Sparkle Decorations

• A princess likes a little bling on her cake. Sprinkle edible glitter in different colors such as gold, silver, pink and yellow on borders or on top of the cake after the final decorations are complete. The cake will capture the light and seem to sparkle on the table. Edible jewels such as chocolate or sugar diamonds are nice for both the cake and the party-favor bag. Colored and rolled fondant pressed into different-shaped candy molds makes edible jewels such as green emeralds, red rubies and blue sapphires.
  
  

Cake Topper

• A cake topper turns into a little trinket the guest of honor can play with after the party. Look for miniature princess figurines and accessories for the princess to wear such as play necklaces and bracelets.
  
  

Favorite Princess Character

• If you know which princess character is her favorite, use the character's colors in the movie or storybook, along with any popular themes, to decorate the cake. The cake toppers and the party decorations could also match the cake, making it easy the theme the entire party. Frog and the princess decorating ideas could include miniature frogs and a water feature piped on the cake. "The 12 Dancing Princesses" decorating ideas could include fancy mini shoes as decorations for the cake, with the cake topper being a chocolate 3-D replica of high-heeled shoes using chocolate molds.
  
  

Cake Shape

• A princess cake doesn't have to be made in a standard round cake pan. Make it extra special using different character or shaped pans. Use a castle-cake pan with one box of standard cake mix and different-colored decorations piped onto the cake using brightly colored buttercream. A princess needs a carriage to take her to the ball, and creating a fancy cake from a carriage cake pan is fun and festive. Character pans are also available in different princess likenesses, such as Cinderella.