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Classic rainbow cake is iced/frosted with white buttercream and then sometimes coated with sugarpaste. I am not a sugarpaste type person. I mean I can use it, and sometimes bake cakes coated with it, but when you have a baby pulling out of your leg most days and a three-year-old who wants your attention, it’s nigh impossible to find the time to do it neatly!

Rainbow Cake Recipe

Firstly, I baked the sponge on Tuesday and did the first layer of basic icing on the same day. Essentially it’s a Victoria sponge recipe based on Delia Smith’s classic – the key is how you colour and bake the mixture. To keep it simple, I flavoured every single layer and the frosting vanilla. Trust me, if you’re under pressure for time you will need to keep it simple.

If I had four sandwich tins I would have been able to bake it in half the time it took me – however, I didn’t, I had two. This means that it is easier to split and colour the mixture each time. It’s also easier to ensure you organise your colours, because some lead onto another.

A classic rainbow cake would have seven layers for all the colours, this one has eight – the reason being that every time I baked a batch of sponge, I baked two. It would have been rude not to include the final layer!

This is cake technically serves 20, however you could get more servings out of it because it is a tall cake and each slice could be halved again. The ingredients cost me approximately €17 in total, which means it works out at less than €1 per slice, even if you’re being generous.

Remember: You need to repeat the victoria sponge process 4 times in order to come up with 8 sponge cakes.

You will need the following food colourings for the sponge: yellow, red, blue

Cake Ingredients (repeat x 4):

• 110g Butter
• 110g Caster Sugar
• 110g Plain Flour
• 2 Medium Free Range Eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

• Mixing Bowl or Stand Mixer
• Wooden Spoon
• Weighing Scales
• 2 Victoria Sandwich Tins (20cm)
• Baking Parchment (non stick)
• Scissors
• Butter & Flour (to grease and dust the tins)
• Cooling Rack

Method:

1. Preheat your (fan) oven to 170 degrees celsius. Line the base of your sandwich tins with parchment paper and use the butter and flour to grease the sides, this is very important.
2. Cut a piece of parchment paper and weigh the flour and baking powder onto it.
3. Weigh out the butter and sugar together and cream (beat) until light and fluffy.
4. Add 1 egg and beat until mixed. Add the second egg and beat until well mixed. If it begins to look curdled, add a spoonful of flour. Pour in the vanilla extract and mix.
5. Pick up the baking parchment and pour the remaining flour into the mixing bowl. Beat until all the ingredients are well combined.
6. Pour half the cake mixture into the first tin, plain no colouring.
7. Using the yellow food colouring add 1 teaspoon and stir until your batter turns yellow. Pour the yellow batter into the other sandwich tin.
8. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Note: you slightly need to over-bake these sponges as you need them to hold better when you put them together. It’s easier as this way you don’t need cake dowels.
9. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before tipping upside down and removing the tins and then the baking parchment. Don’t forget to leave the oven on!
10. Wash and dry your bowl and make another batch of cake mixture. Wash, dry, re-line and re-grease the tins.
11. For batch two, add 2 teaspoons of red food colouring to all of the batter. Pour half into one of the cake tins. Then add a further 1 teaspoon of yellow food colouring to the remaining batter (this gives you orange) and pour into the second tin.
12. Repeat steps 8-10 above.
13. For batch three, add 2 teaspoons of blue food colouring to all of the batter. Pour half into one of the cake tins. Then add a further 1 teaspoon of red food colouring to the remaining batter (this gives you purple) and pour into the second tin.
14. Repeat steps 8-10 above.
15. For batch four, add 1 teaspoon each of yellow and blue food colouring to all of the batter (this gives you green). Pour half into one of the cake tins. Then add a further 1 teaspoon of red food colouring on top. You should get a grey colour – if it is quite pale, add another teaspoon each of red, blue and yellow to get it darker.
16. Repeat steps 8-10 above.

That’s it, the baking part is done. Give yourself a massive pat on the back! Keep your baked cake sections apart from one another by cutting squares of baking parchment and placing between each layer on a plate. Do this before they dry out.

Decorating Your Jelly Bean Rainbow Cake

It’s finally time to assemble and decorate! Please note that this is a generous quantity. You may have some frosting left over, but you can just pop it into a freezer bag and freeze for another day.

Ingredients (you will make this 3 times):

• 250g Unsalted Butter (or if a block is 254g use that)
• 500g Icing Sugar
• 10ml Milk (whole fat or semi-skimmed is okay)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment:

• 1 large bowl (or stand mixer with whisk attachment)
• 1 wooden spoon
• 1 spatula or knife for spreading
• 1 cake-board or cake-stand

Method:

1. Whisk the butter until light and fluffy, then add the icing sugar a spoon at a time on a low setting until it is completely mixed in.
2. Use the milk to soften the mixture, if it goes into a breadcrumb consistency.
3. Add the vanilla extract and whisk for 3 mins.
4. Spread a spoonful of buttercream on the cake-board or cake-stand before placing your first layer. This will hold the cake in place.
5. Use the spatula to spread a thin layer of buttercream frosting between each layer of cake. Once you have the layers in place, spread the buttercream around the sides, leaving the top til last. There’s no need for it to be particularly neat as you’ll be hiding most lumps and bumps with the jelly beans.
6. For the jellybeans, think of building a wall. Each line of jellybeans needs to be slightly offset from the next as this increases the structural integrity.
7. As it’s buttercream and Victoria sponge, this cake will keep for up to 4 days in a cool dry place.

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Have you tried this rainbow cake recipe? Let us know in the comments below – we’d love to hear from you!

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Magical Unicorn Cake Ideas

Image: Cake Style

Isn’t this unicorn cake just adorable? Cake Style made this cake for her daughter’s birthday, and has done a full video tutorial to show you how to recreate it at home.

Image: Cake 2 the Rescue

Next up is this unicorn cutie from Cake 2 The Rescue – while this one is made from a kit, you could easily recreate it by using a hand-drawn stencil and cutting the shape from a rectangular cake, just like the cake above.

Image: Baker’s Party Shop

The signature of a unicorn cake is the magical, glittering unicorn horn. Learn how to make the perfect one for your cakes with this great tutorial from Baker’s Party Shop – just increase the size for larger cakes.

Image: Pinterest

This fun unicorn cake idea is from Pinterest – all it takes is a plain white cake and strands of multi-coloured fondant ‘hair’ that you can just lay into place. A silver horn, some cute little unicorn ears and a few wired stars finish the magical look.

This is possibly one of the cutest unicorns ever! The Icing Artist uses a dome-shaped cake to create this unicorn cake, embellishing with pastel buttercream hair and some cartoon-inspired eyes – gorgeous!

Image: Whipped Bake Shop

Whipped Bake Shop made this delightfully simple and eye-catching unicorn cake by laying pieces of fondant on to a plain white cake to create the unicorn features. A glittery gold unicorn horn is the perfect finishing touch.

Image: Craftsy

Make a double-height cake and majestic horn for your unicorn, and you could recreate this rainbow-maned cake. While this one is available as part of Craftsy kit, you can take inspiration from the finished product to make your unicorn cake.

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Image: Cakes.com

Short on time, or baking skill? Transform a plain sheet cake into a unicorn cake like this version from Cakes.com. A multicoloured buttercream mane, unicorn horn, ears and some fluttering lashes are all that’s needed to make a drastic difference to a plain homemade (or shop-bought) traybake.

Image: Pinterest

We found this unicorn cake on Pinterest, and just love the way the unicorn has been created over two tiers. Rainbow hair, hearts and a sweetie border finish this unicorn off in style!

Image: Zoe’s Fancy Cakes

If you’re looking to recreate the unicorn emoji in cake form, then this is the tutorial you need! Thanks to Zoe’s Fancy Cakes for the great step-by-step video.

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Piped roses look fantastic, and are the perfect choice for unicorn ‘hair’ on your cake. You can see how to make them with this great buttercream rose tutorial – you never know when it may come in handy, as it’s particularly impressive for bake sale or birthday party cupcakes.

You could also put it into action with these unicorn cake ideas…

This unicorn cake from Sugar Geek Show features a rounded top, a clean white ganache covering, a marbled candy unicorn horn, and a bright, delicious buttercream mane – and not forgetting those amazing lashes!

Image: Rosie’s Dessert Spot

Another fantastic example is this one from Rosie’s Dessert Spot which uses multicoloured roses for an enchanting mane.

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Unicorn Cupcakes

Image: Party Delights

These showstopping cupcakes, as seen on Party Delights, will go down a treat at any unicorn birthday party – even though they’re almost too good to eat!

Image: Cupcake Recepten

Dress up the simplest of cupcakes with this swirled buttercream and unicorn horn, with full instructions from Cupcake Recepten (the page is in Dutch, but translates well into English).

Image: The Crumb Canvas

…while The Crumb Canvas shows that different piping tips can create a varied effect for the mane.

Image: My Heavenly Recipes

Kids (and adults) will love these unicorn cupcake cones from My Heavenly Recipes – they are ideal for parties, bake sales or just a weekend treat!

Image: So Yummy

A pull-apart cupcake cake is a fantastic centrepiece for any party, and we love this one from So Yummy (first up in the video) – they’ll be fighting over all the delicious bite-size treats, so making extra is definitely a good idea!

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Disney’s Frozen has been a hit for many years now. With those incredibly catchy songs and funny, snowy antics, kids are still requesting Frozen birthday cakes and there is so much scope for cake inspiration!

We’ve picked some of our favourites that could be recreated at home, as well as some absolute showstoppers that will absolutely WOW the birthday child on their special day!

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Frozen Birthday Cakes

If you’re nervous about fondant, set your sights on buttercream instead. Luckily, the ice and snow theme lends itself perfectly to using plain white or pale buttercream. You can then dress up the cake with some Frozen toy figures, sweets, sprinkles, or other decorations.

Image: Unoriginal Mom

Step up your buttercream game with some ombre style – isn’t this just gorgeous! You can see just how to create an ombre buttercream cake with these step-by-step instructions from Better Home & Garden.

Image: BHG

If you’re up for learning a new skill, these buttercream piped roses look fantastic, and make a great choice for the wow factor.

You can see how to make them with this great buttercream rose tutorial – you never know when it may come in handy, as it’s particularly impressive for bake sale or birthday party cupcakes.

If you are looking to put this new skill to the test, what about this fantastic Frozen cake that combines both the ombre look above with the buttercream roses.

Image: Pinterest

Take it up a notch with a two-tier cake, like this one from Cake Central that has an ombre buttercream bottom tier and a buttercream snow-topped top tier.

Image: Cake Central

If Anna or Elsa is your child’s favourite character, what about trying a doll cake? This is ideal for small groups or as a cake just for family, and we’ve got instructions for an Elsa cake here to guide your through this impressive option!

Can’t decide which princess to feature? Why not try both?! We love this double doll cake we found on Pinterest, which has both Anna and Elsa on it.

The style would require a larger cake for the skirt base, but could be a good option for twins or friends looking to share a cake.

Image: Pinterest

Olaf fans will just LOVE this pull-apart cupcake cake from Decorating with DeAnna! Isn’t it adorable? Make the shape you require with cupcakes, then frost them to look like one large cake. Everyone can help themselves when it’s time for cake, and there’s no time needed for cutting and serving – great for little kids!

Image: Decorating With DeAnna

Another fantastic and achievable Olaf cake is this fun one we found on Pinterest. Surround a cake (homemade or shopbought) with Kit Kat fingers or chocolate finger biscuits, add some blue buttercream to the top and use large marshmallows for Olaf. Add some details with edible marker pens, and you have an incredible showstopper cake with minimal effort!

Image: Pinterest

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We found even more Frozen birthday cakes that would be complete showstoppers. Click through to see some of our favourites!

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If your tween or teen is emoji-mad, these emoji cakes would make the perfect centrepiece for their party. But the big question, will it be a poop, a unicorn or heart-eyes?

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Fun Emoji Cake Ideas

#1. Simple Emoji Cakes

Image: Cool Mom Picks

Keep it simple with a yellow buttercream-covered cake and printable decorations that you can design yourself. This double-height cake from Cool Mom Picks might be simple, but it definitely delivers on the emoji theme.

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#2. Cheeky Monkey Emoji Cake

Image: Karen’s Cakes

The mischievous ‘speak no evil’ monkey emoji is a kid-favourite, and this cake from Karen’s Cakes really brings it to life!

#3. Emoji Cake Pops

Image: Mary Lou’s Bakehouse

What could be better than cute bite-size cake pops, like these ones from Mary Lou’s Bakehouse? Stand them in glass jars along the party table, and they double up as decorations. We could easily demolish one – or five!

#4. One-Tier Emoji Cake

Image: Edible Magic Cake Designs

If the birthday child has a favourite emoji, bring it to life with a cheeky twist like this celebration cake from Edible Magic Cake Designs.

#5. Emoji Cupcakes

Image: Pinterest

Go one step further and pair your child’s favourite emoji with a selection of emoji cupcakes. We love this selection we found on Pinterest that shows how you can incorporate everything from a sleepy emoji to the devil emoji – and everything in between! The clever use of fondant circles for the emoji faces, used as toppers for the cupcakes, makes this a real crowd-pleaser.

#6. Poop Emoji Cake Cones

Image: My Little Cakes

Oh my, do they get any cuter than this? Who would have thought chocolate cake-filled cones decorated to look like the infamous poop emoji would be so delicious? My Little Cakes makes it completely achievable with a how-to video.

#7. Emoji Cupcakes

Image: Pinterest

If you are catering for a crowd, save yourself the cake-cutting duties and create a number or initial with decorated cupcakes, just like this one we found on Pinterest. It’s the perfect grab-and-go cake option!

#8. Three-Tier Emoji Cake

Image: Sucre en Delire

Incorporate all your emoji favourites with this tiered emoji delight from Sucre en Delire. Sprinkles, a fondant bow and a giant, um, poop emoji top off this beautiful cake.

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#9. Buttercream Cake

Image: Pinterest

If you don’t feel comfortable using fondant icing, or if you just prefer an alternative, look at a buttercream finish like this two-tier creation on Pinterest. Use piping nozzles or gel icing pens to create swirls, hashtags and your own favourite decorations.

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#10. Emoji Poop Cake

Image: Bezmerelda

Did you ever think you would make or order a poop cake? No, neither did we, but we just love this poop emoji cake from Bezmerelda Cake Design. There is no doubt whatsoever that all your party guests will remember it!

#11. Show Stopping 3D Cake

Image: Blissfully Sweet Cakes

For a complete showstopper, what about taking inspiration from this spherical emoji showstopper by Blissfully Sweet Cakes that brings the emoji to life? It is almost too amazing to eat…almost!

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Not only is an ice cream cake utterly delish, but it’s also a great dessert for a crowd or a fun twist for a birthday party.

I’ve got to say, the research for this article was really tough – but I’m (more than) happy to put my best foot forward in the interest of our readers…!

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Really Cool Ice Cream Cake Ideas

#1. Mint Chocolate Brownie

Image: Baking A Moment

Mint choc chip is my all-time favourite ice cream, so I had to start with this one!

Baking A Moment made this gooey, chewy and completely delicious dessert. It is quick to make and devoured even quicker, so grab a slice now!

#2. Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake

The classic DQ ice cream cake gets a homemade makeover from Brown Eyed Baker. Indulge in chocolate ice cream, hot fudge sauce, crushed Oreos and vanilla ice cream – all topped with some whipped cream and sprinkles!

#3. Coffee Ice Cream Cake

Image: The Little Epicurean

Here’s one for the adults, thanks to The Little Epicurean – a decadent brownie topped with coffee ice cream and a layer of vanilla ice cream swirled with fudge. Just look at those swirls!

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#4. Nutella Ice Cream Cake

Image: Tastemade

Creamy Nutella ice cream, a crunchy chocolate base, tons of Nutella, all topped with Ferrero Rocher chocolates – seriously, what’s not to love with this one from Tastemade?!

#5. Ice Cream Sundae Cake

Image: Sugar Hero

Sugar Hero created all the flavours of an ice cream sundae in one delicious cake. A brownie base, topped with ice cream mixed with chopped cherries, peanuts and pieces of waffle cone – then topped with some whipped cream, sprinkles and little teeny tiny ice cream cones to decorate!

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#6. Strawberry Gateau

Image: Life Love and Sugar

This is summer in a slice! Life Love and Sugar’s strawberry ice cream cake looks amazing – light and fluffy vanilla sponge with strawberry ice cream and lots of fresh strawberries for the extra yum flavour.

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#7. Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

This dessert from Tasty takes just minutes to assemble because it cleverly uses ice cream sandwiches to create layers. Add in chocolate ice cream, whipped topping and Oreos and you’re done!

#8. Strawberry Chocolate Chip

Image: Noble Pig

Strawberries are so synonymous with summer and this ice cream cake from Noble Pig would be the perfect summer dessert.

With a thin biscuit base (I skipped the called-for sugar and just used the butter) and some added chocolate chips to the strawberry ice cream. I also added chopped strawberries to the ice cream and served it with plenty more. This can be kept in the freezer (tightly wrapped) for several weeks, so you can cut a cheeky slice for ice cream emergencies!

#9. Root Beer Float Cake

Image: Taste and Tell

I love a root beer float so I practically swooned when I saw this one from Taste and Tell!

Vanilla ice cream is sandwiched in between two layers of root beer cake and frozen for a fun twist on a summer classic.

#10. Funfetti Ice Cream Cake

Image: Cupcakes and Kale Chips

Show me a kid (or adult!) who doesn’t love a funfetti cake! And this ice cream version from Cupcakes and Kale Chips takes the love even further.

Create your own funfetti rainbow with this no-churn ice cream recipe, which is then covered in chocolate frosting – it’s cake as you’ve never had it before!

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#11. Watermelon Cake

Image: Fearless Homemaker

Watermelon just screams summer, so this dessert from Fearless Homemaker is a ‘must’!

You’ll need three different types of ice cream/sorbet and chocolate chips, all arranged to look like watermelon. Check out the step-by-step photos to see how to create the layers – while this one is very easy, it take some refreezing time between stages.

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#12. Rainbow Layer Cake

Image: Instructables

Full step-by-step instructions are on Instructables for this rainbow cake which uses Kool-Aid to colour and flavour the layers.

The Kool-Aid gives the cake a slightly sour candy flavour, while the white chocolate ganache filling keeps the sourness from being overpowering – yum!

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#13. Cherry and Ginger Ice Cream Cake

Image: Food to Love

This is a grown up dessert for the big kids – brandied cherries top of a delicious flavour combination from Food to Love.

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#14. Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich

Image: Glorious Treats

This is what childhood dreams are made of! Glorious Treats had a great idea for a giant chocolate chip cookie sandwich, that’s finished off with a generous drizzle of homemade fudge sauce…heaven!

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#15. Banana Split Ice Cream Cake

If you love banana bread, you will want to make this dessert from Bigger Bolder Baking right now.

Vanilla ice cream is sandwiched between layers of banana bread then topped with scoops of ice cream, caramel, sprinkles and a cherry to resemble a classic banana split.

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#16. Raw Berry Ice Cream Cake

Image: Nadia Lim

Ice cream cake sounds unhealthy, right? But Nadia Lim’s version is refined sugar-free, gluten-free and nut-free, and has the option of being dairy-free too.

It’s also easy to make in just two simple steps – and bonus points because you don’t have to feel guilty about it either!

#17. Ice Cream Cake Roll

Image: Smitten Kitchen

This classic dessert from Smitten Kitchen gets an ice cream makeover, turning it into the perfect family-friendly treat.

Chocolate sponge with vanilla ice cream is timeless, but you could try your favourite flavours instead.

#18. Candy Shop Cake

Surrounded by Kit Kat fingers, and topped with lots of sweet treats, this candy shop ice cream cake from Family Spice looks amazing!

Pick your favourite ice cream flavours for inside, and you’ve got the ultimate birthday cake or summer dessert.

#19. Mint Chip Ice Cream Squares

Image: Glorious Treats

When you layer brownies, ice cream, chocolate fudge and whipped cream, there is really no way it’s ever going to be bad!

Glorious Treats created this yummy frozen dessert that is easy to make, can be made up to a couple days in advance, and will be devoured in no time.

#20. Cookie Dough Layer Cake

Image: Sweetest Menu

Layers of chocolate chip cookie dough are filled with creamy vanilla ice cream and dark chocolate ganache – total heaven!

Sweetest Menu then topped the cake with more dark chocolate ganache, chocolate whipped cream and more cookie dough. It’s fun and grown up at the same time!

#21. Toblerone Ice Cream Cake

Image: The Sugar Hit

This cake from The Sugar Hit is a chocoholic’s dream!

Layers of chocolate cake, filled with creamy Toblerone ice cream, smothered in honey chocolate sauce, and topped with yet more Toblerone chunks.

#22. Raspberry and Malteser

Image: Stay at Home Mum

This idea from Stay at Home Mum is so easy to make, and you can adjust the amount of Maltesers and raspberries to your taste and what you have to hand.

Assemble it the day before so it has time to freeze properly, and then take it out right before dessert.

#23. Cake Batter Fudge Brownie Layer Cake

Image: Life Love and Sugar

Holy moly, this cake from Life Love and Sugar combines so many delicious things – funfetti cake batter, brownies, fudge sauce and ice cream!

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#24. S’mores Ice Cream Cake

Image: Boy Meets Bowl

This ice cream cake looks really impressive, and it’s packed full of the flavours we all now and love from campfire s’mores session – Graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate.

Boy Meets Bowl shows step-by-step pictures on how to assemble this dessert, that’s bound to be a summer favourite!

#25. Vegan Neapolitan Ice Cream Cake

Image: The Greedy Vegan

Yes, you read that right – vegan!

The Greedy Vegan uses frozen bananas as the base for her dairy-free ice cream, adding strawberries, vanilla bean or cocoa for the flavouring in each layer.

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#26. Nutella Crunch

Image: A Family Feast

Three ingredients, that’s it! You can make this ice cream cake from A Family Feast in a matter of minutes, and have it in the freezer ready to go.

Let me tell you, your kids will think you are the best EVER when you make this one – I call it the bribery cake because I can get my daughter to clean her room in record time if I even suggest making it!

#27. Snickers Peanut Butter Layer Cake

Image: Life Love and Sugar

Just look at the four layers of deliciousness in this cake from Life Love and Sugar!

Chocolate brownie, peanut butter ice cream, chopped Snickers, chocolate sauce and caramel sauce. Wouldn’t this make the most amazing birthday cake?

#28. Classic Milkshake Ice Cream Cupcakes

Image: Sprinkle Some Fun

Try all the classic milkshake flavours – strawberry, banana, vanilla, chocolate, and mint – they are just so pretty!

These bite-size beauties from Sprinkle Some Fun are great for any occasion, but especially for a party! There is no cutting cake or scooping ice cream when it comes time to serve, just take as many as you need from the freezer and top with some whipped cream and a cherry.

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#29. Tiramisu

Image: The Delicious Life

Tiramisu is one of my all-time favourite desserts, and this ice cream version from The Delicious Life is a great variation.

Layers of vanilla sponge, chocolate ice cream, coffee ice cream, and mascarpone cream combine all the great flavours I love from tiramisu.

#30. Rainbow Layers

I’m not normally a fan of adding food colouring to anything, but my daughter came across this layered rainbow cake from Delish – so for ‘research’ purposes we had a go.

I couldn’t get my colours quite so vibrant, but it literally made my daughter’s day to have this for dessert!

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#31. Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cake

Image: Lovely Little Kitchen

Lovely Little Kitchen uses crushed Oreos for the base of this divine cake, but you could try any of your favourite cookies instead.

The crunchy base is topped with a layer of hot fudge sauce and then vanilla ice cream with chopped peanut butter cups inside.

#32. Brownie Ice Cream Sundae Cupcakes

Image: Celebrating Sweets

This is such a fun individual dessert from Celebrating Sweets that is popular with both adults and kids.

Individual chocolate fudge brownies are topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, hot fudge, caramel, sprinkles, and more!

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#33. Birthday Party Ice Cream Cake

Image: Sweetapolita

Isn’t this cake from Sweetapolita just gorgeous?

The best part is that it’s almost entirely an assembly job, making it a quick and easy choice for a last-minute birthday cake.

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#34. Individual Raspberry Ice Cream Cakes

Sometimes smaller really is better – and what could be better than having such a cute ice cream dessert all to yourself?

Check out Joy of Baking’s full video tutorial to see how to make these little beauties!

#35. Orange Creamsicle Cake

Image: Life, Love and Sugar

This orange creamsicle cake from Life, Love and Sugar is light and fruity – just like eating an orange creamsicle!

So clever to use jelly (jello) powder to flavour the cake and the ice cream. It gives just enough flavour to recreate the creamsicle – perfect!

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#36. Peach Cobbler Ice Cream Crunch

Image: Life Made Sweeter

This easy summery peach cobbler ice cream cake from Life Made Sweeter has layers of peach and vanilla ice cream over a no-bake cinnamon toast crunch cereal crust and topping.

Just blend up the peaches and add into the easy homemade ice cream base to get summer in a bite – you could do the same with other stone fruits, berries or bananas too.

#37. Salted Caramel Brownie Brittle Ice Cream Cake

Image: Inside Bru Crew Life

All of those words are heavenly to me – salted caramel, brownie brittle, ice cream and cake. Seriously, what’s not to love!

Inside Bru Crew Life uses salted caramel and coffee ice creams for this frozen dessert, but you could swap in vanilla or chocolate if you prefer a less intense flavour.

#38. Brownie Birthday Cake

Image: Crazy for Crust

Lots of flavours come together to create a yummy dessert in this one from Crazy For Crust.

Don’t get put off by all the layers – this is an easy cake to make, although it does take time to refreeze after each step.

#39. Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake

This cake from Todd’s Kitchen has a classic flavour combination – red velvet cake with a cream cheese-based ice cream.

The show-stopping layers work really well together, with a definite thumbs up from the family!

#40. Curtis Stone’s Mango Caramel Ice Cream Cake

I didn’t even know mango caramel was a ‘thing’, until I saw this!

See the full step-by-step of how to make the chocolate biscuit base, the creamy mango caramel and the macadamia ice cream layer. There is no part of this that doesn’t look amazing…including Curtis!

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Have your say! There really is no such thing as too much ice cream – I think I love them all! Did we find your favourite ice cream cake flavour? Leave a comment below and let us know – we’d love to hear from you!

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Belle is one of the most popular Disney characters, and both the classic animation and more recent live action have spurred an interest in Belle birthday parties.

No birthday party would be complete without a show-stopping cake, and whether you are looking for a multi-tier wonder with fondant or a single tier buttercream beauty, these Belle birthday cake ideas definitely fit the bill!

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Belle Birthday Cake Ideas

#1. Tiara Belle Cake

Image: Sweet and Sassy Cakes

Isn’t this tiered Belle Cake from Sweet and Sassy Cakes so pretty? With a tiara on top, pearls and a red rose for decoration, your little Belle will love this cake!

#2. Doll Belle Cake

Image: Cake Journal

You can make something similar to this Doll Belle Cake, as featured on Cake Journal, and
use our Elsa from Frozen Cake instructions as the basis. Just change the doll to a dark haired one and the icing to yellow.

#3. Yellow Roses Belle Cake

We love this very simple, but completely effective yellow roses Belle cake from Hunted Interior.

Here’s a video tutorial for making buttercream swirl roses:

#4. One Tier Belle Cake

For a simpler one tier option, how about this lovely Belle Cake from Chocolate Moose Cakes who draped fondant to create fold like Belle’s dress.

#5. Belle Cake with Cupcakes

Image: Dumplins of Jackson

Why not go a step up and make a Doll Belle Cake then surround her with pretty matching cupcakes, like this one from Dumplins of Jackson.

#6. Belle Cake with Dome

What could be more amazing than the symbolic glass dome with a red rose? We love this Belle Cake idea from Pinterest, which combines buttercream roses on the bottom tier with a show-stopping topper!

#7. Belle Cake Cakepops

Image: Mil Dicas de Mae

Aren’t these Belle Cakepops from Mil Dicas de Mae delightful? With yellow cake ball bases and red rose with pearl decorations, your princess guests will definitely want to tuck into these!

#8. Belle Cookies

Image: Life is a Party

This is not a Belle cake idea, but we were enjoying the Beauty and the Beast party ideas on Life is a Party, and the Belle cookies at the party caught our eye.

You can pick up dress shaped cookie cutters on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com and then decorate your cookies with yellow icing.

#9. Belle Cupcakes Dress

Image: Brownie Bites

How about a pull-apart Belle cupcake cake like this one from Brownie Bites using yellow icing with a pretty red flower at the waist.

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Have your say! Have you had a request for a Belle cake for your child’s birthday? Leave a comment below and let us know – we’d love to hear from you!

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Lego Batman Party Invitations

Image from Lego

How about sending each guest their own Superhero mask as their party invite? Lego.com have a template to use to print those out.

Alternatively you could send out passes to visit the bat cave (aka your party venue) to each guest.

Lego Batman Party Dress Code

It has to be superhero of course! You could ask each child to come as their favourite character from The Lego Movie or Batman movies, or they could get creative and design their own superhero costume to wear.

Lego Batman Party Decorations

• • If you want to go all out you could create your very own Bat Cave to host the party in. Use grey blankets to create the cave effect and create a large computer control centre on cardboard to put along one wall. Add Lego shaped backs to chairs and you could try your hand at creating the Batmobile out of cardboard.
  • Alternatively if you have small numbers coming, you could serve food in the Bat Cave which can be created using a grey tent and decorated with paper bats.
  • For those of us that are less adventurous, use some black card or paper to create bats to hang from every surface in the house. Along with black and yellow balloons and some of the trademark phrases in red and yellow, like the one above.
  • You could also create a fun photo opportunity by setting up Lego Batman and Robin cardboard cutout with holes for little heads to poke through.

Lego Batman Party Food

Image from Facebook

For the party food if you have a bat shaped cutter (we found them on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com) you could create

• • Bat shaped pizza slices
  • Bat shaped sandwiches
  • Bat shaped biscuits
  • Add some Lego Buns, like the ones below
  • Superhero Noodles
  • Superhero Cookies
  • Red, blue and yellow sweets in jars with the bat symbol
  • Marshmallows dipped in black sprinkles and skewered with red, yellow and blue straws make a good likeness to Batman.
  • The cake can be created using 3 round cakes, getting smaller as they rise. Cover in grey, black and yellow fondant and create Gotham City and include a bat mask. See the image above for inspiration.

Lego Batman Party Games

Image from Pinterest

• Pin the Mask on Batman, ideally draw your Lego Batman on cardboard and create some bat masks for the kids to stick as close to his eyes as possible, while they are blindfolded.
• Get crafty by asking guests to create their own bat masks or make bats from black paper and stick on googly eyes.
• Freeze Dance, musical statues with a different name!
• Lego Memory game using a tray with different lego characters on it.
• Set up a Batman obstacle course challenge.
• Riddle off; create some riddles for guests to solve and the final answer gives them a clue to where they can find treasure. If you have a large group, split them in 2 and see which team solves the riddles first.
• Batman and Robin three legged races.

Lego Batman Party Bags

• You could add some fun lego crayons to party bags.
• A Lego Batman or other Lego mini figure.
• Red, yellow, black and blue sweets
• Joke Books
• Mini Bat
• Bat mask
• Mini Torch

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Recipe adapted from Yummymummykitchen.com

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 1 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups milk

For the Frosting

• 280g/10 oz butter, softened
• 560g/20 oz icing sugar
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• few drops turquoise food colouring

Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Electric Mixer
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Cooling racks
• Two 9 x 1-1/2-inch or 8 x 1-1/2-inch cake tins
• 1 bowl tin
• 1 Elsa doll
• Sieve
• Piping bag

Making the Cakes and Frosting

1. Make up a double batch of Yellow Cake mix, here’s a recipe from Bhg.com

2. Preheat the oven to 190°C / 375°F / Gas Mark 5

3. Divide the cake mix between two round tins and one bowl tin.

4. Bake the 3 cakes, the 2 round ones will take about 20 minutes (or longer depending on your oven) while the bowl cake will need additional time, 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool the cakes on cooling racks and prepare your frosting.

5. Make a double batch of buttercream icing. Here’s a recipe from the BBC Food website

6. Use one half of the batch for a white underlayer and the second half for the coloured frosting.

7. Divide the second batch into 3 smaller bowls and add different quantities of turquoise food colouring to make 3 different blues.

Assembly and Icing

8. Take off Elsa’s dress and wrap her legs in cling film.

9. When the cakes are completely cool, cut a hole in the bottom of each cake for the doll to go into. You could use a thin glass to cut around or a round cookie cutter as a guide.

10. Spread a little of the white frosting between the 2 round layers and freeze for 5 minutes to harden.

11. Put the bowl layer upside down on top of the 2 layers then spread a layer of the white frosting batch over the whole of your assembled cake to create the skirt.

12. Ice the skirt with different shades of the blue frosting.

13. If the frosting becomes difficult to work with pop the cake back in the freezer for a minute.

14. Insert the Elsa doll and stick her in the middle hole

15. Use a little more frosting to make a seal between the doll and the cake.

16. Pipe on some white snowflakes. Hint: draw snowflakes on icing with a toothpick then go over with icing piping over the grooves.

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Makes 16 portions

Ingredients

• 500g digestive biscuits (or similar)
• 100g unsalted butter
• 100ml golden syrup
• 75g caster sugar
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 packet of jelly tots (or similar)
• 1 bar of chocolate that you can break into blocks

Method

1. Take 2 large heavy duty sandwich bags and put one inside the other. Fill the inner bag with the digestive biscuits and channel the anger in your life at the moment batter the bejeepers out of it with a rolling pin or wooden spoon!
2. Get a big heavy bottomed saucepan, stick it on top of a weighing scales and measure out the butter, golden syrup, caster sugar and cocoa powder directly into the saucepan. Put the saucepan on a medium-low heat on the hob and stir occasionally.
3. Line a springform cake tin really well with cling film (I used a 21cm tin). Line a baking tray with cling film.
4. Once the contents of the saucepan have turned to a liquid and the sugar has completely dissolved, pour in the crumbled biscuits. Stir well until they are well coated with the liquid. Take 2/3 of the coated biscuit mixture and press it firmly into the lined cake tin. Cover the top with cling film and leave to cool to room temperature and then stick it in the fridge for about an hour or so.
5. Take the remaining 1/3 of the biscuit mixture and spread it out on the lined baking tray. Break it apart with a fork.
6. To assemble the cake. Line a large board or tray. Tip the chilled cake out onto the tray. Sprinkle the biscuit crumbs from the baking tray on top of the cake then jelly tots (buried treasure), build a wall with the chocolate blocks and position the trucks where ever you like.

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Birthday Cake Ideas, All Made By Parents

#1. Owl Cake

Inspired by her kids’ favourite book (Owl Babies), Karen, mum of 2, put together this delicious looking Owl Cake.

Chocolate buttons made the feathers and she made a little beak out of lemon rind.

You might also enjoy reading 10 Owl Crafts That Will be a Hoot To Make With the Kids

#2. Three Little Pigs Cake

Mary Kate shared her fabulous Three Little Pigs Cake. Cake can be made using a loaf mixture/ madeira cake.

The ‘brick’ house was chocolate, for the ‘twig’ house we used chocolate fingers and for the ‘straw’ house we used shoelaces.

All the decorations including pigs, paths and houses, came from M&S.

#3. Train Cake

We love this Train Cake by Mum of 3 boys, Etain – a true work of cake-art that looks fantastic and has proved to be one of the family’s most popular birthday cakes.

Also ideal for birthday parties, as the cake is actually nine individual cakes, which makes it super easy to serve!

Could easily suit a birthday boy or girl.

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#4. Jellybean Rainbow Cake

Wow! Check out this stunning Jellybean Rainbow Cake from Catriona at Wholesome Ireland.

Essentially it’s a victoria sponge recipe based on Delia’s classic, and the key is how you colour and bake the mixture.

To keep it simple she flavoured every single layer and the frosting vanilla.

You will need time to put this together, but the end result is worth the effort!

#5. Princess Cake

If you are looking for birthday ideas for girls, then this will go down a treat!

Katherine, Mum of 2, shared her stunning Princess Cake, that she made for her daughter.

Essentially 2 sponge cakes on top of each other, and decorated with a jelly/cream mixture.

One barbie-type doll, with legs removed provides the cake topper and is sure to delight your little princess.

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#6. Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake

Most kids are very familiar with the hungry caterpillar book, so this Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake, by Katherine, Mum of 2, would be a winner with boys/girls.

Essentially an arrangement of cupcakes, it makes it very easy to serve at a party.

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