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From what I can tell, a successful kids’ birthday party has three components:

Cake Batter Pizzert

http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/03/20/cake-batter-pizza/

Cake Batter Pancakes

I’m fairly convinced that the world would be a better place if more sprinkles were involved. http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/01/cake-batter-pancakes/
For whatever reason, I can never seem to keep up with the strawberries in my fridge. There always seems to be a container of them just barely holding on, and time and again I find myself scrambling to figure out what to do with them before they go bad.

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

http://traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/03/strawberry-shortcake-cookies.html#.UVUgPdF-P0M

2 Stews: Cheesecake In A Mug

I was telling a friend about my 1-2-3 Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake and kept thinking there had to be equally easy and delicious alternatives. http://www.2stews.com/2009/09/cheesecake-in-mug.html
Yeah, that’s right. I made homemade Samoas. OK, so these are a bit more time-consuming to make than your average cookies (there are a few assembly-related steps), but they are so worth it. http://ramshackleglam.com/blog/best/homemade-samoas/

Homemade Samoas «

I remember eating this as a kid, the fun part is the magical Jello separation. I thought this would be the perfect recipe to go with my baby shower party colors. http://justjennrecipes.com/ice-cream-jello/2009/04/28/

justJENN recipes » Ice Cream Jello

As much as I love American fudge frosting, nothing beats the decadent, indulgent taste and texture of chocolate ganache. http://savorysweetlife.com/2009/08/simply-glorious-chocolate-ganache-recipe-3-ways/

Easy Chocolate Ganache Recipe | How To Make Ganache | Ganache Frosting

http://www.annies-eats.com/2009/04/10/chocolate-peanut-butter-torte/

Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte » Annie's Eats

For the crust: 32 Oreo cookies, finely processed into crumbs 5 1/3 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled Small pinch of salt For the crunch: ½ cup salted peanuts, finely chopped ½ cup mini chocolate chips 2 tsp. sugar ½ tsp. espresso powder ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon Dash of ground nutmeg

cake batter blondies. | girl meets life.

I don’t say this very often. http://girlmeetslife.com/2010/12/cake-batter-blondies/

How to Make Marshmallow Fondant

http://seddy5.typepad.com/blog/2010/05/how-to-make-marshmallow-fondant.html This time I decided to make it with those mini fruit flavored marshmallows.