How to Avoid a 1st Birthday Meltdown (for you and your child)

How to Avoid a 1st Birthday Meltdown (for you and your child)

by | Aug 1, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes, Special Occasions

Your gorgeous little one is about to turn 1 and it’s time to celebrate!  But how can you have a wonderful and memorable celebration and avoid a 1st birthday meltdown? Here’s a couple of tips which helped me to plan my little guy’s special day: The time of the party.  What time are you planning to schedule the party?  Try to plan around YOUR child (not the guests)!  If your child has (and needs) a long sleep around lunchtime you may find it better to schedule the party earlier in the day.  Try to pick a time when you child is well rested and alert so they can enjoy some of the celebrations. Plan age appropriate activities.  Scary clowns, loud music, noisy activities all can frighten small babies.  Instead of the traditional noisy party games, plan some low key things that your baby will enjoy – quieter singing and clapping to familiar nursery rhymes will keep your baby happy and smiling for the camera. Take some of the pressure off – there is no shame in having the food catered for, or ordering a special cake.  You’ll be glad you did when you have plenty of time to spend with your child on the day instead of worrying about the food or entertainment. Keep it short.  Try to have a starting time and ending time on the invites so people know when it’s time to ‘hit the road’.  I would suggest 1.5 – 2 hours maximum.  This is enough time for baby to see their relatives and friends and enjoy some of the activity without it becoming overwhelming. Take...
1st Birthday Cake Minnie Mouse

1st Birthday Cake Minnie Mouse

by | Jul 6, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes

Today’s cake is a 3 tier Minnie Mouse themed cake created as a 1st birthday cake. Minnie Mouse is a popular character cake –  I have created them for 1 year old’s as well as 16 year old’s!! It is a bright design that you can easily match party ware with.  Simply go for red and black plates and napkins, balloons and streamers and you have a coordinated party look. Design Variations: This Minnie Mouse cake design can also be made in pink and black and can be created in a 1,2,3 or 4+ tiered cake to cater for the number of guests at your celebration. This particular cake is covered in fondant and has a handcrafted sugar topper, coordinated cake board and inscription of the birthday girl’s name. We can also create delicious matching cupcakes and cookies to match this 1st birthday Minnie Mouse design. At Dreamy Cakes we specialize in creating kid’s birthday cakes.  We love creating 1st birthday cakes.  Whatever design or theme you have in mind we can create it for you. Got a special celebration coming up and need a stunning cake?  Give us a call at Dreamy Cakes 0405 136 562 and we can help by creating the centerpiece cake for your celebration. Robyn...
Cakes in my Kitchen – Behind the Scenes!

Cakes in my Kitchen – Behind the Scenes!

by | Mar 5, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes, Special Occasions, Weddings

Here’s a little sneak peak behind the scenes here at Dreamy Cakes…….a typical week in my kitchen…. Lots of delicious butter and mud cakes come out of my kitchen oven each week in a variety of flavours.  Our most popular flavours are chocolate, vanilla and butterscotch. Can’t beat the smell of cakes baking! Fondant covered and buttercream covered cakes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Fondant can be coloured virtually any colour. Make the sugarpaste pieces – these are usually made ahead of time to allow drying.  This week we’ve got lots of differents pieces including sugar people, owls, flowers, wired stars and a sugar race car. Sugarpaste is a type of edible dough that dries firm and can be moulded into any shape. Decorate – my favourite part is standing back and looking at the finished product! Box ’em up – all boxed and ready for parties. Dreamy Cakes can make lots of different cake designs – whatever your theme we can create it for you.  Give us a call 0405 136 562 or email...
Wine Bottle Cake

Wine Bottle Cake

by | Feb 17, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Special Occasions

This special cake was ordered for a 60th birthday.  A sugar wine bottle sits in a wooden crate.  Everything on the cake is edible including the wine bottle and label and the crate and fabric. I can make this cake with any type of label! Here is a close up of the end of the ‘wooden’...