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A Beer Cake For The Man In Your Life

Birthdays and holidays always leave my baffled when it comes to what to give the men in my life as a gift.  Unless I have a list with a specific tool or electronic devises I am lost, and most likely I don’t have enough money to buy it anyway!  These days I am trying hard to think practical, but still put the time and effort into giving gifts to the men that mean the most to me deserve.  With father’s day right around the corner and today being my handsome hubby’s birthday I wanted to share a past gift with you that was a huge hit.  What man doesn’t love a nice cold beer after a hard day, or while grilling out on a nice summer night.  Stock him up with his favorite brew and make it into a cake fit for any man on their special day.   If that man isn’t a beer drinker substitute any beverage that they like!

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Princess Castle Birthday Cake From Cake Mix And Ice Cream Cones

Alright folks, here is my  final post about the birthday treats!  This one was my favorite, so I saved it for last!  When giving a 4 year old the opportunity to choose her own birthday cake, you had better be ready to get creative!  My little lady paged through her favorite Disney Princess cookbook to find the birthday cake of her dreams.  This was a really fun cake to make, and required no special tools or ability.  Just a few ice cream cones, some canned frosting, a boxed cake mix, and a variety of sprinkles and some assorted candies was all I needed to turn an ordinary cake mix into a castle birthday cake fit for a princess.  This castle cake can be customized for any tyoe of princess by changing up the flavors, colors, and candy choices.

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