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11 Birthday Cake-Inspired Treats Even Better Than The Real Thing
Birthdays come every year (our country's big day is coming up too!) and it's true that a standard cake can get boring (unless we are talking about some of those crazy fondant creations from Cake Boss, I am on board with those). When you're blowing out those candles and sinking your knife into another standard vanilla or chocolate cake (oh, by the way, you've been cutting cake wrong), you're probably wishing it was little more celebratory or funky or unique, right?
Before you get mopey that your birthday dessert is lame, remember that there is another way. I found 11 delicious birthday cake-inspired treats that are even better than a cake itself. Now you don't even need to make that birthday wish.
Image: A Beautiful Mess
birthday cake jell-o shot
This tiny jell-o shot from A Beautiful Mess is cuter than any birthday cake I’ve ever seen.
Image: A Beautiful Mess
ben and jerry's cake batter
Why eat cake when you can have some of the best ice cream out there. (By “there” I mean at your local super market.)
Cake Batter, $5, benandjerrys.com
birthday cake martini
Have your cake and drink it too with this birthday cake martini from A Beautiful Mess.
Image: A Beautiful Mess
three olives cake vodka
There are a lot of tasty drinks you can make with Three Olives cake-flavored vodka so be sure to keep a bottle around.
Three Olives Cake Vodka, threeolives.com
birthday cake m&ms
M&M’s are at it again with this birthday cake flavor. It’s the perfect on-the-go birthday treat.
Birthday Cake M&M’s, $8, amazon.com
birthday cake oreo
There’s no better way to celebrate your big day than with these sweet birthday cookies.
Birthday Cake Oreo, $3, amazon.com
carnival cake topper
If you do decide to make a cake, be sure to accessorize it with something fun like this carnival cake topper from Oh Happy Day.
Image: Oh Happy Day
birthday cake in a jar
These birthday cakes come layered in a jar, which makes them immediately cooler than a typical cake.
Birthday Cake Jar, $32 (4-Pack), etsy.com
birthday cake pops
Who doesn’t love a good cake pop? Cake on a stick is the perfect kind of finger food.
Birthday Cake Pops, $27, etsy.com
funfetti cake mix
Well of course I had to put this on this list. Funfetti is the best boxed cake mix out there.
Funfetti Cake Mix, $4, amazon.com
