Store Bought Birthday Cake Hacks

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Store bought birthday cake hacks.

Here i was thinking the women s weekly birthday cake book was the holy grail in cake decorating but no. Store bought cake plain birthday candles borinnnngggg. Cake toppers like happy birthday happy anniversary etc. Jazz things up by using cool custom candles.

Start with any classic round or sheet cake preferably with those colorful flowers place some store bought frosting dyed to a color you like into a ziplock bag and cut a very small slit in one corner. If you re cake is for a child s birthday grab their favourite toys after a wash of course and that can be the theme of your cake. Made with cheap oils and often loaded with artificial flavors there s no way a canned frosting can hold a candle to a homemade cake frosting. No matter what you do to jazz up a boxed cake mix in my opinion there s no bigger sure fire sign that a cake is straight from the box than the unmistakable flavor of store bought canned frosting.

If you re planning a themed birthday party for a little one and you don t want to spend 50 or more on a custom cake or you don t have time to wait for said custom cake you can create an amazing party cake by just adding toys to the top of a store bought cake. Use a 30cm plastic ruler instead of an expensive cake. Use a sauce bottle to create drips down the side of the cake. Pop the cake in the freezer before decorating as it makes it easier to ice.

Then pop it back in freezer before icing. Do a crumb coat first. Newcastle mother jodi bell created the facebook page back in march 2018 when she wanted ideas for her daughter s birthday cake. Top 7 cake hack tips.

These ideas are next level and sure do take the cake when it comes to putting together something special without all the fuss and mess. Buy plain white number candles from the dollar store and get creative with glitter paint. Have you tried it. All sorts of ribbons trims bunting and other things can help to decorate the cake.