One arm is placed roughly horizontally with a "B" handshape with the palm facing up while the other hand is palm down in a bent "five" or claw shape. The claw hand then is twisted and raised away from the flat hand. The sign can be made larger or smaller to show the size of the cake.
Sign 'chocolate', then sign 'cake' by placing your dominant claw hand on your flat base hand and twisting it upward. Finish the sentence with 'your' and 'birthday'.
Sign 'you' and 'want', then sign 'cake'. To emphasize the word 'big', make the twisting and raising motion of your claw hand much larger to visually show a massive cake.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'dessert', followed by the sign for 'cake'. Make sure to clearly lift the claw hand from the flat palm to complete the thought.
Sign 'chocolate', then sign 'cake' by placing your dominant claw hand on your flat base hand and twisting it upward. Finish the sentence with 'your' and 'birthday'.
Sign 'you' and 'want', then sign 'cake'. To emphasize the word 'big', make the twisting and raising motion of your claw hand much larger to visually show a massive cake.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'dessert', followed by the sign for 'cake'. Make sure to clearly lift the claw hand from the flat palm to complete the thought.
To sign 'cupcake', you can use the same sign for 'cake' but keep the movement very small to indicate the tiny size. Many signers will also fingerspell C-U-P before signing 'cake'.
Yes, you should always use your non-dominant hand as the flat base (the 'plate') and your dominant hand as the claw hand that twists and moves upward.
No, 'pie' has its own specific sign that looks like you are cutting slices into your flat base hand. Use the twisting claw sign exclusively for cake.
