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. With that being said (when done right) I really love a very light ballerina pink blush. I also may have done ballet for 10 years! 

I actually outsourced a similar cake from Jaide and Joel’s Bakery for one of my birthday parties.

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

After some time well spent on Pinterest, 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. Both were a huge hit!

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