8 Ways To Decorate Birthday Cakes For Baby Girl

Cakes for baby girl in birthday with a unique and eye-catching design will definitely be a beautiful surprise for your child. There are so many ways you can make the birthday cake pop out on the food table. Below are some of the birthday cake decoration suggestions for your baby girl’s special day. Let’s dive right in!

Princess theme birthday cake for baby girl

Stunning birthday cake for Disney princesses fans

If your baby girl is a big fan of Disney princesses then this birthday cake is undoubtedly tailor made for her. As impressive as it may look, the cake is something you might actually pull off all by yourself. The frosting can be white, yellow, purple, pink… or any color you want. After frosting the cake, you can decorate it with some meringue cookies. And for the top don’t forget to add a shiny tiara-shaped cookie.

It’s your choice to add some silver frosting on the edge or just simply dust the cake with some edible glitter to make it more sparkly.

Mermaid theme birthday cake

Beautiful underwater-inspired birthday cake with sophisticated toppings
Beautiful underwater-inspired birthday cakes for baby girl with sophisticated toppings

If you are looking for ocean-inspired cakes for baby girl, look no more! This mermaid theme birthday cake is the perfect choice for you. As you can see, the cake is covered in a light blue frosting and decorated with small underwater figurines such as seahorses, starfish, shells… And the most impressive of all is the mermaid’s tail which makes it look as if she had just made a dive into the sea.

This cake is stunningly beautiful but it also requires certain skills and techniques. Unless you have had some experience in cake decorating before, you should leave it to a professional pastry-cook for best results.

Sunflower theme birthday cake for baby girl

Simple yet elegant sunflower theme birthday cake will surprise your baby girl
Simple yet elegant sunflower theme birthday cake will surprise your baby girl

This is a simple yet elegant birthday cake and the most important thing is that it’s quite simple to pull off. You just need to prepare naked-style cake layers with a crumb coat and no additional frosting. Then add some sprigs of baby’s breath and some fresh sunflowers – the centerpiece of the cake.

Sunflower-inspired cake is something you usually find in a Flower Power or Little Miss Sunshine birthday theme.

Safari animals theme birthday cake

Safari animals theme birthday cake is suitable for both baby girls and boys
Safari animals theme birthday cake is suitable for both baby girls and boys

A sheet cake is the most suitable choice for those who will be serving a whole crowd of people at their kid’s birthday party. This type of cakes for baby girl also allows you to freely unleash your creativity as there’s a lot of space to decorate.

As for this safari animals themed birthday cake, the decorations are made of dyed fondants, including the zigzag lines, animal faces, bow tie, tree leaves… The special thing about this cake is that it’s a gender-neutral birthday cake – something you can put in consideration if you don’t want to reveal your baby’s gender just yet.

Butterfly theme birthday cake

If your child loves nature or fairy theme, this butterfly theme birthday cake will surely make her happy
If your child loves nature or fairy theme, this butterfly theme birthday cake will surely make her happy

This cake decoration idea would make the perfect choice for baby girls who love fairy or garden themes. The cake is highlighted with elegant purple and pink butterflies and also some green decorating details to make it pop out.

You may find modeling chocolate or marzipan butterflies in a baking supply store. But to tell the truth, they can be easily made out of modeling chocolate or dyed fondants.

Ballerina theme birthday cake for baby girl

The ballet slippers can be easily made out of modeling chocolate or fondant

This ballerina-inspired birthday cake is another simple yet beautiful cakes for baby girl design for you to try out. Especially if your little girl is learning how to dance ballet. If you’re an experienced cake decorator, making the slippers out of modeling chocolate or fondant won’t be that big of a challenge. You can also cover the cake with fondant to create a smooth finish.

Of course, there’s always room for creativity and you can consider baking a batch of ballet slipper cookies to top the cake. The rest of the cookies can be served as part of your dessert spread.

Baby Blocks theme birthday cake

Welcoming the birth of your child with a cute and unique baby Blocks theme birthday cake

Here’s another sheet cake that will add a wow factor to your baby girl’s birthday party. If you so wish, you can make it yourself as it’s quite easy and simple. The one in the picture has pink frosting but you could go for any other color you like such as white, yellow, blue, gray…). The gray piped borders make the birthday cake look more elegant.

What’s left to do is top the cake with little balloon balls and baby blocks, which could also be made out of cake. And to add a more sophisticated aspect to the cake, try piping any message you want on top of it. If you are not confident about your calligraphy skills, ask a talented friend for a helping hand.

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” theme birthday cake

“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” theme birthday cake with Pink-and-Gold color combination
“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” theme birthday cake with Pink-and-Gold color combination

This “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” theme birthday cake is undoubtedly among the cutest cakes for baby girl decoration ideas. To pull off this cake, first you need to cover it with different shades of pink. The gold stars and the moon can be made out of cardstock or fondant. You can insert the stars into the cake using skewers or wire. Once it’s done, the cake looks both whimsical and elegant.

Remember, you can always show your creativity and expand the theme in any other ways you want. For example you can use different star shapes or colors. You can use modeling chocolate instead of fondant if your child loves chocolate.

As you can see, there are many different ways in which you can decorate cakes for baby girl. Some cake toppings you can consider are dyed fondant, modeling chocolate, candy melts, edible glitter, sprinklers, marzipan, fresh flowers… And don’t forget to write a message on your baby girl’s birthday cake to make it more special. Hope the suggestions above will give you more ideas and see you in the next article! Thank you for reading on Bourbon O

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By Luong Tan

Luong Tan, the creative and passionate founder of Bourbono, is a multi-talented individual with a deep love for the culinary arts. An accomplished food blogger, cookbook author, and former Ambassador of US cuisine in Vietnam (2015-2016), Luong has been on a mission to share his appreciation for food with the world.

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