Lizzie is one! I can't believe she's been with us a whole year. We love her more than we could have ever imagined and are looking forward to many more years with her. In this post I'm going to talk about how I did her cake smash session with details on where I got props, the recipe for the cake, etc.
The Outfit
I decided to dress Lizzie in just a tutu, necklaces, and a headband. I mean, come on, who doesn't want to see that adorable pudge? The little tutu is from Target and the necklaces are from Walmart. I made the headband from materials bought at Hobby Lobby.
The Cake
I didn't want Lizzie to have a sugar high or get sick from eating too much sugar so I chose to make Lizzie a healthier birthday cake. It's a banana cake I got from this site. For the frosting, I actually just made a regular cream cheese frosting. All the healthy frostings I looked up were so runny that you couldn't design the cake with it. So, I made the frosting using this recipe. All I added to it was some food coloring. With my cake froster tool, I designed the top of the cake with rose patterns.
The Photoshoot
Lizzie's cake smash photo session was held outside because the light is better than what I can get inside. I took her pictures at the park an hour before sundown with my Nikon D3300. Some balloons were placed in the background for a little background prop. The only problem was it was a little windy so in some of the photo's you can't see the balloons very well because they're blowing all over the place. I sat Lizzie in front of the cake and then took pictures like crazy. I did have to help her out in the beginning because she didn't know what to do besides poke at the cake. I took lots of pictures from different angles so I would be bound to have some adorable shots. Even though Lizzie didn't get as messy as I expected, I consider her cake smash a success!
I had such a blast doing this for Lizzie. I hope this gives you some ideas on how you can do a cake smash for your little one.
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