What’s so great about making a cake with the little ones? They will always carry the memories with them. One of my earliest recollections is of helping my mom and grandma decorate cakes when I was a kid.
Together, we’d whip up chocolate cakes with imaginative decorations ranging from sprinkles to tiny plastic animals. The cake was delicious, and the icing was really wonderful.
Amazing Cakes with Your Kids
We used to decorate Baklava and cupcakes for classroom celebrations. Favorite treats included sugar cookies decorated with pink icing and sprinkles and personalized for each student in the class.
As an adult, though, the most meaningful aspect of those recollections is the sight of us all gathered in the kitchen. Images of families working together, creating traditions, and spending valuable time together on projects that create unique moments and memories are frequently at the heart of the warm feeling one receives when thinking back on their childhood.
Six Easy Ways to Bake Delicious Cakes with Kids
First and foremost: sugar, icing, and lit candles. If you want to decorate cakes with very young children, it’s a good idea to have these three things on hand. You can get frosting in a wide variety of colors for pennies at the supermarket or the craft store. Candles in a rainbow of hues are also a lot of fun. Sprinkles, with their confetti-like look, offer visual contrast, which is essential. There is a wide variety of shapes to choose from, making the creative process simple, quick, and enjoyable.
Firecrackers, 2. Sparklers are a great addition to cakes for older children. Sparklers are an exciting addition to any outdoor evening gathering. Imagine daytime raindrops and nighttime sparkles. Sparklers are a memorable addition to summer gatherings like barbecues and picnics because of their exciting visual impact. After supper, have some fun with the additional sparklers.
A piece of marzipan, number three. You can make amazing sculptures with just a little marzipan. Marzipan readily absorbs food coloring, and its subtle almond flavor makes your sculpture a treat to enjoy afterward. Even the youngest children can create works of art by manipulating simple shapes. Youngsters will like the praise they receive for their fruit, pigs, and ducks in small form.
(Fourth) a jar of gum paste. Gum paste’s strongest feature is how well it takes on color, making it a great medium for creative expression. Marzipan works just as well, but its almond hue makes it trickier to create details like pupils and snow. Obviously, marzipan has a wonderful flavor but gum paste does not. The effect is greatly improved by using primarily marzipan with some gum paste for embellishment. Alternatively, you might make a gum paste figurine and place it atop a cake when it has dried. After dinner, take out the gum paste figure and use as a table centerpiece.
Fifthly, sparkles made of sugar. Like sprinkles, but not as heavy. It’s the perfect finishing touch for any baked good. The cake will look like it’s covered in snow if you sprinkle glitter under a winter figurine or all over a marzipan duck.
Sixth, have your workspace ready. Creating a mess can be enjoyable, but cleaning one up is not. If you ready your cake decorating work area, cleanup will be quick and easy, providing more time for decorating, and excellent memories for the cleaner as well as the kids. Use a waste bag to cover the desk or the table the youngsters are using. Wax paper can be taped on top thereafter. Simply toss the bag and sweep the floor after you’re done.
Cooking at home may be a lot of fun with these suggestions. You and your family will have wonderful memories from the time spent decorating with your children.
Cake Decorating with Kids is owned and operated by Sophie Graham. Since she was a young girl, she has had a passion for baking and cake decorating.
Conclusion
Sophie’s website highlights marzipan and gum paste creations as a fun, family-friendly hobby for cake decorating. She gives away an excellent marzipan recipe in addition to many other helpful hints in her Complimentary newsletter.
