The son’s birthday is approaching - he is turning one year old, and so he wants the holiday to be bright, fun and memorable. Gifts, crackers, dances, games - everything needs to be organized, and even to think over the children's menu. The basis of any feast is delicious pastries. A cake for a year old boy should be a real work of art, a wonderful and delicious treat.
Sure, the original sweet cake can be ordered at any pastry shop, but where is the guarantee that it will be baked from fresh and natural ingredients? It is very important that the festive treat is not only beautiful and tasty, but also safe, not containing dangerous dyes and preservatives. Therefore, it is better to make a cake for a boy on his own. There is an unthinkable variety of recipes, one of which will be described in this article.
There is no need to be a great chef to be able to bake children's cakes. For a year old boy a festive treat can be prepared from absolutely any dough: shortbread, biscuit, waffle. Pay special attention to decoration. It is best to use the motives of children's cartoon characters (Luntik, Winx, Ball, Cars, Spider-Man, Smeshariki), so you will create a festive atmosphere.
Tender cake for a year old boy (photo attached) called "Ball"
Ingredients for biscuit dough :
- four eggs;
- sugar (glass);
- sifted flour (150-200 g);
- vanillin.
Cooking dough
Carefully separate the proteins, pour into a dry and clean container - whisk until white. When the mass increases in volume, add vanilla and sugar - continue to whisk until very thick foam. Next, enter the yolks in a dense protein mixture, without stopping whipping.
Then add flour and mix until smooth. Lubricate the mold with vegetable oil, evenly pour the dough and send to the oven, heated to 200 degrees, for 20 minutes. To make the sponge cake lush, it is better not to open the oven door.
Cut the finished cake into 3 parts - leave one cake intact, cut the rest into small squares. From a whole cake, cut a circle equal to the diameter of the form where the cake will lie for a year old boy.
For the cream you will need:
- sour cream (500 g);
- prune (200 g);
- canned pineapples (jar);
- sugar (100 g);
- gelatin (10 g).
Leave the prunes in boiling water for a while until softened. Soak gelatin in cold water. Combine the sour cream with sugar and beat in a blender, then add chopped prunes to the cream. Heat up the swollen gelatin (do not boil!) In a water bath and pour into the sour cream, then put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
Making a cake
Cover the mold with cling film and begin to lay out the pineapple rings in the center. Spread in the form of a circle, alternating with pieces of biscuit and greasing with sour cream. Top with a round cake and put in the cold for an hour. After a certain time, remove the cake and gently turn it over, removing the film.
Cake for a year old boy can be made in the form of animals, such as turtles or bunnies. Tasty with the addition of nuts, fruits or berries. In the center of the cake there can be various marzipan figures or a figure showing the age of the child. You can dream of anything. Turn on all your imagination and give your baby a real holiday.