Hi all! I'm new not only to this amazing board, but also to the wonderful world of cake decorating.

Dilema: My Sister's best friend's baby girl is turning one and she asked me to make the cake. I have found some stunning ones on this site but all use techniques way beyond my know-how. (Wilton course 1)

Can anyone show me or suggest a cake that uses only the basic techniques but is still very sweet? Or an easy one you could explain to me?

Thanks for your help,
Becca

Hi Book119! I have never taken the wilton course so I am not sure what techniques they do. But if you go through the gallery and do a search on baby's 1st birthday or similiar you would probably be able to find one that you think you could do.

Also, don't be afraid to try a frozen buttercream transfer, it's way easier than you think and the results are really good. : ) Click on the articles and it shows you step by step. It's really the same techniques you have probably already been using just putting it all together a little different.

Does she have a theme she wants for the cake? That might help narrow it down too. : )

You could always try making a baby bottle shaped cake. With what you learned from Wilton class 1 you should be fine!

Just make 2 or three sheet cakes(as big as you want the bottle to be) and then stack them together(with buttercream or whatever filling you want) and cut and sculpt the cake into a baby bottle shape. Then ice it smooth with some pink butter cream or any color you want. That's how i would do it ,but if you want to change something to make it easier for yourself go ahead. If you have a pan thats a little more baby bottled shaped you could use that to.

Good luck on whatever you choose to make!

You could always try making a baby bottle shaped cake. With what you learned from Wilton class 1 you should be fine!

Just make a couple sheet cakes(as big as you want the bottle to be) and then stack them together(with buttercream or whatever filling you want) and cut and sculpt the cake into a baby bottle shape. That's how i would do it ,but if you want to change something to make it easier for yourself go ahead. If you have a pan thats a little more baby bottled shaped you could use that.

Good luck on whatever you choose to make!

Maybe go with stars... you could get the stand up bear pan or duck... or butterfly pan or ladybug...

Is she having any kind of theme or invitations you can match??

How about the "baby block" style of cakes you see in the galleries? You could make 4 small blocks or one large one. Fill in "A,B,C's" on sides and tops using star tip 16, 18 or 21, then finish filling in remainder of sides and tops with base color of block you want. Afterwards, you could make a shell border using the same star tips to outline all the blocks for a finished look. Good Luck with whatever cake you end up making!

Hey Book,
You could either go with the frozen buttercream transfer, the directions are on the homepage of CC or you could do the Piping gel transfer of her favorite Cartoon. if you use the gel just star it in.=0)
Hope this helps.

~Sweet~=0)

P.S. Welcome to CakeCentral! You'll Love it Here!

Welcome to CakeCentral Book119.. we're very happy to have you here with us... I'm with SweetCreations... try a gel outline and star in first until you get the hang of how to do it .. then move on to a frozen buttercream transfer (BCT as we call it here) .. good luck and post a pic for us to see!!

Hi! Thanks everyone so much for answering my post. The party doesn't really have a theme, but she likes pooh bear. I would love directions on how to do a "gel transfer"

Thanks,
Becca

P.S. sorry it took me so long to respond, my computer's broken and I have to go to a cafe to use one.

I have never had any classes, but I know you know how to pipe a star, I have done a few baby shower cakes, and have had great reviews on them, by simply doing squares with a star tip. i have one saved in my photos if you'd like to look. If you have any questions, pm me and I'll give you the most specific directions that I can. Good Luck.

Hi,

Here are the directions for a Buttercream Transfer. Good luck!

http://www.cakecentral.com/article12-How-To-Create-a-Frozen-Buttercream-Transfer.html

How about doing a square cake and making it look like a baby block. You could take small cookie cutters in the shape of baby items like duck, ABC's, teddy bear, animals or anything a 1 year old would know about and press them lightly into the sides. Then just pipe over them and smooth with a sponge dipped in cornstarch or fill them in with stars. You could put drop flowers and leaves on top leaving room for a candle.