Princess Cake

You've got the princess Disney costumes set aside from the girls dress up costumes. You've even made a selection from the princess costumes adult for you to wear to the birthday party. Everything is lined up for the perfect princess birthday party... except the cake. Well don't get your Cinderella princess dress all in a ruffle! There are a lot of great options for the perfect princess birthday cake, from a Snow White princess standing cake to simple cupcake holders. Whatever your style, there is a princess cake option that will, quite literally, put the icing on the cake for your princess party.

The most extravagant cake idea is the standing princess doll cake. You'll need a Barbie-sized plastic doll for this cake of a Cinderella princess or Snow white princess or other princess of your choice. Bake a cake in a round bundt or bell-shaped pan. Strip the doll, wash her quickly, and gently press her into the center of the cake. Decorate the cake as the dolls dress, using the princess Disney costumes as a guide. This standing cake looks just like the princess herself, and is memorable for the birthday girl to have a cake that looks just like her girls dress up costumes.

Castle cakes come in all shapes and sizes. They can be as simple as a sheet cake with a couple castle-shaped toppers or as extravagant as piled loaf cakes cut into a castle, complete with moat. Castle cakes are more than just cakes; they are centerpieces to the party. The memory of a mother in a princess costumes adult, carrying a lit castle cake to the center of a table of singing friends is a memory that is sure to last a lifetime.

Cake toppers are a simple way to make any cake special. Look for toppers shaped like a Cinderella princess, Snow White princess, or other princess. What is the birthday girl's favorite princess Disney costume? Is she wearing a special girls dress up costume to the party? If so, you can search for a cake topper that would match the birthday girl's attire. A simple sheet cake can be a princess playground with just a cake topper two.

Cupcake toppers are a simple, convenient expansion to cakes with cake toppers. Lined cupcakes make the birthday cake a less messy option, and individual cupcake toppers give each child a special trinket to bring home with them.