My daughter celebrated her birthday this week and we had to wait until the weekend to have a party. As I type this, I am waiting for 8 little guys to show up and terrorize my backyard for the afternoon. I can’t wait!!!

Kid’s birthdays seem to be so out of whack these days. The $ you can spend on parties is astronomical and I’m not sure what difference it make to the kids. Just as long as their friends can come and play, right? I’m keeping it simple. We’re doing a kid party this afternoon and then a family BBQ tonight once their dad is home. Here are the cakes I’ve made to serve:

Barbie Cake

Ice Cream Cupcake

The Barbie cake is for the BBQ tonight and the Ice cream cupcakes are for the kid party. Either way, it’s fun, fun, fun.

Now, your cake decorating skills may not be up to making the Barbie cake but the cupcakes are a snap so I’ve included the recipe. I’ve used icing to make the tops look like soft serve ice cream with sprinkles BUT, if you can scoop ice cream, it’s just as easy to place a scoop of real ice cream on top just before serving and then everyone gets cake and ice cream!!!