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Our Best Birthday Cake Ideas
A Bundt cake or bar cookie will suffice (and be welcome!) for an everyday treat, but a birthday requires something with a bit more celebratory pizzazz. When you need to make a little fuss, work up a little fanfare, you need a showstopping cake (or cupcake!). Enter these birthday essentials, our favorites for making, celebrating and eating.