Happy Half Birthday Cake Topper

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In a large mixing bowl, sift in cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Stir to combine. This is perfect for a 6 month old baby cake smash. They’re probably not up to eating cake yet, so why not have some great photos with this super cute cake to mark the milestone. How sweet is this super cute half year birthday cake – perfect for a 6 month birthday cake for a baby girl. You could make a similar drip cake in blue for a boy. Jake loves chocolate, so I made him a chocolate cake with vanilla cream cheese frosting and decorated it with chocolate chips. He loved the cake and we had the perfect little celebration of our sweet boy and how much he has grown. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 7 or 8” round pan and cut a sheet of parchment paper to sit inside the bottom of the pan. Set aside.

CHILL, CHILL, CHILL! The key to any layered cake is to keep it chilled every step of the way. But when working with HALF of a cake (with half the stability), it was especially crucial to have a completely chilled cake from start to finish. In the video, you can see my cake is leaning a little bit. That's because I didn't have the time to let it chill completely! If I had taken the time to chill it after each step, I'd EASILY have a perfectly straight standing cake.

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The perfect way to remember all of the little things that make your six-month-old who they are. And a great comparison for their first birthday. (image via: Once Upon A Stencil) Cake smash These half birthday celebrations don’t need to be another overwhelming occasion – as long as you have cake you are sorted! I find an offset spatula helps to get the edges clean when frosting corners, but I’ll go ahead and warn you that frosting this shape of cake is not for the faint of heart. I spent a good bit of time to achieve the tidy edges and even frosting. Just be patient in the process. Once you have the flat edge frosted as the inside of you faux cake and the remainder of the sides frosted as well, use a piping bag fitted with a #3 tip to pipe a little wavy line for the center of the cake. I used a 1M tip to pipe the decorated edge around the perimeter of the cake in yellow, but you can decorate as you desire. This half birthday cake looks festive with or without the extra touches. Immediately start beating the cream and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the chilled bowl. Whip on low speed and then increase to medium. For example, if your child has a birthday in December they might appreciate celebrating it six months later in June – more presents later in the year rather than all at once.

Set aside 1 cup of frosting to remain white. This will cover the flat edge of the side of your cake, serving as the exposed faux cake layers. You can color the remaining icing however you’d like. I colored a remaining 2/3 in pink and a final 1/3 yellow to be piped as decoration. Refrigerate mixing bowl and beaters in the fridge for a minimum of 15 minutes. This will help cream whip better. Half Birthday Cake Recipe – Chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Perfect for celebrating a “half birthday”! After our son Jake was born we started the tradition of celebrating his half birthday every year. When we reach the halfway point between one birthday and the next, we celebrate with half of a birthday cake. With a half and half cake you can offer two completely different flavours in just one cake! They’re great for joint birthday celebrations or just to give people two different options. How to prepare layers for a half and half cakeGently add a thin layer of cream and some strawberries on the first layer of cake. Then add the second layer of cake on top. Chill it in the fridge until it sets before adding the next layer. (Note 3) If your birthday is in January, your half birthday is in July. For example 10 January – your half birthday is 10 July. Just take the same day of the month and add 6 months to it. This is the easy way to calculate it, BUT it doesn’t always work if you have a birthday later in the month – due to the difference in length of months. The day of the month may not exist in a shorter month, six months later. E.g – August to February.

I love how this cake has a large half birthday topper and also says happy 5th birthday…perfect for any age half birthday.There’s been no shortage of celebration around here. With the school year ending, Mother’s Day, my anniversary, and a few family birthdays, we have been partying non-stop. Honestly, it’s been wonderful and exhausting. I’m simultaneously excited for a lull in our calendar and chomping at the bit to begin planning Charlie’s 3rd birthday. That’s kinda just how things work in our house, and I’m positive I’m not alone in that boat. There are certain types of people who live to honor the everyday (and not-so-everyday!) occasions. If that’s you, you’re going to love today’s post. I’m sharing a terrific half birthday cake tutorial and recipe in honor of this week’s celebration, the half birthday of my first book, Her Daily Bread. Cheers! Say it with me: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Read on for some intriguing information about half birthdays and why you will want to incorporate this as fun family birthday traditions. Spoiler alert: you don’t need presents for this type of celebration. Use some more whipped cream to add another thin layer of frosting to the cake for a cleaner finish.

Pour equal amounts of batter into lined cake pans from one spot, spread out the batter evenly with an angled spatula. These are becoming quite popular to celebrate and if this is what you came here to find, read on for some fun ideas to help you celebrate your little one’s first six months. (For Baby half birthday scroll on to Baby Half Birthday section). When is my half birthday We hope you start celebrating your half birthday as well as your normal birthday and that this article has given you some fun half birthday ideas. It’s definitely a fun excuse for a celebration. Wishing you a very happy half birthday celebration…whenever it falls have a great one!

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Today marks a half of a year with my book, and we’re celebrating with a half birthday cake. For a long time now, I have loved the idea of a half birthday, and, truthfully, this recipe has been a long time coming. Whether you’re celebrating 6 months with your newborn or honoring the 182nd day of the year, this happy little cake is the perfect way to do it. With just a single round vanilla cake and a bowl full of frosting, you can honor whatever (or whoever!) you have in process. How to Make It I had toyed with the idea of making a fondant or buttercream rossette cake because they looked more glamorous but I knew this particular cake is a favorite of my family's; I didn't want to compromise our enjoyment of Bibi's cake purely for a pretty photo. This cake contains no artificial flavoring or overly sweet decorations. The fresh strawberries cut into halves actually looked like little hearts. The cake tasted delicious but was still attractive. No sugary or colorful fondant here - it looks like a cake that you actually want to bite into! Any reason for cake, right? Well, how about a half-cake for a half-birthday. Bake a round cake and cut it in half – bonus, you have extra cake you can eat straight away. (image via: Alana-Jones Mann) Dress up We can calculate it accurately by adding 182.5 or 183 days to a birthdate. This is because there are 365 or 366 days in a year.