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Claire’s Minnie Mouse Birthday Party

17 February, 2017 by Tara 9 Comments

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Today is Claire’s 2nd birthday!! Here is an overview of the cake, food, and decorations.

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Pink table topped with Minnie Mouse cake, food, and Happy Birthday banner.

My baby girl is TWO years old today! Her party was last Saturday and we celebrated with Minnie Mouse themed party.

Girl with Minnie Mouse headband sitting in rocking chair.

Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake

Two tier Minnie Mouse birthday cake in pink and white with a bow and ears on top.

My mom flew in a couple of days ahead of time to decorate the cake. I made this Vanilla Almond Cake from Around My Family Table for the base. I first made the recipe for Evan’s third birthday party and it was such a huge hit that I have used it for every birthday since.

For the top, I made this Ube (Filipino Purple Sweet Potato) Chiffon Cake from Salu Salo. Most of the Ube recipes I have come across use ube extract. I liked this version since it uses mashed ube (I found frozen ube at the Filipino market) and creates a light natural purple color.

Making the Minnie Mouse Birthday cake- mixing the frosting and decorating the cake.

Mom made pink and white buttercream to cover the cake and smoothed it using an offset spatula and a little hot water (be careful with the water- too much will mess up the color).

Making the bow and decorations for Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake.

She used fondant to form Minnie’s bow and ears. The little white and black circles were cut out using the back of a piping tip and a small dowel rod helped form some texture to the center. The white circles were arranged on the bow and around the base of the cake.

Evan enjoyed working with the extra fondant making different animals and shapes with a handful of cookie cutters.

Cutting out circles of fondant to decorate the Minnie Mouse Cake.

She also cut out little black circles to make Minnie heads on the top tier and piped little pink bows on them.

Placing Minnie Mouse ears on the top of the cake.

The large black ears were formed on toothpicks to help secure them onto the cake.

Eating a slice of the Minnie Mouse cake.

Claire was a huge fan. She didn’t quite blow out the candle on her own, but luckily she had big brother to help.

Minnie Mouse Birthday Food

Food arranged on a pink-lined table in white platters and on wooden boards.

For the food, I made:

  • Shish Taouk (Syrian Chicken Skewers)
  • a Hot Diggity Dog Bar (Hot Dogs- did the same for Evan’s 3rd birthday)
  • Minnie’s Bow-Tie Pasta Salad (Bowtie pasta with a pesto sauce, fresh mozzarella, and cherry tomatoes)
  • Tanzanian Cucumber Salad 
  • Beet Pickled Eggs (from the Food with Friends cookbook)
  • Pancit (mother-in-law made it: Filipino noodles)
  • Lumpia (Filipino Spring Rolls from local restaurant)
  • Rice Krispies Ears

Cutting a sheet of Rice Krispies Treats into Minnie Mouse Ears and coating in chocolate.

I used Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats as the base for these Rice Krispies Ears. After forming into a 1 inch thick rectangle on parchment. I used this Mickey Mouse cookie cutter to cut out the mouse shape. Once they cooled to room temperature, I dipped the tops in melted dark chocolate and sprinkled pink sprinkles on top.

Minnie Mouse Decorations

Minnie Mouse Lanterns hanging over a pink table with food and cake.

I found these Minnie lanterns at Target.

Black paper plates arranged into the shape of Minnie Mouse.

I arranged the small and large black paper plates in the shape of Minnie. Mom made a second fondant bow as a backup, so I put that over the plates.

Wrapping silverware in Minnie Mouse napkins and folding into a bow.

I bought pink, black, and purple silverware at Party City. I wrapped them in Minnie Mouse napkins and secured in the center with strips of pink scrapbooking paper to form the shape of bows.

Two pitchers of punch next to Minnie Mouse paper cups and napkins.

For the paper cups, I used these labels to place white dots all over them. I also found Minnie Mouse straws at Target. I ended up getting cups that were a little too small, so I cut the straws to keep them from falling over.

For drinks, I made Raspberry Sherbet Sorbet Punch and Sujeonggwa (Korean Cinnamon Punch). I was only able to find Raspberry Sorbet at the store so it didn’t have the original creamy texture. It was still a huge hit and there wasn’t a drop leftover.

Happy Birthday Claire!

Mom and daughter sitting on floor.

Happy birthday my sweet not-so-baby girl!

Little girl holding a present.

Find more of Claire’s birthday parties here:

  • Claire’s Spring Garden Birthday Party
  • Claire’s Winter Birthday Party

Brother and sister sitting on brown sofa.

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  1. Platter Talk

    17 February, 2017 at 8:11 am

    What a creative and cute post! I bet that your daughter will remember that party forever!

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  2. Emily

    17 February, 2017 at 8:28 am

    Wow what a beautiful cake it looked like such a fun party with lots of yummy food!

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  3. sue | theviewfromgreatisland

    17 February, 2017 at 9:11 am

    Could this BE an cuter? Makes me want to be 6 years old again!!

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  4. Lisa | Garlic & Zest

    17 February, 2017 at 9:29 am

    Happy Birthday, Claire! What a fun birthday party — That cake is just amazing — and my daughter is currently feeling like she’s consistently gotten the short end of the stick with me for her “official cake baker”!

    Reply
  5. Jessy @ The Life Jolie

    17 February, 2017 at 9:30 am

    Oh my gosh- this couldn’t be cuter! My daughter loves all things Mickey- she will LOVE this when I show it to her!

    Reply
  6. Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook

    3 March, 2017 at 9:26 am

    The party turned out great! Hard to believe she’s a spunky two year old now. Can’t wait to celebrate birthdays together again. Is it 2018 yet?

    Reply
  7. Tara

    13 April, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    Thanks everyone!

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  8. Arianne

    24 April, 2017 at 4:35 pm

    Your posts are perfect! I’m planning my 2 year old’s Spring themed birthday party this weekend and my soon-to-be 4 year old has requested a Minnie Mouse birthday party for hers in a few months. Thanks for the great ideas!!

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    • Tara

      25 April, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      Thanks Arianne! Happy birthday to them!

      Reply

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