So my birthday is this Monday and after 21 birthdays I want to do something different for the 22nd. Don't get me wrong I love me some white cake with white icing BUT it is getting a little old. The same exact thing EVERY single year.
Therefore, this post is not going to provide a recipe but it is going to provide two alternatives to the traditional birthday cake.
Option 1: A cookie cake
Simple and easy. Use the same exact recipe of your favorite cookie but instead of making a bunch of small cookies you make one big one! All you need to do is find a pie plate and place the dough in it and spread it out evenly. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Make sure to test the middle to see if it is cooked the whole way through by using a tooth pick. If it is completely cooked the tooth pick will come out clean.
Option 2: cupcakes shaped into a cake
Sounds weird, like a cop out and impossible to do....BUT it really is simple. Take your favorite object such as a jack-o-lantern, mountain, broomstick and pick out the colors you wish to use for the icing.
Arrange the cupcakes into the desired shape and ice them as you wish. After you are finished icing them place them back together into the shape you have selected.
TA- DAH! There you have it. Two new and SIMPLE alternatives to the traditional cake. So next time you are looking to make a birthday cake try one of these and you will be asked to make the cake every year from there on out.
(The picture at the top of the page is the birthday cake I made for my nephew for his 7th birthday last year. It is a cake made out of cupcakes in the shape of Sugarloaf Mountain which is in Sugarloaf, Maine.)
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