When celebrating a birthday, it's traditional for a birthday cake to be featured in some way. And we're not complaining - cake is delicious! But if you don't enjoy your sponge as much as we do or you just fancy something a bit different this year, one of our birthday cake alternatives might be more to your liking.
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Cookie birthday cake alternative
It's easy enough to buy a cookie cake to celebrate a birthday but it's a lot nicer to make your own. Play around with different decorations and mix in treats like chocolate chips, nuts or M&Ms.