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Birthday Parties

Advice for birthday party planning with tips on designing the menu, celebrating milestones and baking the cake.

Gallery of Decorated Party Cakes for Adults and Special Events

Reader-submitted photos of cakes for adult parties and special events.

Review of Big Birthdays , The Party Planner Celebrates Life's Big Milestones

Review of Big Birthdays , The Party Planner Celebrates Life's Big Milestones by David Tutera.

This Takes the Cake

Here's lots of information on choosing and baking the most important element in any birthday party.

How to Throw a Surprise Birthday Party

Here are the steps you need to take to make sure your guest of honor will be surprised.

Celebrating Milestone Birthday Parties

All birthdays are special, but some are more special than others. For adults, these are the milestone birthdays. Here are humorous and kind ideas for hosting a milestone birthday party for someone special in your life.

An Elegant Birthday Celebration

Big birthday parties can be a blast, but reality and your budget may limit how special you can make a big shindig. In that case, small can be great. Here is a plan for an elegant menu to share with your closest friends.

Planning a 100th Birthday Celebration

Ideas for a 100th birthday party.

A Refreshing Summertime Birthday Party

A Refreshing Summertime Birthday Party

Reader's Photos of Cupcakes

Reader's photos of cupcakes and cupcake cakes. Let these cake photos inspire you to bake beautiful cupcakes or cupcake cakes for your next birthday party.

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