Birthday party memories are sure to stay in your child's mind for years to come if not throughout their lifetime. The centerpiece of this whimsical occasion is bound to be the birthday cake. While a standard sprinkles or beloved character cake are sure to garner smiles, an out of this world creative design can inspire giggles, laughter and lasting memories.

Wrapped Gift Boxes

Your guests will not be entirely sure if this cake is a delicious dessert or thoughtful present awaiting the guest of honor. A double layer of any flavor cake begins its transformation into gift box by being covered in fondant. Food coloring can be added to white fondant to match the theme of your birthday party. This interesting cake idea is simple to construct and can be adapted to fit any age.

Cupcake Cake

Who doesn't love cupcakes? Imagine a giant cupcake with a large novelty candle awaiting to be blown out by your lovely birthday girl or boy. This bold cake is as easy to construct as it is impressive. An alternative to adding a cupcake shaped pan to your bake ware collection is to use a rounded standard cake, like a bunt, on top and frost it with stiffened royal icing in peaks.

Polka Dots

The key to a unique polka dot cake is in the color choices. Any number of square or round cake layers can be covered in fondant and then decorated with circular cutouts of marzipan or fondant. For added flair, an inedible topper can be added or non-circular cutouts used with the polka dots.

Castle

A fairy princess birthday party is the perfect place for the castle cake. Round layers of cake in different sizes are stacked and then frosted. To create the castle's towers stack a waffle ice cream cone on top of a sugar cone. Small candies or molded marzipan can be used to decorate the structure and towers.

Pizza Cake

Nothing ends a birthday pizza party like a pizza cake. A nine inch round cake can be frosted and topped with a variety of small candies and decorative touches to mimic your birthday girl or boy's favorite pizza toppings. Grated white chocolate, fish gummy candy and chocolate raisins serve as mouth watering toppings.

Butterfly

This cake is made for little girls. The body is sculpted from a round cake and then decorated with simple colored icing and candies. Don't forget the feelers at the top of the butterfly made from Twizzler candies. The butterfly's markings can be made from candies or fondant rounds.

Rocket Ship

The sides are trimmed from a round cake and an ice cream cone creates the tail pipe of this adorable rocket ship cake. The little astronaut in your life will jump for joy when they see the letter shaped gumdrops spelling out their name for their maiden voyage into birthday fun.

Football Cake

The key to a successful football cake is the shape. Once the shape has been carved from your base layers, it's all up to the color of frosting. Mixing red and green with a touch of yellow food coloring will make a suitable shade of brown. Once the leather colored cake is iced, piped royal icing for the stitching will add the final touches.

Turtle Cake

Graduated round cakes frosted with green icing and decorated with hexagonal fondant rounds will shape the body of your turtle cake. Yummy chocolate cakes are the legs and little chocolate candies and careful piping can add personality and life to this interesting cake.

Microphone Cakes

If the guest of honor you're celebrating likes to put on a show, these microphone cakes will be sure to make them sing. Extra large sugar cones are the base and baking pan for these treats. Bakers should pour their cake batter into the cones and then suspend them using tin foil over a roasting pan to bake. Then, decorate the cakes with icing and black sprinkles to complete the look.