Sweet First Birthday Cake

Yesterday I made this birthday cake for my friend's niece who was turning one. The top 2 tiers are carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and the bottom tier is butter recipe yellow with vanilla buttercream.

Girl's 1st Birthday Cake

My good friend and neighbor wanted to have a Christmas party birthday celebration for her daughter who was turning 1. Her birthday was the middle of December. I decided to do a present cake for her in red & white, with silver snowflakes. I thought it looked sweet and festive.

Boy's 1st Birthday

One year I had a friend whose little boy was turning 1 and she wanted a simple, but special cake in the shape of a number 1. I made a half sheet cake and cut it out in the 1 shape, then decorated it by free hand piping designs of all of his favorite things (balls, firetrucks, etc.). It was very cute. Sometimes the simplest cakes are the best cakes.