According to Julia Child, “a party without cake is just a meeting”. I think this is especially true for birthdays! The first thing that comes to mind, when I think of a birthday cake, is a vanilla cake with white frosting and pink piping so light, that it is blush.

In case you haven’t noticed, colour isn’t really my thing. On that note (when done right) I really love a very light ballerina pink blush. I may have also done ballet for 10 years.

This year, for my birthday party with the girls, I outsourced a cake from Jaide and Joel’s Bakery. Jaide also happens to be my best friend’s sister and I adore her dearly.

Normally I’d make by own cake, but I had vegan guests coming. While recipe testing, for a gluten free and vegan cake, was definitely not on my birthday week agenda, the Italian in me needed to see that everyone was able to enjoy a slice of cake.

I ended up ordering a vanilla cake with white vanilla frosting and blush pearl detailing. I also paired the cake with this sparkly white cake topper that I found on Etsy.

Ordering the cake not only took care of both dietary restrictions, but it was SO good. This is coming from a cake snob.

So yes, it was $50 well spent.

Nonetheless, below are some of the photos that I gathered for ideas on how I wanted my cake to be decorated for the party. I ultimately wanted something simple to tie in my party’s white and blush theme.

Need some birthday gift inspiration? Click HERE. You can also visit my cake board for even more ideas.

JESSICA. xx

while the above photos have not been taken by me, they have been linked to their source through Pinterest