. Even from a young age, girls fantasise about being a princess in a castle, being pampered all day every day. They dream of knights on steeds riding to their rescue and of all the glamour associated with that. A princess cake is an excellent idea for a young girl and they will love it. Another great idea for a girl is a birthday cake based on their favourite TV show. TV and films are a large part of children’s enteratinment and your daughter no doubt has a few films and TV shows that she loves. Films by Disney are great and are targeted directly at little girl’s interests. There are also many TV shows that little girls are into. Some of the more popular themes for little girls are:

• Mickey Mouse
• Winnie the Pooh
• Peppa Pig
• Dora the Explorer
• Go, Diego, Go
• Sponge Bob Squarepants
• Powerpuff Girls
• iCarly
• All Grown Up
• Rugrats

A lot of these cartoons can be found on both Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon and if you intend to make a cake based on one of these themes and have been unable to find appropriate pictures in our galleries. Just find out which theme your daughter is most interested in and find a nice design to either order or bake.

Girls Birthday Cake Designs

13 – 18

When girs get to this stage, they are less interested in cartoons but may still enjoy some more mature cartoons such as The Simpsons, Family Guys or Futurama. Failing that, they are no doubt a lot more interested in things such as fashion and makeup. Perhaps a birthday cake themed on a luxury handbag like Louis Vuitton or Prada may be in order, or a mock up of a make-up case or indeed some designer shoes. Again, be guided by your daughter’s interests and if possible, ask a friend what she’s really into.

Handbag Birthday Cake

19 – 30

As a girl becomes a woman, her interests will change somewhat and become more mature. This is where not only age comes into which design you opt for but also relationships. Perhaps it’s work colleague you are obtaining a cake for or indeed your sister. For a work colleague, it may be fun to have a cake themed along the line of work you both do, perhaps if you work in a hairdressers together, a mock hair dryer or similar. If it’s your sister, it’s not possible to have a little more (gentle) fun at the birthday girl’s expense. Perhaps you remember a slightly embaressing period from your sister’s life that she would find funny to have immortalised as her birthday cake. Another thing to take into account is the other guests at the party. Again if it’s a colleagues birthday cake, there may be no children present and you could get away with a slightly more adult cake, however if it’s a family occasion, this would be inappropriate. Again, the golden rule, stick to a theme that the birthday girl is interested in, you can’t go wrong that way.

30+

After the 30 year makr, the birthdays seem to come round more often. Again, the simple plan here is to stick to the interests of the birthday girl. This is again relative to whom is throwing the party and what guests will be attending. Obviously for the ‘0 birthdays, they are big milestones and should be celebrated as such.

Overall, you can’t go wrong with a pink cake, no matter what age, but it’s always nice to go slightly more personalised. If you can’t afford to have the cake specially made, it may be worth attempting it yourself. Even if it doesn’t go right, it will still be a funny story for years to come that you can all remember as a family. If you need any extra help, it is worth checking out a cake video course that will get you cooking professionally within a few hours.