30 Kid-Friendly Birthday Cake Recipes for Your Next Celebration (2024)

There's no party like a birthday party! To mark the occasion for boys and girls, young and young at heart, we have rounded up 30 of our most delicious, festive, and kid-friendly birthday cake recipes. But can we let you in on a little secret? Adults can—and should—make these sweet treats for their own birthdays too. After all, who would ever say no to a slice of cake?

No birthday cake is truly complete without sprinkles and we have a few recipes that truly take the cake (pun intended) thanks to these colorful extras. Our Sprinkle Cake features sprinkles mixed in the cake batter; it's every surface of the cake is then covered with sprinkles once it's frosted. Another festive recipe is our Confetti Cake with Vanilla Frosting. It's homemade, yes, but did you ever think of making your own sprinkles, too? We tried it for ourselves and the results truly worth the effort. Bigger sprinkles than you've ever seen in your life are dyed with natural hues of every color of the rainbow.

Of course, if you're not up for making handmade sprinkles, how about a low-maintenance but totally delicious sheet cake? From combinations of vanilla and chocolate to bright and lemony, we have a recipe that will please every palate. Celebrating a summer birthday? Look no further than one of our ice cream cake recipes. With a multitude of flavors, some inspired by our favorite ice cream shoppe treats (think: banana split or hot fudge brownie), don't let these genius ideas melt away.

Fill the piñata, wrap some presents, and hang the streamers—it's party time!