Party Menu

Given that the Olympic Games embrace all countries, it’s perfect to serve an international party menu. Suggestions include:

• Chinese food served with chopsticks and fortune cookies
• Pizza, stromboli, pasta and meatballs
• Hoagie sandwiches with potato chips
• Taco bar with chips and salsa

Serve sports drinks like Gatorade, Powerade®, and strawberry-banana smoothies.

A Logo and Torch Cake

You will need:

• Bundt®-type baking pans
• Red, green, blue, black, and yellow cake frosting
• Ice cream cones and cupcakes
• Tinfoil and candles

You can incorporate the Olympic symbols into your birthday cake design. Just bake or buy five small ring-shaped cakes and carefully cut them so that they can be interlocked into the five-ringed Olympic logo shape. Frost each ring in one of the five colors above to replicate the Olympic logo. (Interestingly enough, the logo’s five colors were chosen because they include a color from the flag of every nation of the world.)

Stick an ice cream cone in the center section and top it with a red-frosted cupcake. Wrap it in foil and add a big candle for a true Olympic torch effect!