No Candles, Just Cake

None of these come close to my daughter's first attempt at baking a cake (chocolate with vanilla frosting) for me today, but they'd work in a pinch should I ever decide to celebrate my birthday with the following themes:

The "Less is More" Birthday
(gorgeous meringue-topped cupcakes by Chokylit's Cupcake Bakeshop)


The "No, I Really Don't Mind the Fact that My Birthday is SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS" Birthday
(holiday cake by Margaret's French Bakery)


The "This-is-SOOOOOO-Me" Birthday
(gorgeous red, white and black cake by Pink Cake Box)


and finally...

The "This Sucker's Gonna be Around Long After I'm Gone" Birthday
(cockroach cake found here)


Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me...