These days, birthday cakes are all about unique designs and attractive decorations. Many people love to create decorations on their own, from scratch, while others are intimidated by the intricacies. Despite the fear of spoiling a perfectly beautiful birthday cake, decide on a theme. It will be easy to select a matching decoration, since creativity comes naturally to everyone. If the idea of ​​doing it yourself still scares you, a variety of decorations are available from local bakeries. All you need to do is bake the cake at home and embellish it with ready-to-use edible toppers.

Many believe that even before food works magic in your mouth, the charm begins with the eyes. In short, if something is truly a visual treat, it automatically seems to taste good. Birthdays are supposed to be fun. No matter how old the person is, everyone should have a little one with their birthday cake. Depending on the age, there are a variety of birthday cake themes, for which you can seek professional help or easily make them at home.

Edible Images – One of the hottest themes these days, photo-printed cakes are a lovely way to wow guests. High-resolution, 100 percent edible images can be printed on the frosted icing sheets with the help of food-grade edible inks. You can do it yourself at home, as some printer companies sell kits equipped with cake design software. If you are not so sure about doing it on your own, you can seek professional help. A quick search online will take you to websites, which will be happy to help you with this; just follow the instructions given on the site.

General: Probably the most creative of all the themes, this one allows you to go beyond the limits of your imagination and create something truly wonderful. However, make sure that the cake decoration is age-appropriate and beautifully garnished so that the person the cake is for will be touched by your thoughtfulness.

Guys: Any guy would always prefer something, other than ‘girly’. That being the case, you can select themes, such as reptiles, Angry Birds theme, airplanes, Disney Cars theme, etc. You can even choose his favorite superhero themes, cartoon character themes, his favorite sports, etc.

Girls: On the contrary, girls not only like ‘girly’ themes, but some find masculine themes very attractive. Many also want exactly what their male siblings get for their birthday parties. Therefore, you can also choose the same themes for the girls (in case she is not so girly). However, they should be able to relate to him in her way. Some of the popular girls themes for birthday cakes are flowers, princesses, dolls, unicorns, etc.

First Birthday: Celebrating a baby’s first birthday brings great joy to parents, family, and friends. Since at one year of age the baby begins to become aware of the environment and to recognize many things, it is a good time to introduce him to the colorful world of imagination. A zoo-themed cake with baby animals would certainly attract the attention of one-year-olds. Cartoon characters, such as Winnie the Pooh, famous Disney characters, etc. they are quite popular as a theme for first birthday cakes.

Milestones: Celebrating an age milestone with pomp is crucial because it gives one a memory they can treasure forever. Therefore, contemplate the decoration of the cake so that it not only makes the person important, but also expresses the meaning of the celebration. Photo cakes seem to be the best option for such an occasion, however a general themed cake is also appropriate.

Each year, as a loved one climbs the metaphorical mountain of age, one step at a time, it seems more and more necessary to cheer them up. After all, not everyone seems to be excited about ‘growing up’. Maybe that’s why someone thought of inventing birthday cakes. One could be on a diet for three hundred and sixty-four days and feel young the whole time. On the three hundred and sixty-fifth (or sixth) day, when you felt old, you could celebrate with comforting, sorrow-melting birthday cakes.