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!
At 33 my mom still makes me a strawberry cake for my birthday.
Absolutely! And this will be the first year I make my own cake! It well be inspired by your beautiful rose cake!
I’m the baker in my family! We always celebrate with cakes!! I’m baking a cake right now for my dads birthday! Would you mind sharing your frosting recipe?
Yes, cake is always a must! we generally celebrate on our kids actually birthday and then throw a party a little bit after. so their homemade cake will be on one of those two depending on what I am in the mood for. my son’s birthday this year is a few weeks before I am due with our fourth so my expectations are low and I hope he understands.
the cake is my favorite part of birthdays.
Yes, birthdays involve cake. And now half-birthdays involve half a cake.
Absolutely, it isn’t a birthday without cake!!
Hi Amanda,
Firstly, I hope your husband’s procedure went well and wishing him a speedy recovery.. when I read your post last night, I prayed for your family.
I love your blog and have made the rose cake so many times and a huge rose cake for my daughter’s bday.
I love to bake a cake for my bday.. I try to come up with an innovative flavor and a good design.
Thanks for the giveaway.
-Archana
Always! This year I made one for myself, with four layers!
You are a precious Mommy!