12 Fabulous Girl Bday Cake Design Ideas: how to make a pretty girl birthday cake.

Introduction

It’s the day you’ve been waiting for. Your little girl is turning one, and it’s time to celebrate with a special cake! But what kind of cake should you make? Or better yet, how about several cakes? There are so many ways to make your girl’s birthday party special—you just have to decide which one is best for her age and personality. Check out these ideas for inspiration:

a two-tiered cake painted in pastel pink, teal, and yellow with a baby doll cake topper

This cake looks like it’s straight out of a Pinterest board. The colors are so pretty, and you can tell that the baker took their time to make sure everything was perfect. The two-tiered cake has pastel pink, teal and yellow frosting on each layer. It also has a tutu baby doll cake topper in pink with white polka dots and ruffles!

The top tier is decorated with flowers and ruffles that really add some extra flair to the design. The bottom tier has a few more decorations than just flowers: there’s also some writing on there that says something about being five years old but I can’t make out what it says because my eyesight isn’t very good anymore since I got cataracts last year due to all those years of working at Dunkin Donuts where they don’t have any air conditioning while baking donuts 24/7 during hot summer days when customers come into stores asking if we sell anything other than coffee beans because they want something cold but not ice cream because they want something less messy so here’s what happens next:

cupcakes with icing roses on top

Cupcakes

Make cake batter according to the recipe on the box. (Or you can use a mix, but I recommend making your own because it tastes so much better.)
Fill up each cupcake liner about 2/3 full with batter and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they are golden brown.

Icing Roses

Mix together equal parts of red, yellow and green icing.
Roll out the mixture into a thin sheet using a rolling pin or pasta roller. You may want to rest in between rolls for about 10 minutes to let it firm up slightly before continuing as this will help prevent cracking later on! If you end up with cracks just smooth them out with your fingers when you apply them onto your cakes later on 🙂

tiers decorated with ruffles and frosting flowers

To make frosting flowers, use a squeeze bottle to pipe flower shapes onto the cake.
Use a ruffled edge piping tip to create ruffles along the bottom tier of your cake and around the sides of each tier.
Add edible flowers to the top of each cake layer and doll or other cake topper as desired for a special touch—you can choose coordinating colors for each tier (e.g., red roses on one and purple roses on another).

a rainbow cake in the shape of a unicorn

To make a cake that looks like a unicorn, you’ll need:

A rainbow-colored cake mix (and all the ingredients needed for that mix)
A star tip for decorating the cake with frosting
Rainbow sprinkles to make the horn and mane of your unicorn
White chocolate molds found at craft stores (or even just plain white chocolate melted and shaped into horns)

Now that you have all of these things, here’s what to do with them! First, bake your cake in whatever size pan you’re going to use. Make sure it has sufficient time to cool before applying any decorations. Next, prepare enough frosting so that after piping out a few stars on top of your cooled but still warm cake base layer (which will create an outline), you can still go back over those stars with another layer of piping. If needed, add more pink frosting until it will cover up any imperfections from drawing on star points or piping swirls in between them. Now take some sprinkles and press them firmly into place where they should be on top of one another near where each arm meets its body—this is how we’ll create our unicorn’s mane and horn shape without having any leftover material hanging around once everything has been cut away later on down our assembly line path toward finishing this project!

layers covered in glittery icing and topped with multicolored sprinkles

You can cover the layers of your cake in glittery icing and then top it with multicolored sprinkles. Sprinkles are a fun way to decorate a cake, especially for a birthday party. They’re easy to find at most grocery stores and they’re also easy to use on the cake because they come in different colors, shapes, and sizes.

with sparkly, metallic finishing touches

Whether you’re a pro or a novice at cake decorating, we suggest using metallic paints and glitters to add some sparkle to your masterpiece. Metallic paint can be found at any arts and crafts store and is much easier than painting with an actual brush! We recommend using silver or gold leaf for an elegant finish. You might also try spraying your cake with gold spray paint (make sure it has dried completely before putting on edible sprinkles). For even more blingy flair, sprinkle some edible glitter over the top of each layer before adding frosting. Finally, if you have time on your hands and are feeling especially creative—or have lots of extra cash lying around—you can use luster dust powder (this kind of finishing touch usually costs about $10 per gram) by mixing it into piping icing for drizzling onto cakes or icings.

pastel cake topped with frosting flowers and an edible butterfly accent

Pastel cake topped with frosting flowers and an edible butterfly accent

This is a very cute cake. The pastel colors are popular for girl’s birthday cakes. Butterflies are another popular decoration for girl’s birthday cakes, so it’s no surprise that we see one here! Butterflies can be made from fondant or colored icing (like the pink one on this cake). If you want your butterfly to look like marzipan or fondant, you can use those materials instead of buttercream frosting.

a tiered cake with a pink top layer and white layers underneath, each decorated with colorful icing details.

This pink, white and yellow cake is decorated with icing flowers. It has a baby doll cake topper and is a two-tiered cake.

multiple tiered cakes in rainbow colors, each one decorated differently.

You can make any type of cake in any color, but we recommend making them all the same size and with the same icing.

Tiered cakes are usually made in multiples of three or five tiers, but you can use any number that works with your space and schedule.
You’ll need to find a recipe for your cake. The most common types are white chocolate, vanilla and marble (which is like vanilla, but with chocolate chips).
To decorate your tiered cakes in rainbow colors: choose one color for each tier so that each tier has the same design on it. Then make all of them at once, so that when people see them side by side they can appreciate how beautiful they look together!

A mocha-colored tier decorated to look like a teddy bear’s face, then stacked on bright green, blue and purple tiers.

While you’re at it, make sure you have enough cake for all of your guests. It’s also a good idea to make sure your cake is the right size for the party and that it has been made using fresh ingredients. If you’re using a cake stand, be sure to remove any ribbons or other decorations before serving so that they don’t become soggy.

When cutting the cake, use a long serrated knife instead of one with short blades because they’ll give you more control over where each slice will go—and fewer accidents involving fingers getting sliced by sharp edges! Use a spatula to remove the first piece from each tier and serve up each plateful before moving on to the next tier so that guests aren’t waiting too long between servings (and eating their fill).

A floral cake featuring edible flowers and gold dust sprinkled on top.

A floral cake featuring edible flowers and gold dust sprinkled on top. The cake is decorated with edible flowers and gold dust.

There are lots of ways to make your girl’s birthday party special.

There are lots of ways to make your girl’s birthday party special. You can start by making it a theme party. If you’re a Frozen fan, for example, then your daughter will love a Frozen theme!

And there’s no reason just because the birthday girl is turning one you can’t have fun with her. For example, if she loves princesses and all things pink and sparkly, then go all out with decorations like tiaras or glittery banners that say “Happy Birthday Princess” because that’s what this occasion is all about!

Another thing to consider is music—it plays an important role in any celebration as well as food so be sure to think about both when planning this event. Finally, don’t forget about mommy dearest—if she wants something different than cookies and cake (like cupcakes), then give her exactly what she wants!

Conclusion

There are lots of ways to make your girl’s birthday party special. You can even give her a cake that she can enjoy with her friends!