How to Choose a Quality Birthday Cake

If you are anything like me, you think that a Birthday Cake is the best part of a Birthday Party! Choosing a quality birthday cake is easy to do and will help to make your birthday party a success.

Boost Your Birthday Party Buzz with a Birthday Cake That Bangs!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A Birthday Party!

1. Determine the demographics of your birthday guest of honor as well as the additional guests. Is it a party for a young child, a tween, an adult, etc? For example, if the party is for a young child, will there be many children as guests or mainly adults such as family members? Establish a budget. Remember, a quality birthday cake does not necessarily have to cost big money.

2. What size birthday cake is best? Estimate your number of guests. Do you want a sheet cake or a layered cake? Choose a cake type (such as yellow, chocolate, carrot, etc.)as well as frosting/filling ( such as fruit filling, cream cheese, chocolate whipped cream, etc). How will the cake be decorated? With photographs, icing flowers, trinkets, etc?

3. Consider local bakeries and cafes, grocery stores, warehouse clubs, and internet-based prepared food sites when placing your order. Warehouse club cakes can feed a crowd and are inexpensive, but consider all options to fit your party demographics. Perhaps for a more chic birthday party, a custom cake from a grocery store or a specialty bakery would be ideal.

4. Order cake. Do this in-store, by phone, fax, or online. Ensure that all aspects of your order are clear. Upon pick-up, you don’t want to discover a mistake the vendor does not have the time or ability to correct! The order taker should review your order with you if done over-the phone or by email, and give you a copy of the order if done in person.

5. Pick up your cake and ensure that specifications have been met in terms of accurate ordering. A quality birthday cake is moist, delicious, and decorated as requested. No one wants to pay for stale cake and icing decorations that you feel you could have done yourself!

6. Enjoy Your Party and Quality Birthday Cake!

Tips & Warnings

• If planning to purchase from a grocery store, please note that they often have additional choice combinations to order from. Those choice/,combos are often of better quality and variety than what is available off the shelf.
• Always order an adequately sized cake. There is nothing worse than not having enough cake for your guests . . . Or enough for take-home goodie bags!

[FrazzledNanny]

on 4/17/2009 Thanks for the article on picking a quality birthday cake. 5*

[sonni57]

on 4/3/2009 We all love quality birthday cakes thanks for the good info.

[Sondrac]

on 4/1/2009 Great information and very well written!

[cadosh]

on 3/27/2009 Hmmmm, I need some cake, thank you for writing 5*

[LilacGirl]

on 3/25/2009 Excellent and practical suggestions for choosing a quality birthday cake. Good article.