THE Big Birthday Blowout
There are plenty of ways to have a good birthday party, but what does it take to make a great one? The people you love, of course — presence is, as they say, the best present. But at Eater we are unsurprisingly of the opinion that food is also what makes a party great, and that it’s also best when it’s exuberant, colorful, and just a little bit sloppy. Because if you can’t be excessive at a birthday party, which is at its core a celebration of life in all its unpredictable mess, then is it really a birthday party?
In that vein, you will of course find cake here — namely a recipe for Molly Yeh’s legendary sprinkle cake, as well as a comparison of the internet’s top-ranking vanilla cake recipes. You’ll also find recipes for dishes that are themselves occasion for celebration, including Jell-O cocktail shots, longevity noodles, and Dorilocos, a fiendishly delightful combination of ceviche, pickled onions, and Doritos. Along with recipes, we make the case for better goodie bags, delve into the world of quinceañera food, and share everything we learned from cake decorating class. So without further ado, let’s get this party started.
—Rebecca Flint Marx, Eater at Home editor
Our vision of a birthday party is one that entails controlled chaos and thoughtful excess
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