Kids Birthday Cakes
I've pulled together 55 awesome kids birthday cakes that you can easily make at home.
Your kids will love these birthday cake ideas, they all look fantastic but none are too hard to pull together.
I am all about easy cakes, any excuse to come up with easy birthday cake ideas for kids and I am in!
I know, you might look at the rest of my blog and think how on earth do sugar-laden birthday cakes fit in with my healthy recipes for children and families?
Well here is the thing, food memories are important too, spending time with family is important, feeling special and loved is important, and all of these things happen when kids have a homemade birthday cake on their birthday!
The best birthday cakes aren't necessarily picture-perfect, the best birthday cakes are the ones made with love, even if they are a bit lopsided! I hope you find the perfect cake for you in this collection of birthday cake recipes.
Kids Birthday Cakes
55 awesome kids birthday cakes that you can easily make at home. Make their birthday this year by making a fun, colourful birthday cake for kids filled with love
PJ Maks Birthday Cake an Easy DIY layered birthday cake idea for a little boys or little girls birthday party. You can even use a boxed cake mix to create each coloured cake layer.
An easy Elsa Cake, this ice cream cake decorated with buttercream frosting in tones of blue is  just perfect for a frozen-themed birthday party
This mermaid cake is a super easy kids birthday cake, no fondant needed just buttercream and candy decorations the perfect birthday cake idea for a mermaid party
A quick and easy first birthday cake idea that can be ready to serve to guests in well under an hour.
This rainbow cake is such a cute and easy birthday cake to make, perfect for any birthday celebration. With step-by-step instructions, you can't go wrong!
Paw Patrol Construction Cake, an Easy DIY birthday Cake Idea for fans of the Paw Patrol and Rubble, Includes a video tutorial
If you want to make your own birthday cake from scratch. This plain cake recipe is my go-to. It's a simple recipe that can be layered with buttercream or cream cheese frosting, and carved to create any shape you might like.
Any Potterhead will love this special Harry Potter unicorn cake. Not only does it look awesome, it’s super easy to make too!
Cupcakes can be perfect for birthday celebrations, this is a simple vanilla cupcake recipe.
If there’s something else the Cookie Monster likes, it’s cake! This cake is full of your favorite cookies and has cookie dough filling! If cookie monster was going to enjoy any cake, it would be a chocolate chip cookie cake I'm sure!
You can make this ocean themed mermaid cake in under 2 hours. It uses edible slime and simple chocolate decorations. No fancy skills needed!
This bright and cheery ball themed cake is super easy to make and can have as many layers as you like!
A gorgeous butterfly cake that is sure to delight.
Little Pokemon fans will love this super simple Pikachu cake. All you need is two round cakes to make it
This camping cake looks fantastic, decorated with piped chocolate trees absolutely everything is edible, and how cool is the candle fire!
Do your kids love Spongebob Squarepants? Then they'll love this cute cake that looks like Spongebob's pal, Patrick
This cake is perfect for any Minecraft fan! It uses three types of desserts to make an epic looking landscape inspired by the game.
A cake for the Thomas fans out there!
A fun and easy to make cake that will keep all little unicorn fans happy.
Fun, cute, delicious panda cupcakes
Cute unicorn cupcakes, perfect for a birthday party
A number cake is one of the classics. Easy birthday cake idea for kids, a number sprinkle cake
A cake covered in smarties or m and ms is always going to be flavor of the month!
This fun and easy ocean themed pirate ship cake with watercolour buttercream icing might look impressive but it’s actually really easy to make!
Pop-its are on trend, kids will be so excited to take a bite of this cake decorated with edible pop-its!
This fun snake cake takes a bit of time to decorate but it’s really easy and totally worth it for the smiles!
Mini muffins with chocolate chips are the perfect alternative to a birthday cake especially if your part is for little ones.
A cake for the star wars fans!
A rice krispie cake is the perfect birthday cake alternative, colour the rice krispie treat layers in your favourite colours and it will be amazing.
I bet plenty of us would dream of a trip to candy land, and this sweet shop cake doesn't disappoint!
What's better than a chocolate birthday cake, the best chocolate birthday cake of course! Matilda fans will love to take a mouthful of this decadent cake filled with chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate frosting.
A chocolate log never looked so cute, little ones will love this caterpillar cake.
Sometimes the most beautiful cake is a white cake decorated with sprinkles this is absolutely gorgeous.
No baking is required to make this gorgeous funfetti icecream cake, layers of shortbread cookies, vanilla ice cream and of course sprinkles!
This cake with Spiderman themed decoration will make every boy happy for his birthday and at the same time is healthy and suitable for kids to eat:
Dirt cupcakes made from chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, and crushed oreos were perfect for my son’s construction truck themed birthday.
Money Cake, a fun DIY cake that any child would love to have for their birthday!
A cute and easy dinosaur cake that even a beginner can make! Includes a cutting template, and easy to follow directions.
Making a birthday cake for your child doesn't have to require incredible skill. This Lion Cake is so simple to make!
Honor your favorite cat lover with this Hello Kitty Cake! No special tools required to create this cute cake.
If you need to feed a crowd, then a sheet cake may well be the answer!
We’ve got a few events coming up where it would be nice to take a cake along, so we’ve been experimenting with different novelty patterns, and this panda is one of our favourites. It’s simply a vanilla sponge, covered with white icing, with the black icing providing the features.
If you are on the hunt for a cake that suits a multitude of dietary needs, this might be it! Gluten free and vegan means this waffle cake is egg, dairy, wheat and gluten free!
A cute and quick to make sailing boat-themed birthday cake.
This Rainbow Cheesecake Recipe is a gelatin free, no bake cheesecake, perfect for any rainbow themed party. It’s as much fun to make as it is to eat!
How to Make a Minion Cake (Chocolate Cake with Nutella Frosting)
Take a regular sheet cake and some frosting and turn it into this fun Minions cake! Add some glitter for added fun!
Have a child who loves playing video games? Bake a sheet cake and decorate it to make this awesome Pac-Man cake!
Have a little one that's in to space? Grab yourself a package of fun sprinkles and blast off into this rocket cake!
Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cupcakes with Butterbeer Buttercream
Sorting Hat Cupcakes are immense fun for Harry Potter fans. Each brown sugar cupcake is filled with a stash of red, green, blue or yellow candy drops, (representing each of the 4 Hogwarts houses) which remain hidden under a swirl of butterbeer flavoured buttercream until bitten into. It’s a fun way for fans to find out their house.
Pool Party Birthday - After baking the cake, hollow out a section, fill with blue Jell-O and decorate like a pool!
Lion Cake Recipe is perfect for birthday parties. Rich chocolate mudcake with chocolate buttercream, covered in Lion Cake fondant, this celebration cake has some ROAR!!
Funfetti Cake that tastes a MILLION times better than a cake mix! This homemade Funfetti Cake has a light and delicate crumb texture and is topped with a fluffy vanilla buttercream.
This Ice Cream Sandwich Cake has thin layers of brownie cookie with thick chocolate chip ice cream layers. Topped with whipped cream and extra sprinkles! Guaranteed to make any birthday girl (or guy!) smile!
The name says it all! Kids love helping to make this cake because it is so easy and fun to decorate!
This simple princess birthday cake is sure to be a hit and the best part it's easy to make and the kids will love helping you decorate it!
This paw patrol cake was the easiest and coolest cake to make - my 4 year old just loves it!!,! I can’t believe how easy it was to make. Thank you so much!!!
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Oh how I love birthday cake, especially ones that remind me of childhood! My favorite? The pastel rainbow ice cream cake my mom valiantly attempted on my tenth birthday.