Cake Ideas - Cake Decorating Community - Cakes We Bake2024-03-29T02:03:22Zhttps://cakeswebake.com/forum/categories/cake-ideas/listForCategory?categoryId=4635016%3ACategory%3A28&feed=yes&xn_auth=nosix locations for a fun nyc children’s birthday party by joon matag:cakeswebake.com,2019-01-30:4635016:Topic:16532192019-01-30T14:41:42.397ZJoon Mahttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/JoonMa
<p><span>My husband and I went from indifferent, to hosting a party in our building's basement, to renting out an aircraft carrier (see below)! Planning a great party (that doesn’t break the bank) doesn't have to be stressful or take loads of time to plan. Finding a great place for a kid's birthday party seems simple, before you have a child. Before becoming a parent you probably thought, "He's only 4, what does it matter?" Then you have kids, who become the most important part of your world,…</span></p>
<p><span>My husband and I went from indifferent, to hosting a party in our building's basement, to renting out an aircraft carrier (see below)! Planning a great party (that doesn’t break the bank) doesn't have to be stressful or take loads of time to plan. Finding a great place for a kid's birthday party seems simple, before you have a child. Before becoming a parent you probably thought, "He's only 4, what does it matter?" Then you have kids, who become the most important part of your world, and you realize just how important these events are for your little one—here's a list of some fun and unique venues:</span><br/></p>
<p><b>1. <span> </span></b><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.intrepidmuseum.org/"><b>Intrepid Museum</b></a></p>
<p><i>Pier 86 – West 46th Street and 12th Avenue</i></p>
<p>We held my son’s 6th space-themed birthday party here and he and his friends loved it! The two-hour customized package includes admission to the museum, hands-on themed activities, two party hosts (one in costume), as well as lunch and cake. You can choose from several party themes, including pilot, astronaut, marine, and spy. We chose the astronaut theme, and our son and his friends viewed the Enterprise space shuttle, got up close with an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, toured a helicopter (not strictly space-themed, but fun), and experienced the space simulator—the hit of the party!</p>
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<p>2. <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://brooklynrobotfoundry.com/"><b>Brooklyn Robot Foundry</b></a></p>
<p><i>Several locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn. We attended the UES location at 1597 2nd Avenue</i></p>
<p>Another fun and educational option is the Brooklyn Robot Foundry, where my son recently attended a friend’s party. They offer several different options depending on the child’s age. Kids learn about circuits and have the opportunity to build a simple moving robot, simple light up robot, or a more complicated moving robot. Packages can also include food and drinks, cake, decorations, and goody bags. All the kids loved making the robots and our son couldn’t wait to show his off to us.</p>
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<p>3. <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://freshmadenyc.com/"><b>Freshmade</b></a></p>
<p><i>636 Broadway, 5th Floor</i></p>
<p>My son attended a birthday party at Freshmade and he had a blast. Children’s cooking party packages include two hours centered on a themed cooking project of your choice; party staff including three teachers and a party manager; 25 balloons; eco-friendly party supplies; and party favors for the kids. You can choose from a variety of themes, including a pizza party, pasta party, taco party, veggie sushi party, tea party, and baking party—or, create your own custom theme. My son really enjoyed making, and eating, his own bowtie pasta.</p>
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<p>4. <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://craftstudionyc.com/"><b>The Craft Studio</b></a></p>
<p><i>Located on the UES and in Tribeca, which is the location we attended at 174 Duane Street</i></p>
<p>This place is a child’s dream, where they can be messy and creative, while also enjoying cake and cookies. Their website offers a look at different projects that can be chosen for the group depending on their age range, including plastercraft, puppets, decorating a chocolate box with candy, clothing design, and much more. They will also work with you to create a customized project if you’re looking for something extra special. My son had a terrific time at a Harry Potter themed friend’s birthday party where the kids painted their own magic spell boxes.</p>
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<p>5. <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theartfarms.com/"><b>The Art Farm</b></a></p>
<p><i>419 East 91st Street or on location</i></p>
<p>I love the flexibility The Art Farm offers, and instead of visiting their location, we hosted a party in our building’s playroom for my son’s 4th birthday party. They came with a selection of animals including a tortoise, bearded dragon lizard, rabbit, chinchilla, dove, and praying mantis. My son and his friends love animals, so being able to interact with them up close was a real treat for them. We catered our own party, but if done at their location, the two-hour party package also includes food, music, party favors, bio-degradable balloons, and more, depending on the package you choose.</p>
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<p>6. <span> </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://thebaseballcenter.com/"><b>The Baseball Center</b></a></p>
<p><i>202 West 74th Street</i></p>
<p>For baseball fans, The Baseball Center is the ultimate setting for a birthday party. Children participate in hitting and pitching competitions and a baseball game. The 90 or 120-minute party, depending on the package you choose, also includes food and drinks, cake, balloons, and a party room. As a plus, the venue is in the basement of a former bank and children get a kick out of walking through the gigantic steel vault doors.</p>
<p>These are just a few of the many unique options in NYC that are guaranteed to delight children and make their birthday party a hit! </p>
<p>What are your suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kccus.org/directory/item/joon-ma-coach-new-york/">Joon Ma</a></p> Math Themed Cake?tag:cakeswebake.com,2018-05-09:4635016:Topic:16467842018-05-09T22:39:52.367ZAngela Walkerhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/AngelaWalker511
<p>Hi all! I'm an elementary school math teacher and was thinking of baking a cake for my students as a year end party! Do you guys have any suggestions for a math-themed cake?</p>
<p>Over the year I've taught math related to mostly geometry (angles, area, distance, volume, surface area, quadrilaterals, vectors, etc). I've been thinking of having the top view of the cake look something like…</p>
<p>Hi all! I'm an elementary school math teacher and was thinking of baking a cake for my students as a year end party! Do you guys have any suggestions for a math-themed cake?</p>
<p>Over the year I've taught math related to mostly geometry (angles, area, distance, volume, surface area, quadrilaterals, vectors, etc). I've been thinking of having the top view of the cake look something like <a href="https://www.studypug.com/geometry/circles-plane-and-coordinate/angles-in-a-circle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this</a> (scroll down to the image). However, I think it is somewhat bland/boring and would like to go more ambitious with the overall shape of the cake. Please let me know in the comments down below for your thoughts. You help is greatly appreciated!</p>
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Angela</p> Romantic Pink Blush Strawberry Caketag:cakeswebake.com,2017-09-28:4635016:Topic:16425292017-09-28T05:34:23.441ZChetan Winnihttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/ChetanWinni
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<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-01242540-4d32-8429-0a52-58064dc1f97c"><span>I think homemade cakes can bring smile to everyone’s face and that’s why I’m planning to start my homemade cake business. And so I’m searching for sufficient packaging materials. Since I ‘m planning to have an online store too, I’m searching for the kind of packaging that would be convenient to ship safely. Also I want to place a label with a logo and contact information on the packaging. I just searched online for some…</span></span></p>
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-01242540-4d32-8429-0a52-58064dc1f97c"><span>I think homemade cakes can bring smile to everyone’s face and that’s why I’m planning to start my homemade cake business. And so I’m searching for sufficient packaging materials. Since I ‘m planning to have an online store too, I’m searching for the kind of packaging that would be convenient to ship safely. Also I want to place a label with a logo and contact information on the packaging. I just searched online for some good packages and I found this</span> <a href="http://www.clearpak.com/markets/food-confectionary/"><span>http://www.clearpak.com/markets/food-confectionary/</span></a> <span>. What you guys think of this ?</span></span></p> Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pound Cake.tag:cakeswebake.com,2016-06-07:4635016:Topic:16228612016-06-07T10:40:30.546ZKathlyn Paynehttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/KathlynPayne
<p><b>Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pound Cake.</b><span> </span><img alt="Name: CAKE.jpg Views: 1 Size: 11.8 KB" border="0" class="thumbnail" src="http://www.talkfood.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=496&d=1465294758&thumb=1" title="Name: CAKE.jpg Views: 1 Size: 11.8 KB"></img> <br></br><span>INGREDIENTS</span><br></br><span>3 cups all purpose flour</span><br></br><span>3 oz. strawberry gelatin (strawberry Jell-0 mix)</span><br></br><span>1/4 teaspoon baking soda</span><br></br><span>1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br></br><span>1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened at room temperature</span><br></br><span>3 cups sugar</span><br></br><span>6 large eggs at room temperature</span><br></br><span>2 teaspoons of vanilla…</span></p>
<p><b>Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pound Cake.</b><span> </span><img src="http://www.talkfood.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=496&d=1465294758&thumb=1" border="0" alt="Name: CAKE.jpg Views: 1 Size: 11.8 KB" class="thumbnail" title="Name: CAKE.jpg Views: 1 Size: 11.8 KB"/><br/><span>INGREDIENTS</span><br/><span>3 cups all purpose flour</span><br/><span>3 oz. strawberry gelatin (strawberry Jell-0 mix)</span><br/><span>1/4 teaspoon baking soda</span><br/><span>1/2 teaspoon salt</span><br/><span>1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened at room temperature</span><br/><span>3 cups sugar</span><br/><span>6 large eggs at room temperature</span><br/><span>2 teaspoons of vanilla extract</span><br/><span>1 teaspoon lemon extract</span><br/><span>1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream</span><br/><span>1 cup diced strawberries</span><br/><span>1 recipe 5 Minute Chocolate Sauce</span><br/><br/><br/><span>INSTRUCTIONS</span><br/><span>Preheat oven to 325F degrees and generously spray all surfaces of a 12 cup nonstick bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray WITH FLOUR*, OR grease and flour the inside. Set aside.</span><br/><span>Sift the 3 cups of flour, strawberry gelatin, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.</span><br/><span>Beat the butter until creamy then add sugar and beat until fluffy, scraping sides down as needed, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just the yellow disappears after each egg.**</span><br/><span>With mixer running on low, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternately with sour cream in between each third. Beat on low until just combined.**</span><br/><span>Turn off mixer and add vanilla extract, lemon extract and strawberries and gently fold into batter until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pan and tap pan on counter a few times to even and release air bubbles.</span><br/><span>Bake until a wood pick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean, 85 – 100 minutes (mine took 93) minutes. You may need to cover the top of the cake with foil near the end of cooking time to prevent excess browning.</span><br/><span>Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.</span><br/><span>When cake is cool, prepare Chocolate Ganache. Spoon half of Chocolate Ganache over cake. Spoon remaining ganache over individual servings.</span></p> How To trim cake perfect by layer?tag:cakeswebake.com,2016-04-28:4635016:Topic:16167722016-04-28T12:51:20.773ZRobin Macsonhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/RobinMacson
<p>Give me ideas for trim cake.</p>
<p>Give me ideas for trim cake.</p> beach/wine theme ideastag:cakeswebake.com,2015-07-23:4635016:Topic:15675592015-07-23T13:14:48.266Zwendy martzhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/wendymartz
<p>I have a bridal shower coming up and the shower is at a vineyard with wine tasting. The wedding will be at the beach in October. I was thinking of doing a cake with fondant grape clusters and criss-crossed wine glasses with their names on it, (probably just draw the glasses). Just found out they are doing the beach theme for décor so she said maybe I could incorporate the beach/wine. Any ideas? A while back I did make a small beachy cake with choc candy molded seashells so I have the mold…</p>
<p>I have a bridal shower coming up and the shower is at a vineyard with wine tasting. The wedding will be at the beach in October. I was thinking of doing a cake with fondant grape clusters and criss-crossed wine glasses with their names on it, (probably just draw the glasses). Just found out they are doing the beach theme for décor so she said maybe I could incorporate the beach/wine. Any ideas? A while back I did make a small beachy cake with choc candy molded seashells so I have the mold and could do something with that too. Looking for ideas that aren't too terribly involved.</p> Try This New Cheese Straws Item on X-mas- Its Really Tastytag:cakeswebake.com,2014-12-26:4635016:Topic:15232992014-12-26T06:49:12.267Zovenfreshhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/ovenfresh
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Once again this one of ours is also made out of puff pastry coated with processed cheese and cayenne pepper, all put together to make great selection of crispy, crunchy, savoury treats. <br/>Enjoy them with milk, tea, coffee, icecream, alchoholic beverage or with food any time of day or night.</p>
<p>From, <br/>Ovenfresh</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>Once again this one of ours is also made out of puff pastry coated with processed cheese and cayenne pepper, all put together to make great selection of crispy, crunchy, savoury treats. <br/>Enjoy them with milk, tea, coffee, icecream, alchoholic beverage or with food any time of day or night.</p>
<p>From, <br/>Ovenfresh</p> A mummy Halloween cake, simple and easy video tutorial!tag:cakeswebake.com,2014-10-16:4635016:Topic:14955722014-10-16T08:47:37.571ZZoesfancycakeshttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/Zoesfancycakes
<p><span>Just another short video tutorial I have just set live, showing you how to make a simple mummy cake for Halloween :)</span><br/><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/q7gz44gS3so/0.jpg" class=" video_embed"/><br/><br/><span>Please subscribe for more content ( its free! ) And share to show your support, thanks in advance :)</span></p>
<p><span>Just another short video tutorial I have just set live, showing you how to make a simple mummy cake for Halloween :)</span><br/><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/q7gz44gS3so/0.jpg" class=" video_embed"/><br/><br/><span>Please subscribe for more content ( its free! ) And share to show your support, thanks in advance :)</span></p> Cake design ideas...drawing a blank :(tag:cakeswebake.com,2014-10-15:4635016:Topic:14953392014-10-15T12:43:41.844ZMizztryhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/Mizztry
<p>Hi everyone,</p>
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<p>I thought I would reach out to you all for ideas...I have a request for a 1 yr old girl and 31 year old birthday boy cake. The colour scheme is: zebra (black and white) and teal.</p>
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<p>The lady would like one cake, but incorporate both ages. No other information given - so i'm going with a colour theme.</p>
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<p>Any thoughts? My first idea was to do a half and half cake - so half would be the 1yr old and the other have 31.</p>
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<p>Any help…</p>
<p>Hi everyone,</p>
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<p>I thought I would reach out to you all for ideas...I have a request for a 1 yr old girl and 31 year old birthday boy cake. The colour scheme is: zebra (black and white) and teal.</p>
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<p>The lady would like one cake, but incorporate both ages. No other information given - so i'm going with a colour theme.</p>
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<p>Any thoughts? My first idea was to do a half and half cake - so half would be the 1yr old and the other have 31.</p>
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<p>Any help would be great - i'm drawing a blank!!</p>
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<p>Thank you!!</p>