What to Bake Now: Birthday Cakes!

It’s my birthday, and I’ve got birthday cakes on the brain!  Everybody’s got their own idea about what makes a cake a birthday cake, but first and foremost, it has to be homemade.  Here are some of my favorite birthday cake recipes to celebrate that special day, homestyle!

source: Sweetish.co

…let’s see, for me, a birthday cake absolutely has to have layers, at least two.  But it shouldn’t be too fancy, it should look homemade because the best cakes are the ones we pull out of our own ovens.  My mom always made chocolate (Duncan Hines) with her own vanilla buttercream, and it sat on a dinner plate on the counter looking like a million bucks.

So don’t rely on the big box stores to get your supplies ~ check out some of my favorite homespun ways to keep it simple, and keep it in-house on your big day…

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM CAKE ~ Style Sweet CA

GLUTEN FREE DEVILS FOOD CAKE ~ Gluten Free on a Shoestring

MOIST YELLOW CAKE ~ Bakerella

DIY CAKE DOME ~ A Beautiful Mess

ONE BOWL DEVIL’S FOOD LAYER CAKE ~ Cloudy Kitchen

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY CAKE ~ Sally’s Baking Addiction

VEGAN VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING ~ Wife Mama Foodie

DIY HAND DIPPED DIY BIRTHDAY CANDLES ~ The Merrythought

CLASSIC CELEBRATION CAKE ~ The Sugar Coated Cottage

DIY CLOWN CAKE TOPPERS ~ Oh Happy Day

CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH CHERRY BUTTERCREAM ~ Madeline Hall

HOMEMADE SPRINKLES

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT LAYER CAKE ~ The Brick Kitchen

HOMEMADE PAN RELEASE ~ i am baker

MOIST WHITE CAKE ~ Baked By An Introvert

ALMOND CREPE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY-ROSE CREAM ~ Milly’s Kitchen

PARTY HAT GARLAND TUTORIAL ~ The House That Lars Built

BLOOD ORANGE POPPY SEED CAKE ~ Flour Cover

SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM ~ Martha Stewart

HOW TO MAKE A DIY CAKE STAND  ~ Youtube

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CAKE WITH MARSHMALLOW BUTTERCREAM ~ Spoonful of Flavor

BUTTER CAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM ~ Add a Pinch

DIY CONFETTI STIX ~ Best Friends for Frosting

CHOCOLATE SPRINKLE CAKE ~ Sprinkles for Breakfast

source: The Chic Site