My youngest baby turned 4 years old today! It sure doesn’t seem like it’s been four whole years. We celebrated her 4th birthday this weekend with family and friends.
We throw a party every year, and I always bake a fun cake. This year, Haley chose a horse theme.
I found this marvelous rainbow petal cake idea on Pinterest that can be achieved with just a spoon. I originally planned to cover the entire cake with the same technique, but I ran out of frosting.
And honestly, I was too lazy to make more buttercream and try to match the pastel colors, so I just dumped a bottle of sprinkles on top. They matched perfectly. I got lucky!
The hanging decorations were also Pinterest inspired. I used balloon string to hang the photos from the ceiling. Each clothespin has two different photos so you can see a photo on each side.
The cake was three 9-inch round layers. I used Duncan Hines Dark Fudge Chocolate and Butter Yellow cake mixes, and I always substitute softened butter for oil.
The cake bunting was made out of patterned cardstock and paper straws just like Natalie’s Curious George cake.
And the horse cake topper was just a plastic toy I ordered from Amazon, although it was a bit too heavy for a cake topper.
The small horses on the table were bubbles for the kids. They came from Oriental Trading. And I made the purple horse cutouts with my Silhouette CAMEO.
I bought the Number 4 piñata kit on Amazon. I have bought this same kit a few times now.
They have lots of different numbers to choose from and it comes with the blindfold, the stick, and even the candy filler.
THE MENU:
- Burger/Hot Dog Bar
- Assorted Chips
- Fruit Salad (with sugar)
- Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows
- Apple Pops (covered in white chocolate)
- Mac & Cheese
- Birthday Cake Chex™ Snack Mix
- Strawberry Flavored Slushy Punch
We decided to go with a burger and hot dog bar, like we did at Haley’s Mickey Mouse birthday party. We had the guests add their own toppings – like cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and chili.
The Birthday Cake Chex™ Snack Mix was also a big hit and super easy to make. I only wish I had used larger sprinkles or more of the smaller ones. The kids loved it regardless.
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The Chex Mexican Muddy Buddies look amazingly yummy. I love the extra hint of cinnamon!
That recipe! I want to eat that for no reason at all! I also love the cake, it turned out so pretty.
What a SWEET birthday party! I love the cake and the chex mix is so fun!
Vanilla muddy buddies would be good.
I love that there are so many varieties. The Tiramisu Chex™ Party Mix looks super yummy!
Ohh, Bunny Bait Chex Mix would be so fun for Easter. Anything with Chex cereal is good in my book!
I want to try the Chocolate Chex recipe!
What a simply beautiful cake, and party! That Chex Mix is also pretty sweet!
I would like to try the peach cobbler chex party mix.
I would love to try the overnight blueberry and maple oatmeal!
I would try the boozy apple pie smoothie.
thanks!
I also like the Honey Peanut School Fuel recipe.
thank you
We are planning a baby shower for my daughter and I think the Its a Boy Chex Mix would be a great addition. BTW, great job on the cake and I like the sprinkles.
The party looks so perfectly put together, the pictures are fantastic. I think I would like to try the Bunny Bait Chex mix for Easter.
The chocolate chex one my kids would go nuts for
I would love to try the dirt and worms chex mix. My little cousins would love it.
I would love to try the Strawberry Shortcake Chex™ Treats
Oh the Tex Chex™ Party Mix looks so good! My family would love that for our get togethers!
I’d love to try the Hot & Spicy Chex Party Mix
Boozie Apple Pie Smoothie looks delicious. I would love to try this recipe
The Red Velvet Chex™ Party Mix looks amazing to try from the ChexMix Web site recipe list. I may try that one for my hubby’s wedding annivarsary grill out in July , he loves both chex mix and red velet cake. What a woinderful combo in a fun snack. thanks & your birthday cake is so verry pretty! Love the colors so festive! 🙂 Thank you for sharing the speacail day with us. I miss my daughter being small and all the fun they had at their parties 🙂
I’d like to try the Red Velvet Chex Party Mix recipe. Thanks.
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I would like to try the Boozy Apple Pie Smoothie recipe.
Amy, here’s wishing a very happy belated b’day to your precious littlest one! And boy do I just want to dive into that scrumptious-looking cake of yours…I can imagine all the guests to be delighted with the way it turned out.
As for the recipe I’d love to try my hand at, it’s the “Gluten-free no-bake ginger-peanut bites”.
I might make the Hot and Spicy Chex Party Mix recipe from the Chex mix site.