Another great birthday cake idea is creating a balloon cake. Every kid loves balloons, success guaranteed! The balloon cake is very colorful and it fits with every birthday. You need the following ingredients:

* Baked sheet cake
* Vanilla frosting
* Food Coloring
* Couple of small bowls
* Knives or small spatulas (for spreading frosting)
* Icing in a tube or licorice strings (for balloon strings)
* Round baked cookies (sugar or Snickerdoodles work great)

Now you can begin cooking this birthday cake. Instructions:

1. Frost your baked and cooled sheet cake with vanilla frosting.

2. Put a very small amount of frosting in a bowl. Add food coloring, mixing as you add, to obtain the desired shade. Repeat in additional bowls for each balloon color you wish to create.

3. Frost the cookies and add to the cake.

4. Use licorice strings or icing in a tube to create strings for the balloons.