The cake should enhance the theme of your birthday party.
At most parties, regardless of the occasion, the cake takes center stage. For a Sweet 16 party, this is especially true, so you want to make sure that your cake is a real standout. You need a cake that enhances and accentuates your theme, rather than introducing a foreign and new idea into the mix. Stick with your theme and your color palette, and your cake will be a hit. Does this Spark an idea?
Musical Theme
If your party has a musical theme, consider tasking your baker with creating a cake that looks like your favorite musical instrument. A guitar or a piano are fairly easy to make from a standard sheet cake. If you want a cake that has tiers, consider having a drum set constructed from fondant and frosting. Another option is to have a simple tier cake baked and iced in white, then decorated with a mock musical score along the sides.
Picture This
Many bakeries have the ability to print a photograph onto a cake using a special sugar printing process. If you used photo invitations to kick off your Sweet 16, it would only be fitting to have a cake that also features a picture of you. Use the same photo as your invitation, or a different shot from that same photo shoot. A cake with your image emblazoned on it will serve to pull the whole theme together.
Hollywood Theme
If you are going for a glamorous Hollywood theme for your Sweet 16, you need a cake that is equally glamorous. Order a cake that looks like a stack of film canisters, with a ribbon of fondant film cascading down the front.
If you don't have access to a baker who can pull off this look, then consider a sheet cake, iced and airbrushed to look like the Hollywood Hills. Using white letter candles that are available at any party store, write out the word "Hollywood" to mimic the iconic Hollywood sign.
Color Them Impressed
Even if your party doesn't have a specific theme, it is still possible to have an awesome cake. Stick with the colors of your party; have your baker alternate your colors in a diamond pattern, finished off with ribbon and silver candies. Your cake will look like it is wrapped in a beautiful piece of fabric.
Tags: cake that, theme your, your party, cake that looks, cake will, look like