Such A Fun Birthday Tradition!
It can sound like a weird idea: get a perfectly good cake, then take photos of your 12-month-old making a real mess of it. But smash cakes are now more popular than ever – and they’re a lot of fun for everyone involved!
There is nothing cuter than watching a baby smash into their first birthday cake! I love seeing the eagerness and excitement on their face as they are given permission to dig into their very own cake and make as big of a mess as they want while everyone cheers them on!
Typically when you have a smash cake, you have two cakes. You have one for the adults and they get to eat it with a nice fork and a knife, and then you have a small one for your little one to get down and dirty with — literally. Once presented with his sweet reward, he’s encouraged to attack it with his fingers, fists or face. This approach results in a face full of frosting and cake crumbs, cake covered fingers and cake on the floor. It also inspires grins all around. This really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so make sure you have a camera ready to capture the moment.
But now, you’re faced with the first birthday cake dilemma: to smash into a mountain of sugary goodness or do without the refined sugar.