Ideas? - Instead of b'day cake

[shengchieh]

Hi!

My niece is having a bday party this Sat - so I'm sure there will be enough
goodies (including sweets) around. Thus, I'm ruling out getting even another
bday cake that my immediate family (not part of the party) can celebrate with
for her bday.

What other items would be a good substituate for a bday cake - preferably
something relatively healthly (doesn't have to be super healthy - just something
not loaded with sweet, fat, and/or calories)? And something I can buy - I use
wheelchair, so I don't want to cook/bake.

Thank for your suggestions.

Sheng-Chieh

[VeraBlue]

My boyfriend celebrates his birthday in July, too...One year I made him a peach pie instead of a cake. Why not get some fruit tarts?

[letscook]

how about a make your own sundae bar
2-3 flavors of ice cream
whip cream in cans, sprinkles, 2-3 different toppings ( hot fudge, strawberry, carmel), bannanas, pinneapple bluberrys chopped nuts. and of course the cherries.

ahead of time you could scoop out scoops of ice cream put them on a baking sheet and then put them in the freezer again, so you don't have to scoop out later, just put alll the scoops in a bowl when it is time. for them to make their own.
Hint , put the bowl in the freezer before putting the scoops in it and if you have a larger bowl set the ice cream bowl in that one with ice. i did this years ago when daughter was lil and it was a big hit. she was about 12 then. now 28

Use your imagination for toppings even mini choc chips or peanut butter chips,
M &m's or gummy bears or cut up snickers bars. what ever. they will love it.

go to a party store or resturant supply purchase the disposable sundae cups

[QSis]

I like strawberry shortcake on my birthday. For BREAKFAST!

Lee

[MostlyWater]

we hve had birthday pie before - fabulous! and we have had make your own pizzas. also a big hit !

[Katie E]

Another vote for pie. Our youngest son never wanted birthday cake. Always asked for pie. And he got it. Still has birthday pie and he'll be 34 this year.

[Yakuta]

If you want to buy something and have access to a Costco or Sam's that would be a good place to pick up a packet of cheesecake bites. Costco also has an assorted cream pastry packet available in it's frozen section.

The other thing that would be very fun and very nice to do is to do a dessert fondue.

All you need to do is buy a couple of packets of semi sweet chocolate chips, a cup of heavy cream in a crockpot and let it all melt. If you don't have a crockpot use a steel bowl and melt the chocolate over a pot of boiling water.

Use apple slices, banana chunks, ready made store bought pound cake chunks, whole strawberries and small peices of rice krispies as dippers (don't forget to buy wodden skewers that you can use to dip, long toothpicks work as well)

[jkath]

Since you want to go more on the healthy side, how about some beautiful cut up fresh fruit? It's sweet and healthy all at once ;)

If not that, I love MostlyWater's idea of "build your own pizzas"!

[BloodOnTheBlade]

Originally Posted by Katie E

Another vote for pie. Our youngest son never wanted birthday cake. Always asked for pie. And he got it. Still has birthday pie and he'll be 34 this year.

WAIT WAIT WAIT!! Is that LEGAL? Dang it............all these years I couldve had pie..........i dont even like cake. Except for Angels Food cake or Chiffon. No more though! This year its my faaaaaaaaav........Cranberry-Apple pie with a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream.

[babetoo]

how about a trifle? use store bought pound cake , pudding, and fresh fruit.

whatever you like, strawberries, peaches etc. looks pretty and not to sweet.

babe