Most young children love watching their grandmothers, mothers, and other family members bake cookies, cakes, and pies. Occasionally young girls are allowed to help stir, but other than that, the actual act of baking must be handled by an adult. After all, not only can the food itself be ruined, something that can happen easily given the chemistry involved in the ingredient mixing, but there are some real dangers in the kitchen as well. Young girls (and boys) of today often have to stand by and watch the adults in their lives do all the baking without them, but they can now decorate the cakes themselves with the Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery.
This kids toy, which is designed for ages eight to fifteen, will help teach your child the basics of cake decoration so that they can, in the future, help you bake the real thing. The elaborate set-up of this decorating stand comes with everything you need to make four fondant cakes. The mini cakes, which come in flavors Lemon, Confetti, Chocolate or Vanilla, quickly bake in the microwave (with parental supervision) and the main focus of this item is the decorating.
The decorating in the Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery is done with a realistic looking decorator gun which dispenses fondant in various colors so you child can create a number of different designs on the cakes. It also has a decorating wheel which will help you to come up with different ways to decorate each cake. Your kid can practice decorating cakes like you see the professionals do on the various television shows or you can come up with more simple designs if that is more their style. The design possibilities are really limitless and this will encourage your child to try new and different things and can foster their creativity. It is a fun activity to do with your child, maybe at a birthday party or when they have a friend sleeping over and everyone can get involved with the different parts of the project.
The Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery comes with everything that you need to make these projects, so it is ready to go out of the box. The kit includes the cake unit, cake mixes, fondant mixes, rainbow sprinkles, icing, a decorating wheel, mixing bowl, cake mold, measuring spoon, tray, spatula, fondant cutters, mat, rolling pin, recipe card and a cleaning brush. Of course when the supplies run out, you will have to purchase additional cake and fondant mixes in order to continue to keep getting the benefits of the bakery. Or, if you think your child had gotten enough experience in the baking department, you might be inclined to let them start helping you with the real thing.
