The best part of birthdays?? Â The cake of course!
I would love  to share with you a fun cake idea as well as some tips on how YOU can best enjoy all the birthdays you celebrate!
 Here’s  Tip #1: Use a box of cake mix to ensure a level, beautiful and delicious cake!  Don’t stress about finding the perfect from scratch recipe, especially if you are a busy working parent.  Your child will not know the difference, but they will know that you baked something special just for them!
I am a huge fan of the easy concept. Â Just because the technique is easy doesn’t mean you are sacrificing beauty!
For this cake I used a #32 tip. Â Simply hold the tip at the base of the cake, apply light pressure, and move up to the top. Â Make sure to take the frosting all the way over the top edge of the cake.
For the top, I used a #1M tip and just made little swirled dollops of frosting.
This is a classic technique that I have loved and admired forever. I left the better part of the top of the cake white and really like how clean it looks!
I used THIS perfect buttercream recipe for piping.
 The inside was something different all together!
I decided to make it a surprise inside cake, because who doesn’t love a good surprise???
Can you tell what the surprise is?
A candle!
This tiny candle will be in every single piece of cake.  I just love that everyone who gets a piece will get some of the FUN surprise!
And whats even better is that sweet little candle is surrounded by a bright and festive Funfetti Cake!
Ready for those other two tips on how you can celebrate more?
Tip #2: Make a tradition.  Choose to always bake a cake.  Or make a certain flavor of cake.  Or buy a huge pack of candles on your baby’s first birthday and use the same candles every year.  Or make a personalized Birthday Book!
Tip #3: Relax. Â If you are a parent and trying to plan the perfect party for your most precious little angel, take a moment to sit back and catch your breath. Â Are family and friends going to be gathered around? Â Is there enough cake for everyone? Â Then that is all you need.
I know, I know… we all want our children to have the most special day. Â But truly… feeling loved is the greatest gift we can give them!
Just celebrated my birthday with a yummy chocolate cake. We always have cake for birthdays!
I do … with a $4 box of Pepperidge Farm Fudge Stripe cake. It was my favorite cake as a child … and it’s still my favorite birthday cake today!
It’s not a Birthday without Cake!! Gotta have it!
Always! Whatever that person wants.
Yes, it’s not a birthday without a cake! My mom always made my birthday cakes for me when I was a child, that will always be so special to me and I can’t wait to do the same for my future children!
We usually have cake, but sometimes, it’s smooth and creamy cheesecake
Yes of course! I have had a slice of carrot cake for breakfast on my birthday for as long as I can remember 🙂
I normally don’t have cake on my birthday, but a couple years ago my husband and my daughters made me a very special birthday cake. It was the best birthday. 🙂
Yes, a birthday isn’t a birthday without cake!
Yes with cake! Mostly lemon or a good pound cake with fresh strawberries.