Birthdays come however every year and it’s essential to have simply the correct dessert to rejoice. My assortment of 15 birthday desserts (that aren’t cake!) options festive and enjoyable desserts past conventional birthday cake. There’s one thing for everybody to like, whether or not it’s frozen cookie ice cream sandwiches or indulgent French silk pie. Don’t neglect the candles!

Many bakers attain for his or her favourite cake recipes and bust out the cake adorning instruments when it’s time to rejoice a birthday. My very own birthday isn’t full with out this carrot cake. (A favourite recipe I proudly revealed in Sally’s Baking 101, too!)
Suppose Past The Birthday Cake
However who says it’s important to follow cake for the big day? In any case, there are such a lot of different spectacular dessert choices that make for a memorable celebration. The following time you’re in control of birthday treats for household, mates, and even your self, listed below are 15 birthday dessert concepts that aren’t cake.
Waking as much as a batch of birthday cake cinnamon rolls or a stack of birthday cake pancakes in your birthday? Actually a want come true. 😉 I’ve even served the birthday cake cinnamon rolls for dessert, as a result of a pan of these definitely shouldn’t be restricted to the morning hours!


Should you’re celebrating with a crew of chocolate chip cookie fanatics, look no additional than my chocolate chip cookie cake. It’s mushy, chewy, straightforward to organize, and oh-so-fun when dressed up with chocolate buttercream and sprinkles.

Should you’re taking birthday treats to work, college, or wherever on-the-go, cookies and bars are a superb alternative. Cake batter chocolate chip cookies or frosted sugar cookie bars are each straightforward to move and serve. I like to make use of a cupcake provider when touring with cookies or a 9×13-inch pan with a lid for bars.
Nonetheless you select to rejoice, keep in mind any dessert that’s made with love is splendidly particular.
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15 Birthday Dessert Concepts (That Aren’t Cake!)
Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Birthday cake in cookie kind! Probably the most standard recipes on my web site, these sprinkle-filled cookies are all the pieces we love about chocolate chip cookies and confetti cake in a single.
Birthday Cake Cinnamon Rolls
These sprinkle-loaded candy rolls are topped with vanilla or cream cheese icing and are certain to make for an unforgettable birthday breakfast—and even dessert.
Funfetti-Fashion Pancakes
A day worthy of celebrating deserves to begin off with a contemporary stack of buttermilk birthday pancakes. High with vanilla icing, whipped cream, and a candle for good measure.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
A chocolate chip cookie cake is one in every of my go-to birthday recipes. It’s straightforward to make, straightforward to brighten with vanilla or chocolate buttercream, and simple to get pleasure from!
One Large Sugar Cookie
My recipe for one big sugar cookie is ideal for sharing between two or three folks—or present it for the birthday celebrant to get pleasure from on their very own.
Brownie Baked Alaska
Made with a brownie base, your alternative of ice cream, and a toasted marshmallow topping, this simplified model of baked Alaska is a birthday dessert that’s assured to impress.
Sprinkle Slice & Bake Cookies
With colourful sprinkles within the dough, sparkly sanding sugar across the edges, and a dip in white chocolate, these are the final word celebration cookies.
Simple Cheesecake Pie
Cheesecake lovers rejoice! A faster, simpler various to basic cheesecake, however with out sacrificing any taste or texture. Take pleasure in plain or with favourite toppings of alternative.
Selfmade Donuts with Icing (Strawberry, Vanilla, & Chocolate)
Give your selfmade donuts a candy topping with vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry icings—and sprinkles, after all! Use my recipe for selfmade glazed doughnuts or any of my cake-style baked donut recipes to begin.
Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars
I like the benefit of bars for transporting and serving, so these mushy and chewy frosted sugar cookie bars are at all times a first-rate alternative when touring to a celebration.
Cookies & Cream Pie (Oreo)
Each time I serve this wealthy, cool cookies and cream pie, folks can’t put their forks down—it tastes similar to the middle of an Oreo. That is a simple, largely no-bake recipe and it units within the fridge.
Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
This cookie dough doesn’t require any chilling, however make sure you permit the assembled ice cream sandwiches to freeze for a minimum of 3 hours earlier than serving.
French Silk Pie
A particular birthday celebration deserves an equally particular dessert. With its flaky pie crust base, smooth-as-silk chocolate filling, and contemporary whipped cream on prime, each slice of French silk pie is decadent and indulgent in all the perfect methods.
Selfmade Filth Pudding (Enjoyable for Children!)
This no-bake, make-ahead selfmade filth pudding is as enjoyable to make as it’s to serve and eat. Children and adults alike go loopy for it!