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Birthday Cake Two Ways

To celebrate our daughter turning three, we had a feast with friends and family. She requested lobster, corn and beans and so lobster, corn and beans it was. More on that fiasco another time. What I w...

Born in the Fall? 8 Birthday Cakes Inspired by the Season

We've got a family member celebrating a birthday this weekend, and it's been a while since we've broken out all three cake pans and embarked on a proper, layered birthday cake. The turn of the seaso...

What Are the Best Dairy-Free Cake and Frosting Recipes?
Good Questions

Q: I have a dear friend who just turned 30 and I would love to make a birthday cake or cupcakes for her. But she is deathly allergic to dairy. Other than boxed cake (yuck), could you recommend a nic...

Outdoor Dining: A Pink and Yellow Birthday Party

Our My Great Outdoors event may have ended at the close of June, but outdoor entertaining is still in full swing. Last weekend I used our little back deck to its fullest and threw an outdoor fê...

Help! Tips for Good Boston Cream Pie?

Kitchn Reader Carolyn wants to make her boyfriend this classic dessert for his birthday. Think we can help her out? Help! The Boyfriend's birthday is this Sunday (eeeeeeek!). Being the Boston native ...

Alternative to Carrot: Banana Nut Birthday Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

We threw a birthday party for a friend on Friday, and we asked her what kind of cake she wanted. The answer: "A banana cake with cream cheese frosting." Come again? We asked if she didn't mean carrot....

Hot or Not: Custom Alphabet/Numbers Cake Pan

Are you the go-to person in your social circles when it comes to birthday cakes? If so, this alphanumeric cake pan might come in quite handy! The pan comes with blocks that can be re-arranged inside t...

How To Make an Anatomically Correct Lego Cake

Speaking of birthday cakes, I made one last weekend. This particular cake was for a friend's son, who was having his eighth birthday. My friend's son is madly into LEGOs, and when he saw a building bl...

Layers, Icing, and Sprinkles: 14 Birthday Cakes

When it comes to birthday cake, we don't mess around. In our health-conscious times, there aren't many opportunities to whip out a five-layer old-fashioned cake, but we really feel that birthdays shou...

Weekend Meditation: An Extraordinary Occurrence of Lemons

Things have been rather ordinary in my kitchen these days. What with an extra busy work week, some much needed but persistent rain and an empty wallet, I'm left digging in the back of the cupboard in...

Recipe: Harvest Cake with Goat Cheese Frosting

Ursula turned two yesterday, so we had a little party. We don't do much sugar with her, but I was told by a trustworthy source that she needed "a proper cake." So I set out to develop a cake recipe t...

How To Frost a Layer Cake

We've offered good tips before on how to frost a cake without too much mess, but we wanted to show you start to finish how we frost a cake. We're not experts at this, but we do love layer cake! Here's...

Good Question: Easy, Transportable Birthday Cake?

Birthday party in the park! Here's a good question from reader Theresa. I am organizing a birthday picnic BBQ for 2 friends next weekend. We're expecting about 20 guests. Our picnic site is at a par...

On Birthday Cake for Breakfast

We had several birthdays in the family last weekend, and we're left with quite a lot of birthday cake. Emma's post earlier today on breakfast reminded us of a secret pleasure: birthday cake for breakf...

Summer Birthday Gear: Giant 12" Birthday Candle

Summer make us think of birthdays. Maybe it's because several family members have birthdays in June and July, and it seems like birthday cake is on the menu every weekend. But what do you do when said...

Survey: What Was the Most Spectacular Birthday Cake You Ever Made or Received?

We absolutely loved the recent article in the New York Times on the peculiar emotions and struggle of baking birthday cakes. Elly Schull Meeks talks about it as a milestone and rite of passage for a m...

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