Things You'll Need:
- Celebration plate
- Birthday Cake
- Favorite Meal
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Step 1
Pick your favorite kind of boxed cake recipe and prepare the batter according to package directions. You will need to preheat your oven to the specified temperature so that it can be warming up while you prepare the batter.
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Step 2
Pour your batter into the cake pan in the size that you choose and bake it according to package directions.
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Step 3
Check the cake when the cook time is over to make sure that it has finished cooking. You can do this by inserting a clean knife into the center of the cake and see that it comes out clean.
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Step 4
Place the cake on a wire cooling rack to cool when it is done baking. Once it has cooled down enough to handle the cake, use a long serrated knife and cut the cake in half. You can freeze the other half of the cake.
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Step 5
To properly freeze a cake, wrap it in waxed paper and then place it in a gallon sized zip lock bag. It can be frozen for several months and still be delcious. Thaw them it when you are ready to use it by simply laying them out on the counter and letting them come to room temperature.
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Step 6
You can ice and decorate one half of the cake. You can make the cake as elaborate or simple as you would like. Just as with a birthday cake, you can pick a theme and decorate the cake like a car, cat, or anything else that your children like. If your baking skills do not include cake decorating, then you can simply ice the cake and keep it simple.
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Step 7
Prepare the recipient's favorite meal and serve it on a special celebration plate. This is a special and simple way to honor someone on her half birthday.
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Step 8
Serve for dessert the half birthday cake. This is a fun way to note a half birthday by eating a favorite meal followed by a half cake for dessert. Kids love it! You can even sing the traditional birthday song, but sing it as "Happy Half Birthday to you, Happy Half Birthday to you, Happy Half Birthday Dear________, Happy Half Birthday to you."
