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    By | Shine Food – Wed, Mar 13, 2013 1:26 PM EDT

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    Boom Box Cake for your Music-themed Party
    Ingredients:
    2 baked loaf cakes, 3 cups yellow frosting, 2 large mint patties (speakers), Fruit leather (tape and CD players), Assorted ... more 
    Photo by: Spoonful
    Boom Box Cake for your Music-themed Party
    Ingredients:
    2 baked loaf cakes, 3 cups yellow frosting, 2 large mint patties (speakers), Fruit leather (tape and CD players), Assorted candies, such as Pez, Spree, sour rings, Good & Plenty, and Jujubes (various knobs, controls, and handles), 2 long, thin candles (antennae), Shoestring licorice (trim)
    Directions:
    1. For the boom box shape, cut off one of the long edges from one loaf cake at a slight angle. Use frosting to stick the 2 pieces to the front and top of the second cake. Ice the entire cake with yellow frosting.
    2. For the speakers, use a toothpick to score a criss-cross pattern on the 2 large mint patties.
    3. Cut 2 squares of fruit leather for the tape and CD players and use a variety of small candies for the control buttons. Add 2 long, thin candles for antennae and outline the cake with shoestring licorice. less 
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    The cake is arguably the most important part of a birthday party. It's often the centerpiece of the food spread and the lighting of the candles and singing of "Happy Birthday" is the culmination of all the fun and activities. With a really imaginative, vibrant cake, you can even set the theme of the party by placing it smack dab in the middle of a larger display of treats and decor. Here are 10 amazing recipes for birthday cakes that can totally set the theme of your party. - By Michelle Horton



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