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Beach Party Birthday Cake
Last summer, I threw a backyard beach party for my son’s 5th birthday. We don’t live near an actual beach, so we improvised with an inflatable water slide, kiddie pool, slip ‘n slide, bubbles and lots of water toys! I found tons of ideas on Pinterest for beach party snacks and decorations, too. The cake was inspired by three different recipes: Teddy at the Beach by Betty Crocker, this Hawaiian Beach Cake, from Family Fun and this Kit Kat Cake!
Everyone loved this cake, and it was very easy to create! I just made two round cakes, frosted them with blue icing, and added Kit Kat bars around the outside of the cake, secured with ribbon. Next, I added brown sugar to half of the top of the cake to create a sandy beach. I used some decorative plastic palm trees and a drink umbrella to complete the beach scene. Finally, I crowded in lots of Teddy Graham beach bums 
! Some were floating in fruit ring inner tubes, while others sunned on the beach on fruit-by-the-foot beach towels.
If you’re looking for a fun cake idea for your next beach party, you’ve got to try this !
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This is so cute! Very creative and inspiring
Thanks Hillary
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That is excellent….I love this.
Thanks so much
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So pretty did you use frosting in the store or fondent?
Thanks, Brenda! I used Betty Crocker frosting, and added blue food coloring. Frosting the cake helps keep the Kit-Kats in place (you should also use a ribbon or something to help keep them up).
Just wondering, how many people did the cake serve?
Lauren, I can’t remember how many slices we ended up with, but I do know that I used two 8 inch round cakes. Because the kids were all pretty young, and the cake was so rich, we kept the slices really small – only two Kit Kat bars wide. I also had extra teddy bears on hand so that each kid got one of those too. Hope this helps
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How many packages of Kit Kati’s needed to go around the whole 8 inch cake
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