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How to cut a number birthday cake all on your own: It’s as easy as 1, 2, 9

by Kate Etue | Mar 19, 2019 | Recipes

Lately I’ve been seeing friends post pictures of their kids’ birthday cakes on Instagram, and they look amazing…and like they cost more than my wedding cake did! I love the ideas of the elaborate number cakes that people are ordering to celebrate a...

The gross reason you might want to stop blowing out birthday cake candles.

by Kristen Chase | Aug 7, 2017 | Tips + Tricks

Apparently, it’s bacteria week. First with dirty sponges and now with birthday cake candles. It turns out, when you blow out candles on a birthday cake, you increase the bacteria by 1400 percent. Yes, you read that correctly. Now, some of you may have considered...

9 healthy smash cake recipes for babies. Or anyone too excited for utensils.

by Caroline Siegrist | Jul 5, 2017 | Recipes

My son’s upcoming first birthday has me giddy to bake his first cake, but decidedly less excited to introduce him to refined sugar and artificial food coloring. So I searched far and wide to find healthy birthday smash cake recipes that are also yummy and pretty...

Disney Cars party treats to celebrate the Cars 3 movie. Ka-chow!

by Stacie Billis | Jun 16, 2017 | Party!, Recipes

I have seen the Disney Cars movie, release in 2006, the year before my first son was born, about 1200 times. My little one, who is seven and a half, still loves it. And the last time it was on, though he complained about having to watch a “baby movie,” my...

9 gorgeous mermaid treats you’re going to want for your next under the sea bash.

by Caroline Siegrist | Jun 7, 2017 | Party!, Recipes

Step aside, unicorns. We’re all about mermaids now. Colorful, gold-flecked mermaid toast started blowing up on my Instagram months ago, and since then I’ve watched a steady cascade of mer-themed desserts flood my newsfeed. I’m crazy excited to try...