The birthday cake can be decorated in a wide variety of styles, from classic to avant-garde. Use cream decorations, colorful frosting, marzipan figurines, caramel decorations, and more. The choice of decoration depends on the recipe of the cake and the reason for which it is prepared.
A cake for a children's party can be decorated with fondant and marzipan. Buy ready-made marzipan mass. Set aside a small amount for making figures, roll the rest thinly. Cut the sponge cake in two, layer them with cream or jam and put them together. Wrap the cake with marzipan mass, cut off the excess with a knife.
Prepare the fondant. For 500 g of powdered sugar, you will need 75 g of white vegetable fat and 3 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice. Melt the fat and juice in a saucepan, then add the sifted powder and, stirring, bring the mixture to homogeneity and smoothness. Remove the saucepan from heat, cool the mixture slightly and mix with a mixer. Then place the fondant on a board sprinkled with powdered sugar and knead until firm and glossy. Roll it into a thin layer, cover the cake with it, pressing it tightly to the surface and smoothing it on the sides.
The fondant can be tinted with food colors that are added during the final kneading step.
Spectacular cake decorations can be made with a pastry syringe. Make a thick cream with butter and icing sugar. Whisk the mixture until it is fluffy, glossy and smooth. Who can be dyed with fruit juice, cocoa powder or industrial food coloring.
Use a variety of syringe attachments. With the beveled nozzle, you can extrude a beautiful frill border to decorate the edges of your cake. The star nozzle squeezes out small rosettes, and the wedge-shaped one is convenient for depicting leaves and flower petals. Think over the design of the cake in advance and only then start implementing the idea. Fill the syringe tightly with the cream so that there are no voids inside.
At a friendly party, a cake decorated with glazed fruits will impress. Layer biscuits, shortbread or puff cakes with butter or custard. Fold the cakes on top of each other, cover the surface and sides with cream as well. Select large and beautiful strawberries with a green sepal, rinse well and dry them. Melt unflavored dark chocolate in a water bath. Dip each berry in the chocolate icing so that it only covers half of the strawberry. Place the berries on a greased plate and let the frosting set. Then place the strawberries firmly on top of the cake. You can additionally decorate the berries with fresh mint leaves.
Use cherries, cherries, or orange wedges instead of strawberries
Cocoa cream cake can be garnished with chocolate sprinkles. Grate a bar of chocolate without additives on a fine grater. Cover the surface and sides of the cake with cream, and sprinkle with chocolate chips on top. It is convenient to do this with a large-mesh metal strainer. Decorate the sides of the cake with a crumb. Place 3-4 beautifully shaped assorted candies on the surface and serve the cake to the table. Instead of chocolate chips, you can use crushed cookies or chopped nuts in a mortar.
