There is no better way to start this blog than writing about my daughter Anaya turning one. If I begin writing about how I feel and how special this past year has been, yada yada yada...I will end up a crying bumbling mess and will never complete this post.
Right, so lets talk about cake smashes. They are all the rage on Pinterest(my friend and enemy), and are quite a new concept here in India. Basically what you do is make a small cake for your baby and let them go to town with it. The resulting pictures are both hilarious and precious.
I knew I wanted to do this for Anaya way before we started planning her birthday. My husband of course thought the idea was nuts but as usual went with it because it was too much of an effort to talk me out of it!
Lets talk about the cake
I got the recipe for this no sugar banana cake from here. I did add icing sugar to the cream cheese frosting though to give it more body. I was really nervous about making the cake because although I bake a lot, I am not that into cake decoration. Just not my thing. I wanted a tall cake so made it in tiny cake pans that I had lying around for 3 years for this precise occasion I guess, because I have never used them before. And sprinkles! In my mind, every celebration cake should have sprinkles, forever and always.
The set!
Where there are cake smashes, there are pictures. And when there are pictures, I want to decorate!
I got these adorable vintage paper fans from hopscotch since her birthday theme was shabby chic. A graphic designer friend of mine designed the bunting for me and we used an old yoga mat for the floor.
I am sure you can just as easily make the paper fans yourself, or hang streamers, or make paper pinwheels, or hang balloons. The idea is to come up with the color scheme first and try to keep the decorations true to that, makes for better pictures.
The birthday girl
Since I was making a banana cake, I knew Anaya would love it. A few things we did do were, schedule the shoot after her mid morning nap for 2 reasons. One is that she is usually in a really good mood after her nap, and also, she would be hungry enough to go for the cake.
She had such a good time smashing the cake and we all could not stop laughing watching her rip the cake apart. We even had left overs for tea!
So that was our cake smash and here are some tips for you to set up your own DIY shoot for your tot.
Right, so lets talk about cake smashes. They are all the rage on Pinterest(my friend and enemy), and are quite a new concept here in India. Basically what you do is make a small cake for your baby and let them go to town with it. The resulting pictures are both hilarious and precious.
I knew I wanted to do this for Anaya way before we started planning her birthday. My husband of course thought the idea was nuts but as usual went with it because it was too much of an effort to talk me out of it!
Lets talk about the cake
I got the recipe for this no sugar banana cake from here. I did add icing sugar to the cream cheese frosting though to give it more body. I was really nervous about making the cake because although I bake a lot, I am not that into cake decoration. Just not my thing. I wanted a tall cake so made it in tiny cake pans that I had lying around for 3 years for this precise occasion I guess, because I have never used them before. And sprinkles! In my mind, every celebration cake should have sprinkles, forever and always.
The set!
Where there are cake smashes, there are pictures. And when there are pictures, I want to decorate!
I got these adorable vintage paper fans from hopscotch since her birthday theme was shabby chic. A graphic designer friend of mine designed the bunting for me and we used an old yoga mat for the floor.
I am sure you can just as easily make the paper fans yourself, or hang streamers, or make paper pinwheels, or hang balloons. The idea is to come up with the color scheme first and try to keep the decorations true to that, makes for better pictures.
The birthday girl
Since I was making a banana cake, I knew Anaya would love it. A few things we did do were, schedule the shoot after her mid morning nap for 2 reasons. One is that she is usually in a really good mood after her nap, and also, she would be hungry enough to go for the cake.
She had such a good time smashing the cake and we all could not stop laughing watching her rip the cake apart. We even had left overs for tea!
So that was our cake smash and here are some tips for you to set up your own DIY shoot for your tot.
- Make sure the light is perfect. The best way to get good pictures is set up outdoors. This could be a balcony or a park etc.
- Chocolate or red velvet cake don't do so well in photos and end up looking messy. Stick to vanilla, banana or carrot cakes.
- Make sure the surface on which the cake smash is going to happen is washable.
- Most importantly, have fun and try not to scare the baby!
Hope you enjoyed reading. Another post on her birthday party coming soon!
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