1st Birthday Cake Pictures!!!

[ManteoChik]

I did a search and didn't see anything about cakes...

Anyway, my best friend and I were talking about her DD's 1st birthday coming up in August. She was planning on doing a Luau theme.....pretty simple with decorations left over from a luau themed baby shower her mom is throwing for a friend. This isn't going to be a huge costly affair....but it will have *tons* of people as we live in a small town and her DH is one of 5 kids...all of which are married with kids of their own.

We were talking about birthday cakes and wanting something themed for the party, BUT she couldn't justify spending a lot of money to have some special cake made. Since "aunt courtney" doesn't have any kids yet.....Ella is mine to spoil :D and I've decided that I want to pay to get a really great cake made for her party (as my gift).

I'm looking for ideas to take to a baker so please post pics of your 1st birthday cakes (or any birthday cakes for that matter).

[moderngal]

We're going for something similar to these 2:
http://www.nightkitchenbakery.com/img/special_cake_26.jpg
and
http://www.nightkitchenbakery.com/img/special_cake_39.jpg
but with monkeys. We're working with the bakers to make it closer to our theme.

[TennJane]

ManteoChik~ These are from www.familyfun.com.
http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cakes/recipes/special/cake_beach.jpghttp://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cakes/recipes/special/mermaid.jpghttp://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cakes/recipes/special/ff0305-es-hula-cake.jpg
I'll admit the hula dancer is a little scary but the idea is cute. :)

[BooeyJ2]

DD's b-day cakes which were made by our friend Jeff (yep a guy!) :) ....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/More%20pics/Newest%20Pics/Newest2/IMG_4030.jpg

[ManteoChik]

wow....those cakes are so cute!

Thanks for the site.....I've looked at it and they have some really great cakes on there (and I love that it has instructions). I'm not much of a cake maker so I would be tempted to just take the picture and instructions to a cake maker and have someone make it.

Keep on coming with any pictures ya'll might have! :)

THANKS! :D

[endymion411]

http://www.wilton.com/images/recipes/sm_underthesea.jpg

http://www.wilton.com/images/recipes/sm_fantaseas.jpg

http://www.wilton.com/images/recipes/outforaswim_sm.jpg

http://www.wilton.com/images/recipes/huladancers_sm.jpg

[endymion411]

http://www.womansday.com/assets/image/11182004171615.jpg

[alienhost]

I did a luau for DH's 40th b'day. I ordered a "lilo and stitch" cake from the grocery store, very inexpensive and fun. Excuse the green rectangle, I blanked out the name.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j105/atmail/noname.jpg

[lil_nance]

I love this cake
http://static.flickr.com/56/129818874_9382399ee6.jpg?v=0

[cantwait]

This is not luau themed, but here is the cake I made for my son's 1st birthday party. The "haystack" was his own little personal cake for digging-in time.

http://images.snapfish.com/346554236%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2324%3D658%3D9%3B3%3DXROQD F%3E2323898%3C8%3C975ot1lsi

The animals were made from fondant that I shaped myself - you can make them days in advance and it's so much fun!

http://images.snapfish.com/346554236%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2324%3D658%3D9%3B3%3DXROQD F%3E2323898%3C855%3B%3Bot1lsi

There are also some beautiful cakes on this site:
http://jacquespastries.com/alloccasion%20childrens.htm (Jacques Pastries)