Birthdays without cakes are unimaginable. Cakes are the highpoint of every birthday party. To bake the perfect cake you don't have to be professional baker. Homemade birthday cake recipes are extremely easy to make and good to eat. With a little practice you can bake the most delicious cake ever. Once you have mastered the art of baking cakes, try your hand at creative birthday cakes, which can be made in myriad flavors and designs. Cakes for Boys There is lot that you can experiment with when it comes to children's birthday cakes. For your little boy's birthday party, go with a football field, racing car, camping site, sports cycle, dumping truck, shark birthday cake, pizza shaped cake, toy snake shaped birthday cake, cartoon character birthday cakes, train and animal shaped birthday cakes. Chocolate is one flavor that you can never go wrong with. However, get the birthday boy's opinion while baking the cake. Cakes for Girls Fantasies about fairy tale lands and prince charming captivate young minds. So, for a girl's party, go all out to bake a cake that brings out these fantasies. Three dimensional cakes look brilliant and would go with the theme too. Some of the cute and mushy cake ideas such as barbie dolls, castles, crowns, fairy tale scenes, Bambi and Winnie the Pooh cakes are totally meant for girls. With these creative cakes, you'd sure have your little princess surprised! Pink cakes, either strawberry flavored or with pink icing are the best cake options for birthday cakes for girls. Cakes for Adults Fun and frolic know no bounds in an adult birthday party. So why should cake ideas for adults have any restrictions?? There are a lot of creative cakes for adults, some are unique and some risqué, to spice things up at a birthday party. Instead of looking out for shapes, I suggest play with the flavors. Add some aphrodisiacs and alcohol to make sure your guests don't leave the party without creating a few memories. Regular Birthday Cakes Sometimes you don't get enough time to bake a birthday cake. With an impromptu reminder of your friend's birthday, you'd have to buy a cake. So, how do you make that creative? Writing creative messages on the cake with an icing pen is the way to send the message across. Theme Cakes A birthday cake must match the theme. The best way for deciding which cake to bake for the birthday party would be to go with the theme. The other important consideration for baking a cake is the flavor. With a plethora of flavors, it's difficult to pick one. Select a flavor that general guests would like, such as chocolate, vanilla or a black forest. If you are still confused about which one to select, pick a flavor that the birthday boy or girl would like. Baking a cake at home saves money and is a great way of showing your love too. Try baking a cake before the final day, so that you can make a few changes and modifications, to get it right. Have fun!