Girl's Birthday Party Themes: A Cake Decorating Party

If your little girl wants an Easy Bake Oven for her birthday this year, why not go one step further and throw her a cake decorating birthday party? 

Here’s a plan your daughter and her friends will surely love:

Have the guests at your cake decorating birthday party take turns preparing several boxed brownie mixes.  I use brownies instead of cake because they are easier to work with in this situation.  Set up 2 to 3 stations, depending on the number of your guests, and direct the girls to properly blend the brownie batter.

Next, pour the batter into several 9 by 13 pans and bake according to the directions given on the box.  While your brownies are baking, serve a light lunch to your guests!

Then, remove your brownie pans from the oven and let them cool.  When they are completely cool, cut the brownies into large square pieces and distribute them to your cake decorating party guests. 

Let your guests decorate their “cakes” with chocolate and vanilla frosting, sprinkles, colored icing, chocolate chips and M&Ms.  Serve the cakes as dessert!

For party favors at your cake decorating party consider giving each girl a boxed brownie mix, some sprinkles and a tube of colored icing!

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An Easy and Delicious Creamsicle Cake

As a kid, one of my favorite summer treats was that of a cold and dreamy Creamsicle.  You know what I’m talking about, right?  A cool layer of sweet cream enveloped by a luscious orange shell!  Yum!  Well, I have recently discovered a recipe for a velvety Creamsicle cake and here it is:

For a Creamsicle cake:

Crush 60 Ritz crackers and then mix with 1 stick of melted butter and ½ cup of sugar.  Press the crumbs into a 9 by 13 pan, but save some for the dessert topping.

Purchase a 6 ounce can of frozen orange juice and let it thaw out.  Mix the orange juice with a 16 ounce container of Cool Whip and 1 can of sweetened condensed milk. 

Pour your Creamsicle cake mixture over the cracker crumb crust and sprinkle with the remaining crumbs.

Serve this dreamy Creamsicle cake frozen and enjoy!

Another Super Summer Salad on a Budget

It's that time of year again - when we seem to be invited to a barbecue every single weekend!  Mind you, I'm not complaining.  I love a good summer cookout as much as the next gal, but I sometimes run out of side dish ideas to bring along to the party.  Well, here's a simple summer salad I recently discovered that makes the perfect backyard barbecue addition.

A Simple Summer Salad:

1. One bag of bib lettuce
2. 1/2 pound of cooked and crumbled bacon
3. One cup of shredded swiss cheese
4. One cubed cucumber
5. A dozen croutons
6. Your favorite salad dressing

Mix all of the above ingredients together and serve immediately for a fresh and delicious summer salad on a budget!