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13 Dessert Recipes To Help You Fill The Birthday Cake Frappuccino-Shaped Hole In Your Heart

Starbucks made the world fall in love with its Birthday Cake Frappuccino this weekend, only to take it right back after March 30th. I guess what they say is true — nothing gold can stay. But because everyone is so in love with the latest frozen beverage from Starbucks, here are 13 other super sweet birthday cake-inspired dessert recipes you can make to fill up that Birthday Cake Frappuccino-shaped hole in your soul. I know times are tough, but we will get through this together — I promise.

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by Amy Sachs

No-Bake Strawberry Oreo Cheesecake

Cheesecake is one of life’s most perfect creations. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like a lot could go wrong if I were to make it myself. Luckily, My Baking Addiction has the easiest, no-bake cheesecake recipe perfect to put together in the wake of the Birthday Cake Frappuccino.

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Confetti Cupcakes

The Birthday Cake Frappuccino was basically based on this: the original, delicious confetti cupcake. The Simple, Sweet Life has a super simple recipe.

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Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Pie

Strawberry shortcake is a classic summertime dessert. Something about it just brings up memories of Fourth of July. Make it a little early this year — and in ice cream form — with this yummy recipe from The Messy Baker.

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Mint Chocolate Chip Oreo Ice Cream Cake

The combination of cold, milkshake-like goodness and the flavor of birthday cake is what made the Starbucks celebratory drink so delicious. Make your own ice cream cake with this recipe from Cookie Monster Cooking.

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Funfetti Cake Batter Oreo Ice Cream

I can’t be the only one having Coldstone Creamery flashbacks looking at this, can I? Check out The Messy Baker’s amazing combination of birthday cake and ice cream that is any sweet tooth’s dream.

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Doughnut Ice Cream

A Cozy Kitchen takes the combination of baked goods and ice cream just a step further with this doughnut ice cream recipe that’s sure to appeal to grieving Starbucks fans.

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Strawberry Ricotta Popsicles

My Baking Addiction brings you one of the best parts of the Birthday Cake Frappuccino: the strawberries and cream part. These ricotta pops are the perfect way to get your berry fix.

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Funfetti Whoopie Pies

Whoopie pies are the ultimate childhood throwback, and Confessions of a Cookbook Queen brings them back in the best way possible.

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Banana Split Cake

What made the Birthday Cake Frappuccino so amazing was the way it combined two great desserts: Frap and birthday cake! This recipe from Deliciously Yum does the same thing.

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Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake

I think we can all admit at this point that Frappuccinos are basically just glorified milkshakes. But they’re delicious milkshakes! And so is this toasted marshmallow milkshake recipe from A Cozy Kitchen.

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Sparkling Strawberry Float

If you’re looking for a delicious afternoon pick-me-up to replace your short-lived Starbucks favorite, look no further: Dessert Now, Dinner Later has you covered.

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Cake Batter Bark

Most of us associate chocolate bark with peppermint, and therefore Christmas time. But dessert bark can exist any time of the year, as Deliciously Yum shows us with this cake batter recipe.

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Strawberry Short-Shake

Strawberry shortcake becomes a milkshake in this amazing creation from A Spicy Perspective.

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