Planning a first birthday party for your little one? These Seattle bakeries get top marks for too-cute smash cakes that little ones love. Whether you go for a mini version of the larger cake you order for party guests or you go for cupcakes alongside a smash cake, these bakeries can deliver the perfect amount of sweetness and artsy design.
Sugar n Flakes Bakery
The bakers at Sugar n Flakes Bakery are firm believers that birthdays are special for all of us, regardless of age. If small is what you need, they’ve got you covered with a six-inch cake (smash or otherwise) that feeds six to eight people. Even this downsized version comes with flavors a-plenty, although vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream is the go-to choice for your baby’s first. And if gluten-free or vegan tops your cake-needs list, they can help with that too.
The Sweet Side
Kara Burfeind says that she has been baking longer than she can remember and can’t think of many other things that she enjoys more, except maybe decorating her prized pieces. After graduating from the Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts in Toronto, she opened The Sweet Side bakery offering French macarons, her famous carrot cake by the slice, and many other desserts. If a tiny cake is what you need, count on her to design a cake you won’t forget.
Seatown Sweets
If a classic smash cake (vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream) is what you’re after, look no further than Seatown Sweets. Head Baker, Kayla Heffner rocks this classic four-inch cake with the best of them. If you want to branch out a bit, you can play with chocolate and vanilla flavor pairings, and choose more or less decoration on six-inch party cakes that serve up to 12.
Cakes by Ilse
Ilse ter Heerdt Idema is a PME-certified master cake decorator who got her start in the Netherlands before offering her wares here in the Northwest. Since that time, she has honed her skills even further receiving PME diplomas for sugarpaste, royal icing, piping, and sugar flowers. She is always looking for the best recipes and ingredients to serve her customers, including many European brands, while also minimizing her plastic usage as much as possible during the baking and decorating process in her home.
Jenny Cookies
Though Jenny Keller has made a name for herself baking cookies, her skills are not limited to just cookie dough. She brings as much creativity to her cakes (and other confections) as she does to her tasty cookies. In fact, she’s baked for many celebrities and large brands wanting beautiful desserts for their own parties, but she is just as happy creating such delights for us everyday folk as well.
Trophy
You already know Trophy for their amazing cupcakes, but did you know they also bake bigger cakes too? We’re obsessed with their sprinkle-covered creations and know you will be too. You can even order their Decorate-Your-Own Magic Cake kit which comes with everything you need to make your baby’s cake extra special.
Flying Apron
Now for something completely different. Can a bakery that offers 100% certified gluten-free and plant-based sweets be any good? Of course! Flying Apron took flight in the early 2000s before the trends, and they haven’t changed their ways since, except to continually improve their products and designs. Today they operate two bakeries in Seattle. When it comes to small cakes, they’ve got both four-inch and six-inch options, so you can feed anywhere from four up to twelve people.
KJ’s Cakery Bakery
When it comes to small cakes, we think the 6″ x 5″ Celebration Tall Cakes well.. take the cake. Bakery owner Kathy Jo Miller has creative kid-friendly combos, like strawberry lemonade, banana pudding and birthday explosion, that add a festive flair to even the smallest birthday bash.
Baked
You may be familiar with Kristina Serfass and not even know it. That’s because she is a two-time winner of Food Network’s “Cake Wars” TV series. Kristina got her love for baking from her Sicilian grandmother and her artistic talents from her German mother. Although her bakery usually focuses on elaborate custom cakes, they also offer some fun small cake options that make pandemic-sized birthdays special.
Make sure to capture photos of your tot covered in cake—and share them with family and friends near and far—with the Tinybeans app. The secure platform puts parents in total control of who sees and interacts with photos and videos of their kids.
