One of the popular topics for various holidays is precisely the marine style. Moreover, you can organize in a marine style almost any holiday, be it a child’s birthday, a corporate party or even a wedding! And of course, the main decoration of any holiday is a cake!
Features a festive cake in a marine style
Both children and adults like thematic parties, and the marine theme will definitely not leave anyone indifferent! The main components of any holiday in a marine style are the thematic interior of the room, dishes, drinks, costumes for invited guests (it can be vests and all kinds of accessories in a marine style), contests and games. And of course, the main decoration of any celebration is a holiday cake. It will not be difficult to prepare a treat in the marine style, the main attributes of such a cake are famous characters: pirates, sailors, fishermen, sailors, captains and even little mermaids.
Organization of the holiday in the marine style of the house
It is not necessary to rent a large hall for the celebration, because you can organize a wonderful party in the marine style at home. Cake and other holiday attributes can also be prepared independently. The main thing is to know the basics of holding such celebrations. Marine style is ideal for children's parties, such as a child’s birthday. You can decorate the whole apartment with blue and white ribbons, put on the shelves toys-anchors and all kinds of pebbles, thick ropes and ropes will be a good addition to the interior. And if you still prepare contests and games, then the children will definitely get an unforgettable experience of such a holiday. For example, the active games "Rescue the Drowning" or "Pirates Storm" will appeal to both boys and girls. A nautical-style cake will bring no less joy to young guests, so carefully think over every detail of the festive treat.
How to cook a cake in a marine style (for children)?
If you decide not to order the cake, but to cook it yourself, we recommend that you take a proven recipe and cook, strictly following the instructions. So, for a children's cake we need:
- milk (2 cups);
- sugar (3.5 cups);
- chicken eggs (6-7 pcs);
- flour (3 cups);
- baking powder for dough (1 pack);
- vanillin (can be replaced with vanilla sugar);
- blue mastic (for cake decorating);
- food coloring blue or blue (1-2 packs);
- butter (2 packs of 200 g each);
- condensed milk (2 cans).
Step 1. Beat the eggs with a mixer in a strong foam, add sugar, beat again.
Step 2. Add slightly dyed milk and vanilla to the slightly warmed milk. Then pour the milk into the bowl with beaten eggs.
Step 3. Sift the flour (wheat) there, add the baking powder and mix well with a whisk until the lumps disappear.
Step 4. Pour the dough into a baking dish and put in a preheated oven for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Step 5. We take out the finished dough, let it cool and cut it into 3-4 layers.
Step 6. Prepare the cream. First you need to melt the butter, mix with condensed milk and then cream each cake of our cake with cream.
Step 7. Now we proceed to the most important thing: you need to choose one type of cake decoration and craft marine details from mastic. For example, you can decorate a cake with blue or blue stripes, add an anchor and a helm (made from mastic) to the top layer. You can dazzle other details, the main thing is to remember that we are preparing a cake in a marine style.
Another recipe for a baby cake
Mastic is an amazing ingredient for decoration, you can dazzle anything out of it, but many parents find it not quite useful. If you decide to cook a cake in a marine style without mastic, then you can replace it with ordinary cream. The recipe for such a cake is practically no different from the usual. You need to cook a biscuit cake according to the recipe described above. Only instead of mastic, use cream with a high percentage of fat content to decorate the cake (20% will be an excellent solution). You will need to purchase special devices (extruder for example) with different shapes of nozzles. Due to their diversity, you can decorate a cake in a marine style with absolutely any figures.
A few ideas for a nautical-style baby cake
Children's cakes can be prepared not only from biscuit, but also from chocolate dough. Such a festive cake will appeal to all young guests, because all children love chocolate. To decorate a chocolate cake, you can buy special sweets that are shaped like marine elements (fish, anchor, boat or mermaid). There is a little trick: use M & Ms candies for chocolate cake, they will be a great addition and decorate any cake. For a brighter surroundings, you can cut out the shape of a circle from a cardboard and paint it under the helm or lifebuoy.
Nautical style wedding
Only the most daring couples will risk holding such a festive event as a wedding, with elements of a nautical theme. After all, marine style is a very original solution to the holiday. Imagine how many emotions guests will receive at such a celebration. A room decorated with marine paraphernalia, a bride in a luxurious white dress with various accents of blue or blue, a groom in a beautiful blue suit and guests in marine-style clothes, as well as a menu that includes the most delicious “sea” dishes! A nautical-style wedding cake is generally a piece of art! It will be he who will become the main decoration of the wedding evening (well, of course, not counting the bride).
How to choose a cake for a wedding celebration?
Such a cake is best ordered in a special restaurant where real professional chefs will cook it according to the best recipes, following your wishes. You can also contact a special agency that organizes wedding events. Their staff employs experienced process chefs who are able to cook not just a cake, but a real culinary masterpiece - a cake in a marine style. Photos of the future treats can be shown to the cooks, and then they will prepare it exactly the way you want to see it.
You can see the ideas of a nautical-style wedding cake in the photo above. A large beautiful cake, which is decorated with delicate shells, starfish or pearls, will definitely not leave anyone indifferent!