Take a look at these cool homemade Number One 1st Birthday cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
I made this creative cake for my son’s first birthday. I wasn’t sure if I could decorate well enough to make a theme cake so I decided on the number one and his name as the theme. Started this cake with a sheet cake then cut the “one” shape out. I frosted the one with … Read more
This 1st birthday cake was done for a one year old who loves flowers and butterflies. I had done this little girl’s baby shower cake before she was born, so it was a labor of love. This is a two tiered 10″ and 5″ round butter cream chocolate cake with a whipped chocolate ganache filling. … Read more
I made the fruit cake using a traditional Christmas cake recipe weeks before my son’s birthday and kept adding brandy to the baked cake (intended for the adults!!)to keep it moist! I had another cake for the kids! I then covered it in warm apricot jam, allowed to cool then covered in marzipan. Leave for … Read more
Here’s how I made this half and half birthday christening cake. I was asked to do a birthday cake for a 1 year old but to also make a christening cake. I asked for info on what Harry liked and was told he enjoys swimming, trains, ball pools and just toys in general. Well I … Read more
This last minute Mickey mouse cake is a 10 inch white cake frosted in homemade buttercream frosting. I made this for a friend that was doing some tile work for us. To make the number one, all I did was print a one picture off the internet. I cut out the number one, placed it on … Read more
I made this cake for my son’s first birthday cake. We all enjoyed it. It didn’t look perfect but you follow my steps you will see where I made the mistakes. I am positive my next smarties cake is going to be perfect. I always get excited when I make cakes and I run out … Read more
For my daughter’s 1st birthday, I decided to make a cake in the shape of “1” and added block letters on the top of the cake that spelled her name “Ruth.” To do this, I baked 2 9×13 cakes, let them cool, froze them. After I took out the cakes from the freezer, I cut … Read more
I love decorating cakes as a hobby. I was asked by a close friend to make a number one cake for her friend’s baby. This is how I made it: I started by making a grey bear out of half flower paste and half roll out icing. This hardens better and is easier to model … Read more
I made this No.1 birthday cake for my daughter’s birthday. It was my first attempt at using fondant icing and the result was fantastic. I hired the No.1 tin from the local cake decorating shop and used a Madeira cake mix also purchased from store. I baked the cake on Tuesday ready to be decorated … Read more
I was inspired to make this Homemade First Birthday Cake and Smash Cake from looking at others on this website, and I got a lot of useful tips from here and elsewhere on the internet. As suggested by another parent, I made two 9X13 sheet cakes (chocolate for the bottom, white for the top) and … Read more
My best friend Rachel came to town and wanted to throw her baby daughter, London, a nice big first birthday party. She was going to either buy or make a cake, she just couldn’t decide what to do, so I said I would make a Number One Birthday Cake. We went to the local store … Read more
My aunt and I made this First Birthday Cake for my son Aden’s 1st birthday. He loves In the Night Garden and since no bakery around here did these cakes we decided to make it on our own. I baked a white and a chocolate cake mix in two 9×13 pans. I let them cool … Read more