Birthday Cake Ideas For Adults

As a kid, almost every one of us has looked forward to birthday cakes. That colorful thing, with candles on it and a knife with a ribbon in your hands makes for the stuff dreams are made up of. Everyone looks at you and you really are the center of attention. However, as a person grows up and maturity seeps in, birthday cakes begin to take the second seat and no one sees the point in them anymore. Birthday cakes however don’t deserve to be treated with such disrespect! They after all are a part of the tradition of celebrating birthdays and doing away with them just because a kid has become an adult does not make for good sense. For an adult to like the idea of a birthday cake, a certain amount of effort is required. You just can’t get any cake for an adult and expect him or her to like it. Creativity and a thorough understanding of who that particular person is matters a lot. Go ahead and read on to gain access to novel ideas on birthday cakes for adults.

Exciting Ideas For Adult Birthday Cakes 

Appease Taste Buds

When it comes to birthday cakes for adults, it really is about how good the cakes taste. It’s not like an adult to want to have a birthday cake that resembles a Barbie doll or the latest superhero planning on saving the town. So, if you are looking forward to seeing a smile on your adult friend’s face on his/her birthday, you may as well get him/her a birthday cake you know he/she will enjoy devouring. As far as birthday cakes go, you really are spoilt for choice. There are chocolate cakes, there are cheese cakes, there are champagne cakes, and the list just goes on. However, here instead of just buying a cake that is generally loved by everybody you know, simply buy the cake you know the person whose birthday it is loves. Also, try to stay away from cakes that have alcohol in them. This is best done when you know there are going to be kids at the party.

Think Passions And Hobbies
Although adults hardly care about how good or pretty their birthday cake looks, some adults would love it if efforts are taken to get a cake that resembles something they can relate to. In most cases, adults don’t see a point in birthday cakes, however, if you know how to trick them into loving the cake you have got for them, you sure have succeeded in your efforts. For example, if you know your adult friend is extremely passionate about baseball or cricket, you can get a cake that resembles a baseball bat or a cricket bat. If your adult friend is particularly fond of a color, say pink, you can get him/her a birthday cake that is all about the color pink. Theme birthday cakes are your safest bet, especially when you are sure the person is going to love the cake! Make it a point to ensure that the cake tastes just as good as it looks.

Numbers
The birthday cakes that usually involve numbers can stand to represent a person’s age. Age birthday cakes are extremely popular amongst adults and are usually presented with a lot of decorations and fanfare. When going on for a birthday cake that stands to represent the age of the person whose birthday it is, make sure the particular person doesn’t have a problem with getting a year older. This is extremely important because you don’t really want to serve a reminder to your friend who you know for sure is all paranoid about his/her age.

Photograph Cakes
Would you believe it if someone came up to you and told you that it is possible to get a photograph onto a cake and make it look that much better? Well, you better do, because there really are such things as photograph cakes. Most bakeries who know a thing or two about baking will be capable of transferring photographs onto a cake. Photographs can really make an otherwise simple looking cake look that much grander. If at all you decide to get your adult friend a photograph cake, make sure that the photograph on the cake is a memorable one. However, you can also feel free to be the wild child and get an absolutely ridiculous photograph caked!