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I came accross this Blog the other day and thought the wasp cake was amazing!

http://goatinacoat.blogspot.com/2008/06/wasp-cake-final-product.html

Take a look!

Oooohhh! Yummy clown cupcakes!

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/clown-cupcakes

Perfect for a clown themed party!

I found the Martha Stewart website the other day and see she has some fantasic ideas for children’s party food - you can find party food ideas here: http://www.marthastewart.com/more-kids-parties

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I found this great website today, which is full of fun recipies for children’s parties from penguin tuna sandwiches to dogs in blankets!

http://www.creativegirlsclub.com/edu/pt7foodfun.html

With so many great ideas your party food is bound to be amazing!

There is no better way to show the birthday girl or boy how special they are then create a themed, fun cake!

Probably the most important food item on the party menu is the birthday cake. The cake makes the party into a real celebration, so it should look really special and create a buzz of excitement.

If you have time to bake a cake from scratch, fantastic! However don’t feel bad if you don’t have the time as this is one area you can cheat slightly by buying a plain sponge and decorating it yourself to create the home-baked look in half the time! Don’t worry about making the design perfect, children will feel special just for the action in itself and won’t notice the tiny detail.

If you are running really short of time or would prefer a professional look, why not contact one of our recommended birthday cake suppliers on the links page.

Fun designs for your masterpiece (!) could include one of the following:

Train - use a sponge cake for the engine and cut two plain sponges into squares and stack them for the cab. Wheels could be made from sponge slices or licorice wheels look great after the cake has been iced.

Caterpillar - cut sponge cakes into sections and arrange the in a zigzag shape across a board

Number shaped cake - buy a rectangle sponge and cut into the age of your child using a template drawn on paper

Castle - A square sponge topped with a round sponge makes a lovely castle and ice cream cones are great used as turrets on each of the four corners and for the centre tower

Butterfly - cut a large round cake in half, cut two notches out from the cut side to form wings, arrange on a board before icing the pattern. Use the cut out notches for the body.

Cheeky Monkey - use a round sponge covered in chocolate rice cereal for the fur, use chocolate butter icing to create a space for the face. Chocolate buttons are great for eyes, ginger cookies make great ears, and the nose and mouth can be piped or made with sweets.

Ladybird - cut an oval shape from sponge and top with red butter icing and chocolate buttons

Car - cut a round sponge in half and cut an L shape out for the windscreen, stand the two halves together and seal with butter icing. Wheels can be made from licorice, cookies or use the sections you cut out before.

Here’s one we made earlier!

Ingredients

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

125g/4oz caster sugar

125g/4oz soft margarine

125g/4oz self-raising flour

To decorate (optional)

tubes of writing icing

marshmallows, white and coloured

food colouring, for icing

coloured sweets

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and beat them together until the mixture is smooth and slightly lighter in colour.

2. Line a bun tin or cupcake tin with paper cake cases and half-fill each case with the cake mixture.

3. Cook the cakes for 18-20 minutes. You can tell they are done when they have risen up, are golden in colour, and spring back into shape when lightly pressed.

4. The cupcakes can be decorated using a basic icing, plus marshmallows, writing icing, food colouring and coloured sweets. Why not decorate them to match the party theme? You could  also make a cupcake farm with animals such as sheep, piglets and dogs.

These lollies can be made and frozen in advance, they are perfect for a hot day, and they last up to two months in the freezer. You can substitute any of the fruit for a different flavour (mango works well) - makes 8

250g Strawberries, 150g Raspberries, 130g Caster Sugar, 1000g Natural Yogurt

• Blend the fruit in a blender until smooth and place in the fridge

• Mix the yogurt with the sugar and stir to dissolve, divide between 8 lolly moulds or strong plastic cups and put in the freezer for about an hour

• Swirl the fruit mixture into the semi-frozen yogurts (they look great if you don’t mix too much!) and return to the freezer for at least two hours until they are solid

• Stand them at room temperature for about 5 minutes before removing them from the moulds

Smoothies are the perfect party food! Not only are they packed full with important vitamins and nutrients essential for growing children, they are very colourful and, most importantly - kids love them!

Prepare the fruit the night before and place in the freezer - this keeps the smoothies cold and gives them a great consistency. All recipes serve between 8 and 10 children.

Method: Throw everything into a blender and blend until smooth!

• Little Berry: 4 cups Vanilla Yogurt, 2 cups strawberry nectar, 3 cups frozen quartered strawberries, 4 frozen bananas, sliced

• Orange Jester: 4 cups orange segments, 3 cups apple juice, 4 cups orange sherbet, 4 cups frozen raspberries

• Nana Rama: 6 frozen bananas, sliced, 6 passion fruit, halved, 600 ml natural yogurt, 150 ml milk, 3 tsp runny honey

• Purple Princess: 4 cups frozen vanilla yogurt, 2 cups grape juice, 3 cups frozen red grapes, 3 cups frozen blueberries

• Peachy Prince: 2 cups natural yogurt, 2 cups sliced peaches, 8 tablespoons frozen apple juice

• Mud Pie: 2 cups silken tofu (it’s in the Supermarket!), 3 cups chocolate milk, 2 cups chocolate sorbet, 4 frozen bananas, sliced, Float a few mini marshmallows on the top as a yummy garnish