Kids Bday Cakes: Amazing Birthday Cake Ideas and Inspiration

You won’t be lacking in birthday cake inspiration once you check out these inventive birthday cakes.   From a snake made out of cupcakes garnished with m&m’s, to a rocketship that shoots red licorice flames, there are some gorgeous and fairly straightforward options.  We loved the pizza birthday cake that looks like a Chicago style deep dish pizza.  On it, white chocolate shavings create the “cheese” and chocolate truffles serve as “meatballs.”  We love.

Each featured birthday cake comes with ingredients, recipe, detailed instructions and a much-needed diagram.

31 Incredible Birthday Cake Ideas – Parenting.com.

Birthday Cake vs. Birthday Cupcake: A Birthday Dilemma

It’s nice to know party planners have indecision about birthday ideas just like the rest of us.  In her post, the Party Planning Professor weighs the merits of cupcakes vs. making a whole cake.  (And if using cupcakes, buy a cupcake rack?).  Another issue many party-throwers regularly consider is whether to bake or buy the cake.  We like having the control over the ingredients and usually default to baking birthday cakes, but time and budget are always issues.

Which is better homemade or bought or Cupcakes vs Cake | Party Planning Professor.