6 Top Tips For A Cake Smash

Cake smashes for babies are all the rage, so here are my SIX Top tips for a fun and messy afternoon! 

I did my first cake smash last month, for Baby V as she turned a year old. I took weeks planning it, so excited​... probably a little more excited than my befuddled baby!

I baked a soft vanilla cake in the shape of a heart - vegan, because she had an egg allergy until recently - and decorated it in a simple but bright design. It had to be iced with buttercream for maximum messiness, and I wanted it to have blue elements to match part of the bunting. 

Honestly, I can't exactly say Baby V had the time of her life - she was a little confused and needed some encouragement - but I certainly had fun! She was very elegant, picking at it with her fingers, and a little confused, but it's a great memory as parents. 
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Would you brave a cake smash with your little one?

If so, here are my top six tips for a successful cake smash!

1. Get someone else to bake the cake. You'll have enough to do with positioning and encouraging baby, decorating the room and cleaning up!
2. Choose your colours carefully - perhaps match the icing with their outfit colours? 
3. Hang a bedsheet, ideally a white one, to protect the wall and floor, and to show the mess in all it's glory. It also makes it super easy to scoop up all the mess in one go too. 
4. Have your partner or a grandparent over to help - they can take the pics while you encourage baby to smile and smash!
5. Have a few props available. I loved my huge letter R (Baby V's name begins with an R), but a wooden spoon was useful too. You could use a party hat, a crown, a cake stand, balloons, letters spelling out 'One'...
6. Take photos from lots of angles and don't be afraid to take LOADS. You'll have some good ones in there if you keep snapping. 

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Let me know how you get on!

Louise
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