Birthday Cake Tops

Birthday Cake Tops

Birthday Cake Tops

Birthday Cakes - Why Do We Celebrate A Birthday With A Cake?

How can we forget the most memorable day of our lives, our birthdays. This special day is a once a year celebration of our very existence. But it would not be perfectly complete if a birthday cake is not present, right? More than just the attractiveness that adds color to your birthday, it is a traditional symbol of a birthday to most people wherever and whoever they may be. Yet, have you ever thought about where and how everything started and people began to have birthday cakes? Wouldn't it be interesting to find out its origin? I think so, let us get started.

Originally, the tradition began in the early years of ancient Greece. Yes, it really was that long ago! It was started when the Ancient Greeks used to make breads and honey cakes for celebrations. Then, in ancient Rome, Romans celebrated their birthdays in three different ways: a private type of celebration which was with friends and family, temple and city festivals which were celebrated as a birthday, and birthdays of the past as well as present emperors or rulers of a royal or imperial family and its members which were marked by celebrating with the baking and eating of honey cakes.

Then, for other countries and races birthday cakes started to become popular in the Middle Ages. In Germany, it became their tradition to have cakes that looked like a sweetened type of bread with dough and was shaped with baby Jesus for commemorating his birth day. Eventually, this evolved in Germany and a birthday cake became a traditional symbol of any young child's birthday. In comparison, birthday cakes in England were often baked with symbolic and precious objects placed inside. To do this, items such as thimbles and coins were combined into the batter when making birthday cakes in Medieval times. Most of the people within that period believed that whoever got the coin would be rich but if you ended up unlucky enough to get the thimble, you would be going to be an old maid.

In the present day, this is still evident to some folks when they put small things, such as candies or fake coins to decorate the top of a cake. Others, place candles on birthday cakes for different reasons, either to bring or to pray birthday wishes to God, just to accessorize, to count the age of the person, or simply for the purpose of blowing them out to make wishes come true!

Today, cakes have numerous functions that cater for different purposes but still birthday celebrations are the main purpose of baking a special cake. It has become the overall symbol of having and celebrating a birthday in our world today.

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Hot Pink Velvet Happy Birthday Party Cake Novelty Hat
Hot Pink Velvet Happy Birthday Party Cake Novelty Hat
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These HAPPY BIRTHDAY hats are awesome! You only get to look cool in a hat like this so often, so don't miss your chance this year! Hat is made with deluxe Red felt, is 'plush' for lack of any better way to describe it, is inscribed with HAPPY BIRTHDAY, has 4 decorative candles on top!

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  • Hot Pink Velvet Happy Birthday Party Cake Novelty Hat
  • Adult's Classic Happy Birthday Costume!
  • Adult Size
  • Included in this posting: Large Red plush HAPPY BIRTHDAY cake hat with candles as featured
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Rapunzel Tangled Decorative Birthday Cake Topper
Rapunzel Tangled Decorative Birthday Cake Topper
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Comes with 2 inch figurine and plastic backdrop pick. Easy to use licensed Rapunzel Tangled cake topper. Just place on top of cake. Cake not included

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  • Plastic Rapunzel Cake topper
  • Comes with small figurine and plastic backdrop piece
  • easy to use just place on cake
  • licensed cake decorating topper
  • cake not included
Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Birthday Cake
Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Birthday Cake
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It's a wish come true! This uniquely playful wooden birthday cake has enough slices and toppings for every "party guest" and enough candles to last for years! Includes wooden spatula and convenient storage box.

.caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } .headline { font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } You are invited to Melissa and Doug's birthday party! Let the fun begin with this playful birthday cake. It has enough slices and toppings for every party guest the whole family can join in the fun. Now kids ages three to five can throw birthday parties year round. A Wish Come True This simple wooden toy fosters creative play and is a wonderful addition to imaginary kitchens everywhere. Use the wooden spatula to serve the cake and the fake candles to make a wish. This toy will make an excellent birthday gift for future bakers. The cake itself is painted white with blue icing swirls and has seven removable candles that fasten to the top. Three delectable toppings -- strawberries, jellybeans, and gumdrops -- can be added to the top and the cake comes in a decorative box kids love. This delicious dessert is already cut into slices that fasten together with Velcro and easily pull apart. It also has a bright red serving platter and each of the six pieces is about the size of a real piece of cake. Also, as a well-made and durable wooden toy, it withstands child play and the paint won't easily chip off, even if it is accidentally dropped. Storing all the pieces may be a challenge, but a party box is included to contain the candles and decorations. Features This birthday cake is a hit for those who like to help out in the kitchen. Children love redecorating and serving it using the wooden spatula. Unlike many of today's modern toys, it encourages creativity, as children get to design their own cake and parties. It amuses future hosts and hostesses for hours and is an exceptional value as a 33-piece set. This cake remains child's favorite for years and includes enough candles to celebrate a lot of birthdays. The cake has a 10-1/2-inch diameter. What's in the Box Includes 6-slice cake, serving plate, 19 toppings, 7 candles, wooden spatula and storage box. Three delectable toppings can be added, and the cake comes in a decorative box

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  • Melissa and Doug wooden birthday cake
  • Slices and toppings for every party guest
  • Features decorative box kids love and serving spatula
  • Strawberries, jellybeans, and gumdrops easily fasten to the top
  • 33-piece set, includes 6-slice cake, serving plate, 19 toppings, 7 candles, wooden spatula, and storage box.
Pooh Cakes Pooh & Tigger Baby (Item #30130) Do It Yourself Licensec Cake Topper (1 Piece)
Pooh Cakes Pooh & Tigger Baby (Item #30130) Do It Yourself Licensec Cake Topper (1 Piece)
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Disney Princess Candle and Cake Topper Set 7ct
Disney Princess Candle and Cake Topper Set 7ct
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Make your birthday magical with Disney Princess! Includes 1 molded castle candle (3.2" h), 6 princess cake toppers and 10 pink taper candles.

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  • Disney princess cake toppers include Ariel, Snow White, Belle, Aurora, Cinderella and Jazmin.
  • Pack includes 1 castle candle, 6 princess cake toppers and 10 taper candles.
  • Hallmark quality
Mrs. Rosey Posey and the Yum-Yummy Birthday Cake (I Can Read!)
Mrs. Rosey Posey and the Yum-Yummy Birthday Cake (I Can Read!)
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Mrs. Rosey-Posey's birthday is a great occasion for a parade and a feast. But when Mrs. Rosey Posey puts out a tempting birthday cake full of wonderful treats, can Sarah follow Mrs. Rosey Posey's rule about not touching? Children learn a personal lesson about repentance and trust.

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 5
Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 5
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More Looney Tunes...your wish is our command. In this 4-disc set are 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed and over 5 hours of extra special features. Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Disc 1 features some of the best Bugs and Daffy shorts ever. Disc 2 is filled with Looney Tunes version of fairy tales. Disc 3 features the best of Looney Tunes directed by Bob Clampett. And Disc 4 is all about the early daze.DVD Features:Audio CommentaryDocumentariesFeaturetteMusic Only TrackOtherTV Special

The fifth collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies continues Warner Bros.' scattershot approach, mixing classics and obscurities. Among the best-known and funniest cartoons are "Ali Baba Bunny" (Daffy yelling, "I'm rich! I'm socially secure!"), "Bewitched Bunny" (Witch Hazel galloping off in a cloud of hair pins), and "Buccaneer Bunny" (a sterling example of one of director Friz Freleng's favorite gags: having the characters run up and down stairs and in and out of various doors). "Gold Diggers of '49" and "Little Red Walking Hood" show Tex Avery beginning to explore the self-reflexive gags that would be become one of the hallmarks of his mature style. In "Walking Hood," Grandma stops the action to answer the phone and place her order with the grocer--including a case of gin. "The Daffy Doc" is Bob Clampett at his most surreal, with Daffy and Porky getting sucked into an iron lung, bulging and shrinking like balloon animals. Some of the earliest cartoons predate the adoption of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" as the theme song for the Warner Bros. cartoons. Many shorts from the early '30s were built around songs from Warner's musicals: "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song" (written for Gold Diggers of 1933) features caricatures of Mae West, George Bernard Shaw, Benito Mussolini, and Bing Crosby frolicking to the title tune. Greta Garbo delivers the closing, "That's All, Folks!" Like the previous four sets, Golden Collection Volume 5 comes loaded with extras that range from three WWII films in which Mr. Hook urges sailors to buy war bonds to "Extremes and In-Betweens: A Life in Animation" (2000), a documentary about Oscar-winning director Chuck Jones. Many of these cartoons will have viewers of all ages in stitches. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, ethnic stereotypes, mild risqué humor, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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  • More Looney Tunes.your wish is our command. In this 4-disc set are 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed and over 5 hours of extra special features. Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Disc 1 features some of the best Bugs and Daffy shorts ever. Disc 2 is filled with Looney Tunes version of fairy tales. Disc 3 features the best of Looney Tunes directed by Bob Cl
Embroidered Infant Rib Knit Beanie with the image of: cake top
Embroidered Infant Rib Knit Beanie with the image of: cake top
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4.7-ounce, 100% rib knit ring spun combed cottonOne Size Fits MostPlease note in the diagram that the picture that will be embroidered is the one blown up in the diagram - not the small image on the item.

Happy Birthday Cake Top Hat - Adult Size
Happy Birthday Cake Top Hat - Adult Size
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Do you have cake on the brain? Celebrate your birthday in style with this Happy Birthday Cake hat! Happy Birthday Top Hat - Adult Accessory includes soft birthday cake hat with colorful candles and rosette decoration and reads Happy Birthday in rainbow colors at front. This birthday hat accessory is Available in one size fits most Adults.

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  • Happy Birthday Cake Top Hat - Adult Size
A Princess, A Pirate & a Perplexing Arch
A Princess, A Pirate & a Perplexing Arch
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