Birthday Parties Buying Guide
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Party Favorites
Along with cake and other yummy treats, children's birthday parties need favors to make the event fun and memorable. These presents for guests are often small, but consistent with the theme of a party. They can be little knickknacks like key chains, and other trinkets kids will love to have. However, you should not include items that pose a choking or safety hazard, especially at a party for small children.
'''Adult's Birthday Party '''
Throwing a party for the older crowd can be a bit nervewracking since adults are slightly harder to entertain than children. See a few ideas below.
Let Them Eat Cake!
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theme cake? Are you planning to make it very decorative, or even animated? Desserts can be as complicated or as simple as you want to make them, so whether you are baking or buying, you'll want to consider all of your options.
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Cake Filling: '''Most birthday cakes have some type of filling that makes them taste delicious. Make sure that no one at your party has any specific allergies and then consider some of these fun flavors.
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apple, cakes can be filled with all kinds of fruit.
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Custard: This works well as a filling since it holds shape well and has a rich but not too sweet taste.
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Chocolate Ganache: The recipe calls for chocolate, cream, and butter. Without even tasting it, you know this will be delicious!
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Pudding: Chocolate, vanilla, or both? You decide!
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chocolate chips. This filling can also be used in cakes to create a delicious treat.
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Cake Icing''': Decisions must be made about what type of icing to use. Make sure that the flavor matches up with the rest of the cake and complements all of your hard work.
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Chocolate: A popular favorite when it comes to icing. Keep in mind that with a cake that is already rich and chocolaty, this might be overkill.
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Vanilla: This type of frosting appeals to just about everyone and has a flavor that complements many different cake styles.
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carrot cake.
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Buttercream: This is extremely rich and is typically used on many designer and gourmet desserts.
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peanut butter and sugar, this gives you a light nutty taste.
* '''Alternatives''': Not interested in making a standard cake? Below are a few more ideas.
** '''Animated Cake:''' Yes, cakes with animated action are possible; however, keep in mind that it will take a lot of work and patience. You might want to leave this to the professionals.
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Ice Cream Cake: What's better than getting your favorite ice cream flavor inside of a cake? Many places will let you customize: in some cases, you can choose to have an all ice cream cake or one that is half ice cream, half cake.
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