Birthday Cake Alternatives

A birthday cake is traditional, but if your kids don't like cake come up with your own unique tradition. Likewise, families of children with food allergies or sensitivities can come up with their own special dessert to celebrate birthdays. Here are some great alternative ideas:

• Pies
• Cookies
• Ice cream
• Muffins

Just because you're not serving birthday cake doesn't mean that you can't decorate your dessert. Make cookies extra large and decorate them if you'd like. Or make muffins and put a candle in the birthday child's muffin. You can decorate the top crust of a pie by cutting out small shapes and overlaying them on other areas of the crust.