Birthday Cake for Girls, In a Box!

Some of us are great at baking and others better at decorating. Some struggle with both. We get it, it’s not that you are without skills, it’s just that who has time to master them all? It probably doesn’t affect your day to day, but on special occasions, such as a little girl’s birthday, you may wish you had some of those skills so you could whip up a stunning cake. When it comes to making a beautiful birthday cake for your favorite girls, without the mess and the stress, we've got you covered. With the right supplies and a little bit of time, you’ll have a perfectly customized cake for your girl’s special day.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Layer Cake

Nothing livens up a birthday party like this Naturally Dyed Rainbow Frosted Layer Cake. It’s simple and easy, requires very few special tools, and makes a statement. It’s the perfect cake to make a spring birthday sweet and special. Also, this pretty thing makes a great cake to let your toddler eat with their hands, may we add. Who doesn't love a colorful smash cake?

Springtime Garden Cake That’s Easier Than Pie

A cake full of pretty flowers, playful ladybugs, and buzzing bees make a girl’s birthday party quirky and fun. Even better, this cake is so easy to make. Supplies

• Miss Jones Baking Co organic cake mix in the birthday girl’s favorite flavor
• Miss Jones Organic Vanilla Buttercream or Cream Cheese Buttercream frosting
• Cake smoother tool
• Pre-made edible flowers, ladybugs, and bees for decorations

Bake and frost the cake. Add flowers, ladybugs, and bees with wild abandon.

Easy Confetti Pop Unicorn Cake

We’re all fascinated by unicorns, aren’t we? There’s just something magical about them. This surprisingly easy to make unicorn cake will bring the magic to your youngster’s birthday party. With premade decorations and a just a bit of piping, you’ll have a cake that is the centerpiece of the party. Supplies

• Miss Jones Organic cake mix of your choice
• Confetti Pop Buttercream Frosting
• Cake smoothing tool
• Premade unicorn cake topper with horn, ears, and eyelashes
• Piping bag and star tips (optional)
• Natural food coloring (optional)

Bake and frost the cake. Reserve a portion of frosting for piping flowers. Smooth the sides and top so that you have a smooth surface. Add decorations. If desired, use the natural food coloring to dye your frosting and pipe out star flowers by pressing down until you have a dime-sized amount of frosting and lifting slowly up. Add swirls and sprinkles.

A Cupcake That Is a Personal Dessert

Because who doesn’t love their own individual cake? Everyone likes to have their own personal dessert, even at a birthday party. These Confetti Pop Cream Puff Cupcakes are both personal and festive. They’re as much fun to make as they are to eat.

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A Cake Fit For a Mermaid Princess

What little girl doesn’t love mermaids? These mystical creatures from under the sea have captured the imagination of everyone at one time or another. If you’re feeling a little creative, try making this cake with a shortcut from a cake in a box. With all the measuring and mixing pretty much done for you, you’ll have plenty of time to go crazy on the decorations. It’s easier than it sounds, so stick with me until you get to the end. Supplies

• Miss Jones Baking Co Organic Cake Mix (any flavor)
• Miss Jones Organic Vanilla Buttercream of Organic Cream Cheese Buttercream frosting
• Organic food coloring, blue and/or green
• Large round piping tip
• Piping bags fitted with large round piping tips
• Off-set spatula

Following the directions on the box, bake the cake and let cool. Place the first layer on a cake plate and frost. Add the second layer and frost the top. Lightly frost the sides. It’s okay if some cake shows through. Divide the remaining frosting into small bowls for each color you are using, and add food coloring to each. For each color, fill a piping bag fitted with a large round tip. Beginning at the bottom of your iced cake, pipe a circle of frosting around the perimeter, alternating colors as you go. Or you can use one piping bag and add colors as you run out, for an ombre effect on the cake. Once you have completed a row, take your off-set spatula and smear each circle vertically up the side of the cake about an inch. Repeat until you reach the top of the cake. Using the same technique, make a scale pattern around the top of the cake. Your circles will get smaller and smaller until the entire top is iced. Want more easy birthday party inspo? Check out these 7 Seriously Next-Level Ice Cream Sundaes made with Miss Jones Desserts-In-a-Cup and create an instant ice cream social birthday party.