90% of the world’s population likes birthday cake, and for good reason. Sometimes, though, after the fifth birthday party of the month, you just need a break from cake.
The prospect of choking down another dry, sickeningly sweet birthday cake from a grocery store is sometimes incredibly unpleasant. Thus, we present to you some alternatives for the next birthday party you’re hosting.
1. Birthday Pie
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So, pie is not all that different from cake, but it is vastly underrated in comparison. Why can’t we have birthday pie? Any pie can be a birthday pie, so if you or a friend loves a certain flavor from key-lime to apple, go ahead and stick a candle in it and call it the best birthday dessert ever.
2. Festive Birthday Drink
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For all those who prefer to drink their calories, just cut to the chase and whip up a tasty cocktail in lieu of a cake. The Novice Chef actually has a Birthday Cake Martini recipe if you’re in to that. Just look at those sprinkles.
3. Birthday Tower of Beers
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If you’re throwing a party for a beer-lover, you might as well kill two birds with one stone and make the cake and the alcohol one creation. All you need is a 30-pack of beer, some ribbon and voila. Birthday Beer.
4. Watermelon Fruit Cake
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If you’re throwing a party for someone who is a little more “health conscious,” a watermelon cake is a great way to go. Alternatively, fresh fruit is the perfect accompaniment to an outdoor birthday party in the summer. Pepper Scraps has a nice little tutorial to cutting the watermelon into a cake shape.
If you’re wanting something more sweet, try frosting the watermelon with whipped cream.
5. Donut Birthday Cake
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Donut birthday cakes are one of my favorite birthday cake alternatives. You still get the sweetness of cake, but it’s deep-fried and suitable for breakfast. What else could you want on the morning of your birthday?
Honestly, anything can be called a birthday “cake” if you stick some candles in it. It’s nothing personal, birthday cake. We’re just feeling a little adventurous is all.