Realistic Budgets: 1st Birthday Cakes

First Birthday cakes can be various themes along with various budgets. Here are three first birthday cakes we have done here at The Cake Boutique. Can you guess the price that each cake cost? The answers will be found at the bottom of the blog post. 

This sweet little girl's birthday cake is buttercream
 rosettes with a sanding sugar top, complete with a
pink #1 and bow. Servings = 25-30

Whether for a little boy or girl this buttercream
 with fondant circus cake it just to cute!
Servings= 25-30

Mickey Mouse fondant, two tier birthday
 cake with a rice krispie hat.
Servings = 40

Cake #1: Is the least expensive cake of the three since the rosettes are a relatively simple piping technique. You can expect to spend about $115-$145 for a cake along these lines.

Cake #2: Although, this cake has a buttcream base, the fondant work is still very detailed for the stripes and pennants. This cake would cost about $200-$225

Cake #3: To create this cake both hat and feet are created with a rice krispie base and given time to dry. The rest of the cake is created as it is decorated and would likely take 1-2 hours to create. This cake is also the largest of the 3 feeding at least 40 servings. This cake would cost in the ballpark of $300.