Need Ideas For Sweet 16 Cake
Decorating By projectqueen Updated 16 Feb 2007 , 9:00pm by projectqueen
I hoping you great thinkers can help me figure out what to do with a Sweet 16 cake for someone I don't know.
After grilling her mom, who I don't know either, all I know is she is a girly girl who does cheerleading, plays softball, likes Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister clothes and Tiffany jewelry. She is a good student and likes to hang out with her friends.
What do I do with that? I thought of the Tiffany cake but just a plain Tiffany cake doesn't seem very sweet 16ish.
Any suggestions based on the little information I have? She's having a party for 40-50 people but I can make the cake smaller because she is having other desserts. So size is really flexible. She wants me to surprise her.
Thanks.
What about one of those purse, shoe combos you see posted here... I have a couple saved in my files, they are pretty, girlie, and would be great.... what about a car, is she getting a license or car for her birthday?
No car that her mom mentioned.
I'm not sure about the purse cake because I don't know her taste and her mom said she wears make-up but is not big into it.
I like the idea of combining the Tiffany cake or color with something else. Just not sure what.
maybe you could do a set of keys, or one big key with the box.... of course asking if it is ok 1st.... or a license looking cake and get a pic of her from her mom and have it put into an edible image for the license.
what about several (4-6-8") stacked square cakes wrapped in tiffiny blue fondant, white bows and jewelry spilling out (collette peters style)- pearls, rings, etc.
i LOVE how i see people making names out of gumpaste, swirling a long rope together to make it look cursive...you could add her name as a topper or lean it up against one of the tiers.
some hearts or pearls on swirly wires would be a nice bling bling touch.
if she is pretty girly girl....you can never go wrong with hearts and pink pink pink colors!!!! pretty flowers!!!!!!! i dont' know i just love pink and for a sweet 16 you just can't go wrong!!!!! hahahahahahha good luck!!! let us know what you end up doing!!!!!
What about a topsy turvy cake with girly colors and lots of swirls and stars on it. Duff just did one a couple of weeks ago for a Sweet 16 and I loved it.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
I do like the way people make the names out of gumpaste. Maybe I could write Sweet 16 in gumpaste and put it somewhere.
I don't know if she's a young sixteen (hearts and flowers) or an older sixteen (car keys, makeup, cell phone). I guess I will have to try to do something in between so I won't be too off either way.
I think it's tough when the customer doesn't give you any ideas at all.
are you stacking the cake?
how about a 2 tier stacked, pink fondant with super sparkle dust all over, thick chocolate brown satin ribbon at the base of each cake, sweet 16 in gumpaste? maybe a fresh gerbera daisy on top? simple and can go either way, young or older taste.
I think the idea of a tiered cake with stuff swirling up the tiers to the top with her name would look pretty cool. The fondant stuff on the cake could be like a set of keys, an edible driver's license, a small tiffany box, pearls and necklaces, a few pieces of clothes and a few purses. Pretty much all miniature stuff swirling up to the top.
Just an idea!
Nikki_B I like that idea very much. I was trying to think of a way to incorporate all these little tidbits about her into one cake. I like the swirling idea up to the top. Maybe I could even put some flowers in there for color, too.
Thanks everyone, you have given me some great ideas.
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