Tropical Delight [Dave's Birthday Cake]

Ingredients: 1can Crushed Pineapple 1box Yellow Cake Mix 1box Vanilla Instant Pudding 1tub Cool Whip 1/2c Shredded Coconut ---- Mix pudding as directed. Drain pineapple and save the juice. Mix cake mix as directed; but replace the water with the pineapple juice. Bake cake as directed Mix 1/4 cup of the prepared pudding with the cool whip and stir in all but a heaping spoon of the pineapple. Mix the remaining spoon of pineapple with the pudding chill pudding and cool whip mixture while the cake is baking cool the cake for 10 minutes and after poking the top of the cake with a butter knife spread the pudding on top while the cake is still slightly warm. Chill for another 10-15 minutes then top with the cool whip mixture. Chill an hour and enjoy!!!



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MAD tv - Stuart's Birthday

Stuart's aunts and uncles throw him a suprise birthday party. "I'm sorry you're ugly."



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Parents Birthday Cake (9th Fondant Cake)

My parents combined birthday cake. I had planned on making 2 cakes but ran out of time so combined the 2 designs I came up with & this was the end result ! I made all the decorations but the candles are real.



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Thomas the Tank Engine Birthday Cake

This is a cake made by my wife for our son's 5th birthday. It is a chocolate cake covered with icing that has been colored green and sprinkled with green coconut. The tunnel is made out of an oatmeal container that has been cut in half.



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Birthday Cake

A tiny little birthday cake, handmade of Polymer Clay. This video is dedicated to all who are celebrating their birthday or unbirthday today ;)



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Birthday Cake History

The birthday cake has been an integral part of the birthday tradition in Western cultures. The cake is served to a person on his or her birthday, and is often decorated with small novelty candles, with the person's name and/or a message of congratulations inscribed with icing. The phrase "Happy Birthday" did not appear on birthday cakes until the song Happy Birthday to You was popularized in the early 1900s.

Tradition holds that the person with the birthday may make a wish, which will come true if all the candles can be blown out in one breath. US patent 6319530 relates to a "method of photocopying an image onto an edible web for decorating iced baked goods." This invention enables one to ink jet print a food-grade color photograph on the cake surface.

History of Birthday Cake can be traced back to the ancient Greeks who made round or moon shaped honey cakes or bread and took it to the temple of Artemis -the Goddess of Moon. Some scholars, however, believe that the tradition of Birthday cake started in Germany in middle Ages. This special birthday cake later reemerged in Germany as a Kinderfest or the birthday celebrations of a young child. Germans also baked another special kind of a cake called Geburtstagorten as it was baked in layers. This was sweeter that the coarse and bread like cake that were usually made at that time.

In earlier times, Birthday cakes were mostly round in shape. Scholars associate religious beliefs and technical compulsions for the same. Greeks offered round shape cake to the Goddess of Moon - Artemis as it signified moon. They even placed candles on the cake to make the cake glow like the moon.

Technical reason given for the roundness of the cake is that most cakes we know off advanced from the bread. In ancient times breads and cakes were made by hand. Typically, these were fashioned into round balls and baked on hearthstones or in low, shallow pans. Hence, these naturally relaxed into round shapes. With the progress of times baking pans of various shapes were developed and today we see cakes in imaginative shapes and sizes.

In medieval times people of England used to place symbolic objects like coins, rings and thimbles in the batter of the cake. It was believed that those who found coin in the cake would be wealthy while the unlucky finder of the thimble would never marry. If the cake fell while baking it was considered to be a bad omen and signified bad luck for the person in the coming year.
Thus in the midst of many superstitions and beliefs, merged the tradition of Birthday cakes which is so popular all over the world today.

Birthday Recipes

Can anyone think a Birthday without food? Cookery is an enormously indispensable element in a birthday party. Guests love to hog on food. Delectable recipes, satisfactory to the appetite of the guests invited and most significantly the birthday person lingers a smile to everyone's face till the next birthday. The cuisine should not only be faultless but also party-friendly.

To bring perfection in the party, the coordinator should be utterly sentient of preference of all and sundry. Birthday party cake, to start off with, is the centre of attraction. Available in varied flavors, this birthday cake adds a sense of delight to the ball. Essence, icing and quality are the things to be considered while buying it from a shop or personalizing at home. Carrot cake, Almond cake, Twinkie cake and Chocolate cakes are conventionally served on a Birthday party. Carrot cake comprises of cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, vegetable oil, grated carrots and crushed pineapples.

Ingredients needed for icing are: cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, coconut and chopped nuts. Blend the key ingredients first and keep it aside. Batter eggs, vanilla and oil and then add the mixture to the former combination. Bake it for 30 minutes, cool it and spread the icing mixture. Refrigerate it and your carrot cake is ready to serve. Ingredients needed for Almond cake are chocolate cake mixed with pudding, evaporated milk, sugar, marshmallows, coconut, margarine, chocolate chips and silvered almonds. Pour a mixture of evaporated milk, sugar, marshmallows and sugar to the newly baked chocolate cake. Prepare a mixture of the remaining milk, sugar and melted margarine followed by a boiling and then add chocolate chips and later on almonds. After stirring it for sometime, pour the whole mixture on the cake and serve hot.Twinkie cake is made with white cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, oil, eggs, milk, salt, softened butter, vanilla, flour, sugar, Crisco and water. Bake the mixture of white cake mix, oil, eggs, pudding, water and vanilla at 350 degree Fahrenheit for 40-45 minutes. Heat another mixture of flour and milk and add sugar, salt, Crisco, margarine and vanilla after cooling it. Beat up the whole thing until thick and refrigerate. Your cake is ready to serve. An alluring birthday dinner not only adds fun to the party but also makes it enthrallingly pleasurable.

Italian recipes are one of the preferred forms of banquet. You can have recipes like little meatballs along with sweet and sour vegetables, classic Italian antipasto, rice timbale with stone bass, rolled roast pork stuffed with spinach and mortadella, green salads with apple and walnuts, cocoa Christmas spiced bread and seasonal fruit. To stimulate the air you can always choose the best wines. Candies, confetti, chocolate fountain and musical drinking straws also enrolled themselves in the hit list. Musical drinking straws puts a miraculous impact on the party-rockers. This is straw which plays music when you drink but it can only be used in cold drinks. A special birthday buffet conventionally comprises of some scrumptious stuffs like white bean salad with green olives, pine nuts, Boston lettuce, orange and onion salad with citrus salad dressing, lemon strawberry cake roll, chocolate cupcakes with butterscotch icing, orange-glazed flank steaks and rosemary-garlic roasted potatoes. These are some of the lip smacking recipes that will linger a smile of content in everyone's face.Smoked seafood, meat, sausages and bacon, puddings, pizzas, ham burgers and chocolates are some of the mouth-watering foods perfect to jazz up a birthday party.Coming up to drinks, it can be said that a party is incomplete without drinks.

So here are some of the most wanted drink categories that push up the party to the peak of excellence. Cocktails fall under the preferred category of drinks for all ages. Some of the eminent ones are mango champagne cocktail, cranberry bog cocktail, blue curapolitan and latinopolitan. You can always put a spark in your party by serving a bottle of champagne. Ice cream is a very special attribute of a birthday party. Some favored ones are scooping with flair, hot fudge sauce, tempting Tartuffe and fancy floats. Just can't think a birthday party without desserts. It is a perfect finale for any birthday. Pies available in wide-ranging flavors like apple, pineapple, peanut butter, chocolate cream, French silk and key lime mousse are some of the loved ones of the invitees. Some hand made pastries too rock the party.

Mandarin orange teardrops, apple strudel pastries, marzipan rolls, molten lava brownies, mini napoleons, linzer tarts, krocant rolls, ambrosia chocolates, tiramisu pastries and white carnation pastries are some of the most illustrious items that bring a shower of joy and pleasure at the end of the luncheon. Cookies and brownies too are long cherished recipes on a birthday party. So perk up your kid's birthday with all these mouth watering foods and see that lovely, sparkling and everlasting smile on everyone as well as your child's face. Food is a basic requirement for any party and if it can be prepared with correspondence to the taste your child as well as the guests invited, it will spell a rain of unending joy and contentment on your party.

Amy's 20th Birthday

a silent film version of me blowing out the candles on my vegan coconut almond birthday cake (by Lotus Cake Studio) on my 20th birthday, March 14 2008. Matthew and Tini are singing, trust me.



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Tropical Delight [Dave's Birthday Cake]

Ingredients: 1can Crushed Pineapple 1box Yellow Cake Mix 1box Vanilla Instant Pudding 1tub Cool Whip 1/2c Shredded Coconut ---- Mix pudding as directed. Drain pineapple and save the juice. Mix cake mix as directed; but replace the water with the pineapple juice. Bake cake as directed Mix 1/4 cup of the prepared pudding with the cool whip and stir in all but a heaping spoon of the pineapple. Mix the remaining spoon of pineapple with the pudding chill pudding and cool whip mixture while the cake is baking cool the cake for 10 minutes and after poking the top of the cake with a butter knife spread the pudding on top while the cake is still slightly warm. Chill for another 10-15 minutes then top with the cool whip mixture. Chill an hour and enjoy!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7vQQiw8Yys&hl=en

First Birthday Cakes - 7 Tips For A Killer Cake

First birthday cakes are often the most stressful part of
planning a baby's first birthday. Many new mothers want
something special and memorable, yet easy to prepare.

The problem is they're just not sure where to start. Should
you choose a cartoon character or an animal? Is a rectangle
one better, or should you go round? Well, fear not. Here are 7 easy first birthday cake tips
that will help you make the perfect cake.

1. Make It Kid Approved -

The first thing to keep in mind
is that you need to make the cake with the kids in mind.
Ok, so this may seem like a no-brainer, but consider what a
kid likes in a birthday cake.

Gooey and sticky are always winners. Bright colored icing is
a must. Also, keep in mind that your new baby will likely be
eating it with their hands, so something spongy will help
make it finger-friendly.

2. Make It Look Like It Can Move -

Chances are your little
one will never remember this cake. But you can make it one
they recognize and enjoy. But one-year-olds are learning
about shapes and movement. Consider decorating it with cars
or trains. Use big shapes.

3. Go Easy On The Sugar -

Your baby, as you know can have
a sensitive stomach at times. By making their cake with
less sugar, you can make sure their little tummy plays
along. One easy way to do this is to use whipped cream
instead of icing. It's easier to spread, too.

4. Two Is Better Than One -

With a first birthday [http://www.squidoo.com/firstbirthdaypartyideas], the mess is inevitable and
frankly, your baby is more likely to treat their cake like
modeling clay rather than food. But you have the guests to
consider too. So, try making two cakes, a larger one for
the guests, a small one for your baby to smash. That way
everyone gets cake and a video-opp too.

5. Use A Thin Layer Of Icing First -

Icing the cake can
make you want to cuss (bite your tongue, though). It never
seems to fail that chunks of cake get ripped off while
spreading the knife.

Two things you can do: one let the cake cool all the way.
And second, spread a real thin layer of icing first and let
it sit. This will make the second, real layer much easier to
spread. Plus it's easier to camouflage places where the cake
has peeled off.

6. Draw On It -

When cutting your sheet cake into a shape,
use icing to draw on it first. This will ensure you have
the shape you want before cutting. Plus the icing tastes
better than an ink pen (that was bad, I know).

7. Make Your Cake Number 1 -

And finally, here's an easy
way to cut your cake into the shape of a one. First, take
your sheet cake and cut it down the middle long ways. Use
one of these halves to make the "foot" and "upper lip" of
the 1. The other half will be the main body of the 1.

To do that simply cut the selected half at the 1/3 mark.
Take the 2/3's piece and place it at the bottom of the first
long piece. That's your foot. Then take the 1/3 piece, cut
it once from corner to corner, making a triangle, and use
one of these as the "upper lip." That's it. Oh, and snack on
the leftover piece.

There you go. First birthday cakes don't have to be the
Booga Bears. With some simple techniques, you can pull off
a winner very easily.

And if you want additional first birthday party ideas,
visit my blog.

My 60th Birthday Party

About a dozen of my friends gathered this evening for an awesome birthday party for me, complete with ice cream, a lime coconut cake and presents!!!!



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Popcorn's 9th Birthday Treats

Popcorn gets his birthday treats: 1) Liver flavour birthday cake 2) Coconut tennis ball 3) Peanut Butter Ice Cream cone 4) Cranberry+Liver treats Yummy! I will post video footage later!



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Aidan's First Birthday

Aidan blows out his birthday candle and eats his first cupcake (homemade banana coconut cupcakes).



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40th Birthday Buffet to Make Things a Little Easier

A 40th birthday buffet should reflect that the mature guests have traveled and experienced life to the fullest. A buffet with international flare may be a perfect way to please those tastes acquired along the road of life. Another more subtle menu idea is to serve a variety of regional foods from one country or region. Perhaps a selection of Asian foods; Chinese regional cooking sampler; French haute cuisine contrasted with nouvelle cuisine; or American regional favorites could be represented.

The trick here is to point out that the menu chosen is meant as this kind of themed Smorgasbord rather than just a hodge-podge of menu items. Do this with themed decorations and place cards which denote the region represented or cooking techniques demonstrated. Group these in distinct areas on the buffet table or serving carts. A desert cart with only one item from each region is also a good idea to be used with the buffet table.

Whichever direction is taken for the buffet it's always a good idea to veer toward easily prepared or frozen items. Perhaps one or two homemade dishes should be prepared ahead of time but the bulk of the menu should be easy and quick. Maybe a good option for the international Smorgasbord is the German chocolate cake rather than a more traditional birthday cake.

This cake is a favorite of many because of it's milder chocolate flavor combined with pecans and coconut. Rely on a purchased German Chocolate cake mix prepared to manufacturer's directions. Bake in layers and after cooling stack with plain chocolate icing between the layers. Again a canned German chocolate icing will be the perfect shortcut to top this birthday cake. The remainder of the plain chocolate icing can be used to decorate. Buy paper plates and cups for serving.

Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe

If you are a fantastic birthday cake recipe, you might want to consider something a little 'different. Not only your guests will be thrilled, but your special party!

The following recipe is different, but not to the wall. It is still classified as "chocolate cake, perfect for any lover of cake. It 'absolutely fantastic for a change from the usual, often dry cake. Your birthday party and> Cake extra special!

Chocolate Cake Recipe:
Sour Cream Chocolate Cake & frosting

- Cake --

2 c. Farina
2 c. Sugar
1 c. Water
3 / 4 c. Sour cream
1 / 4 c. Shortening
1 1 / 4 tsp. Sale
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 / 2 tsp. Baking powder
2 eggs
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted

- Glaze: --

1 / 3 c. Butter
3 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
3 c. Powdered sugar
1 / 2 c. Sour cream
2 tsp.Vanilla

Directions Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13 cm x 9 oblong pan. Fairs give all cake ingredients in large bowl. Mix 1 / 2 minutes on low speed, scraping bowl constantly. Beat 3 minutes at high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes.

Glaze Directions: Place the butter and chocolate thoroughly. Mixture of sugar. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Beat mix until smooth.

Enjoy the cake andthe birthday party!