A Mess You'll Enjoy: Cake Decorating for Kids

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Cake Decorating for Kids of All Ages

With all of the tvs and dvds and websites and video games out there, it's sometimes hard to find good, quality activities to do with kids that don't involve a screen!

Cake decorating for kids can be a great activity to do as a family or an activity for a group of kids (if you have that kind of energy!)

It can also be a great activity for birthday parties or other holidays because kids can choose the cake that they would like to have. My sister had a total blast with her princess cake!

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Where I learned My Cake Decorating Skills 

This is one of my favorite investments that I've made when it comes to cake decorating for kids.

It cost me just a couple of dollars but has given me SO much information for making really good looking, high quality cakes.

People ask me all the time where I got my cakes and I'm always really excited to tell them that I was able to create it by myself!

Truthfully, this website has taught me pretty much everything I know about cake decorating and I've supplemented it with several other books that I've also shown on this lens. But this has been my primary resource.

The decoration ideas range a wide levels of difficulty so you can pick what you have the time/skill for and gradually work your way up.

I highly recommend this resource because it's more than worth the money you'll pay for it.

The World's Easiest to Make Icing 

I promise!

This icing is best for drizzling since it ends up pretty "gooey." You should get about half a cup of it when you're all done!

What you'll need:

1) 1 cup powdered sugar

2) roughly 1 tablespoon milk (plus more towards the end)

3) 1/4 tsp. vanilla

Combine all the ingredients.

Keep adding milk until you can drizzle it. If you want it thicker though, you can stop!

The Cake Corner Blog 

This blog has so many ideas for cake decorating with kids that it'll be a challenge for you to try them all!

There are many categories to choose from so you can pick the ones that work best for you.

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The Most Amazing Recipes 

This is one of the most fun books for recipes I've ever seen. I only wish it was longer! Or that they would come out with more books!

The cakes always turn out looking amazing because of the vibrant colors and creative designs.

One of the handiest things you'll learn is how to make different types of icing.

These recipes are great for kid's birthday parties or other holidays. The downside is that not all of these recipes are the easiest things to make WITH kids. There are some choices that you might want to just make on your own.

The Whimsical Bakehouse: Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good as They Look!

Amazon Price: $18.15 (as of 12/06/2009) Buy Now

Instructional Videos 

These videos are full of great ideas for cake decorations.

They can be modified to be extra kid friendly, especially if you invest in some handy cake decorating tools that kids can use too.

Be creative. It's easy to take an idea and to modify it for you needs.

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How to Decorate a Cake : Making Rose Designs With Icing For Decorating Cakes

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Cake Decorating for Kids: The Easy Way 

If you're interested in getting involved with cake decorating for kids but don't feel like you're artistically able to do it, do not fear.

This book has very easy to follow text and pictures that make the recipes very clear.

The recipes are very clever in that they don't take a lot of work but end up looking great.

There are also cake decorating ideas that work great for both boys and girls so you'll have your pick to choose from.

There are, however, only 20 cake ideas, but I think that they are great ones and so are well worth the money.

Easy Cut-up Cakes for Kids

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/06/2009) Buy Now

My Favorite Kitchen Stuff 

I love the Martha Stewart Collection for the kitchen.

Everything is colored so brightly and also comes in great seasonal styles.

It's also great quality. I've had the same stuff for several years and it still looks great.

On her website, she has a section for Cooking With Kids that is filled with great ideas.

I also really enjoy the cake decorating sets because they come with everything and they are so easy to use and to create very intricate designs.

Kitchen Supply Christmas Tree Cake Mold

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Wilton 53 Piece Supreme Cake Decorating Set

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Martha Stewart Collection 52-Piece Cake Decorating Set

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Get Chef Hats for the Whole Family! 

My sister and I had a whole photo shoot my with my dad in our brand new chef hats.

We were taking pictures of us making brownies and ended up having a full out chocolate food fight!

My dad got it all on camera and the pictures turned out fantastic.

Chef Works Chef Hat

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Classic White Chef Hat

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Food Fun with Kids! 

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You Should Try All 50 

And who doesn't want to try 50 cakes?

I've been using this book when cooking with my little sister for a couple years now. It's great because there are recipes that are appropriate for all age groups.

The pictures are really cute and give you something to talk about while you wait for your creation to bake!

Quick & Easy Kids' Cakes: 50 Great Cakes for Children of All Ages

Amazon Price: $11.21 (as of 12/05/2009) Buy Now

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    susannaduffy susannaduffy Mar 29, 2009 @ 8:40 am
    This is an excellent little lens - it should be read by all parents. It's a long time since I've seen these simple family activities encouraged - as opposed to plonking your kids in front of a screen

Start A Cake Decorating Business! 

Cake-Business.com

This is one of the most helpful guides out there to starting a cake-business. It is very detailed and answers a lot of the most commonly asked questions.

Here are some top reasons why you'll want this guide:

1) Trail and error is not a good approach to take when you are putting your money out there. Avoid common mistakes so that you don't pay the price.

2) This guide goes from the start-up stage of your business and follows you through until you're ready to go it on your own.

3) The process outlined in Cake-Business.com is not restricting. Whether you want to work at home or open your own bakery, whether you're in a large city or a small one, the ideas and guidelines are all applicable to you.

Cake-Business.com address a variety of topics but here are a few of them:

1) What are the legal ramifications of operating a food service business from home?

2) What kind of insurance do you need?

3)How can I start with very little funds?

4) How can you build a portfolio of cake options to show clients when just starting out?

5)Where will I find customers?!

6) What does a contract need to stipulate ?

If you're interested, go to Cake-Business.com to find out more. Their website is easy to use and is very clear so it's worth taking the time to check it out.

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