You can also have a themed cake like the pretty flamingo cake below. Just because it’s not a full cake doesn’t mean that you can’t style it to the birthday girl or boys favorite thing of the moment. If your birthday is in January, your half birthday is in July. For example 10 January – your half birthday is 10 July. Just take the same day of the month and add 6 months to it. This is the easy way to calculate it, BUT it doesn’t always work if you have a birthday later in the month – due to the difference in length of months. The day of the month may not exist in a shorter month, six months later. E.g – August to February. To prepare the frosting, cream the butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in about half of the powdered sugar and the salt, adding the remaining dry ingredients once combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl and stir in the milk. Increase the speed on the mixer to medium and beat until fluffy and combined, about 30 seconds.

The perfect way to remember all of the little things that make your six-month-old who they are. And a great comparison for their first birthday. (image via: Once Upon A Stencil) Cake smash I hope you find the perfect half birthday sign to use again and again for those smaller but still fun family and friend celebrations. Life’s too short, so let’s celebrate everything! Make a half birthday cake by popping half a candle onto half a cake or have a whole birthday cake with two sides decorated differently. Making a cake yourself? Why not do the two layers in different colors. How amazingly clever is this two-tier half birthday drip cake. It looks almost to defy gravity. It is a wonderful idea that you could try if you wanted a tiered cake. Do the same for the top, covering up the other half of the cake with parchment before spreading frosting onto this half.Read on for some intriguing information about half birthdays and why you will want to incorporate this as fun family birthday traditions. Spoiler alert: you don’t need presents for this type of celebration. It's always a good idea to apply a crumb coat of frosting first. This will trap any crumbs that come off the cake so they don't get into your final layer of frosting. It’s messy but that’s fine because it will be covered up in a minute.

We can calculate it accurately by adding 182.5 or 183 days to a birthdate. This is because there are 365 or 366 days in a year. This is perfect for a 6 month old baby cake smash. They’re probably not up to eating cake yet, so why not have some great photos with this super cute cake to mark the milestone. Prepare your filling and frosting for each half of the cake. I’m using Nutella and dulce de leche for fillings and also mixing them into my 4 Minute Buttercream for the frostings. How to assemble a half and half cakeImmediately start beating the cream and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the chilled bowl. Whip on low speed and then increase to medium.