Something my mother taught me is that one of the best ways to show appreciation for someone is to make them food—whether it’s inviting them over for dinner, dropping off soup when they’re ill, or baking them a beautiful cake for their birthday! I don’t know about you, but I have A TON of birthdays coming up the next few months. In this spirit, we have 10 awesome birthday cake recommendations below from easy sheet cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting to more ambitious cakes like Milk Bar’s birthday cake and blackberry lavender naked cake with white chocolate buttercream. Check out all of TrendsGirl team’s recommendations below! Enjoy!!
Gluten Free + Vegan Birthday Cake

Picture and recipe from minimalistbaker.com
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Easy Sheet Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Picture and recipe from bonappetit.com
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Favorite Fudge Birthday Cake

Picture and recipe from stylesweetca.com
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White Mountain Layer Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream

Picture and recipe from saveur.com
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Milk Bar’s Birthday Cake

Picture and recipe from milkbarstore.com
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Pink Lady Cake

Picture and recipe from smittenkitchen.com
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Classic Birthday Cake (Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting)

Picture and recipe from livforcake.com
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Blackberry Lavender Naked Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream

Picture and recipe from halfbakedharvest.com
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Tiramisu Cake

Picture and recipe from smittenkitchen.com
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4-Layer Chocolate Birthday Cake with Milk Chocolate Ganache and Nutella Buttercream

Picture and recipe from bonappetit.com
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