Maybe get the numbered candles?

May we all live to be at least 99! But if you make it, try to remember to ask for the numbered candles... not 99 separate candles!


Fire alert from candles at 99th birthday party - News - Macclesfield Express

A Castle Cake

Were you one of those kids who liked playing with Legos? I sure did! Start with that big green rectangle piece, and add blocks. The trick was working around doorways and windows - if you staggered the bricks, you couldn't get a nice edge - if you didn't stagger, the walls fell down.

Thank goodness it's not so hard to build a castle cake! Here's a step-by-step guide that's easy as... cake!


A Castle Cake for your Cinderella Dreamland Party « ShindigZ Party Ideas and Party Decorating Tips

Easy 3-D Disney princess birthday cake

You know, I've always wondered about the first person who decided to make a Barbie cake. Did they figure out BEFORE or AFTER baking that the doll goes in after the cake is baked?!

Here's a sweet twist on the Barbie cake, including step-by-step directions. You can substitute any similar sized doll your little princess desires.

How to create a 3-D Disney princess birthday cake | Chica and Jo

Super easy, super cute cake using Starbursts

You can use all kinds of candies to decorate birthday cakes.

Starbursts are the perfect example. Because they're basically like edible clay, you can smoosh them, roll them, cut them, and shape them into just about anything. And they come in every color imaginable.

Here's an adorable example:
angry chicken: birthday cake

What about baking WITH your daughter?

Check out this mom and daughter team. I love their idea! A living, dynamic cookbook.

They took a Wilton class together, and here are their results. Beyond that, what fun to learn together!

Check it out here.