Birthday Cakes
Delicious ideas for easy-to-make birthday cakes that will be a smash hit at your next party. Our tested recipes guarantee success. Plus: Be inspired with themes for every child from Barbie to circus to puppies and so much more.
Super Cute Cupcakes
Looking for a sweet centerpiece for your child's birthday bash? Check out this collection of clever, festive, and irresistibly awesome ideas from our readers.
Quick Cakes
Impress your guests with our creative candy decorations -- all completely doable in less than 30 minutes!
Quick Cake Decorating Techniques: How-To Video
Parents' food editor Erica Clark demonstrates three easy ways to decorate birthday cakes.
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
See how to turn store-bought ice cream sandwiches into one impressive (and easy!) dessert.
Birthday Party Ideas: 3 Quick Cake Toppers
Add a special touch to a homemade or store-bought birthday cake. These quick cake toppers are easy to make and sure to be a hit.
10 Terrific Cake Toppings
Liven up your child's next birthday cake with pretty -- and truly easy -- decorations.
Amazing Birthday Cakes: Video How-To
Forget shelling out for a designer cake. You can create an impressive cake at home with our step-by-step instructions for a pirate ship, a basketball, a dollhouse, and more.
How to Make a Dinosaur-Egg Cake
If your child loves T-Rex and Stegosaurus, get prehistoric with a dinosaur-egg shaped cake.
6 Pans for Cool Birthday Cakes
These creative pans can help you whip up beyond-fabulous birthday cakes.
Bowling Pin Cake
A strikingly fun cake to make. And with just five ingredients needed, you'll have time to spare!
This Baby's Snow White-Themed Smash Cake Photo Sesh Is a Dream Come True
A Disney superfan mom crafted a princess dress and baked an apple cake for her daughter's precious first birthday photo shoot.
The King of the Mountain Climber Cake
Reach new heights by making this rock climbing-themed treat for her party. The super-simple cake can be assembled faster than getting into a climbing harness. Idea from FamilyFun magazine.
Mad Scientist Birthday Cake
Do you have a mad scientist on your hands? Our Mad Scientist Birthday Cake is the perfect birthday party experiment.
How to Decorate a Cake: Ganache Coating & Sugar Stencils
Parents contributor Jenna Helwig shows us how to make an impressive ganache coated cake with a simple powdered sugar stencil.
Rodeo Roundup Boot Cake
Kick up some rootin' tootin' birthday fun! All it takes are a few simple cuts and some easy frosting techniques to make this cool cowboy boot cake.
How to Decorate a Cake: Piping Borders & Letters
Don't be intimidated by piping. Parents contributor Jenna Helwig shows us how to properly fill, hold, and use a pastry bag to decorate a cake with borders and letters.
How to Decorate a Cake: Frosting Swirls & Decorative Edges
Learn to make bakery-worthy cakes. Watch as Parents contributor Jenna Helwig shows you how to create frosting swirls and decorative edges.
30-Year-Old's Epic Birthday Party Reminds Us Why Everyone Should Have a Smash Cake
Proving you can have your cake and eat it, too--at any age!