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In advance, make four party hats: Trim 1 3/4 in. from bottom of sugar cone. Ice with royal icing and set aside.

Bake and cool four mini stand-up bears and one-layer round cake. Prepare round cake for rolled fondant by lightly icing with buttercream. Roll out fondant and position on cake to resemble tablecloth. Roll out and cut a 2 1/2 in. circle of blue-tinted fondant for cake plate; position on tablecloth. Stack 2 sandwich cookies for "cake" and ice with buttercream; cover with a 2 in. circle of pink-tinted fondant to resemble icing. Position "cake" on plate; pipe tip 2 bead bottom border in buttercream. Add tip 2 dot candle holder and position candle. Print tip 2 message.

Cut two 1 in. squares of yellow and blue-tinted rolled fondant for gifts. With royal icing, pipe tip 2 ribbons and bows; let dry. For bear cakes, pipe-in tip 2 eyes, nose, ears, feet and mouth; pat smooth. Cover remainder of bear with tip 13 stars; overpipe arms with tip 13 stars. Position fondant gifts on bears; overpipe paws with tip 13 stars. Position hats on bears; in royal icing, pipe tip 2 pull-out fringe.

Each bear serves 1; cake serves 6.