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Birthday cake for two year old

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imnotgoinghomeyet · 26/05/2026 07:43

I’m the family baker, I love it and love making cakes so it’s not a problem.

I’ve been asked to make a birthday cake for the baby of the family for this weekend. It’s meant to be a nice day and we’re having a BBQ. The problem is I just don’t know what to do? There will be more adults than children there who want the cake, so I’d like to try and balance it between a children’s cake and one adults can enjoy too.

She has asked for chocolate cake along with her sibling (well, I asked her if she wanted chocolate or vanilla and it sounded like she said chocolate 😂) but some of the adults going don’t like chocolate.

What do I make?! AIBU to want the adults to enjoy it too and I should just make it a kid’s cake?!

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 26/05/2026 07:53

I’m not sure of the question really, you asked if they wanted chocolate or vanilla and they said chocolate so you’re making a chocolate cake, and it’s not a character cake so what are the options you need help with?

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imnotgoinghomeyet · 26/05/2026 07:53

FunnyOrca · 26/05/2026 07:51

I’d do a small cake for the toddler, exactly what they would like and then a batch of cupcakes to adult taste. The cupcakes are not the birthday cake, just another option at a party.

Oh this could be a good idea!!! A chocolate cake for the kids and something else for the adults. I know they all like my lemon drizzle cake…

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imnotgoinghomeyet · 26/05/2026 07:52

IsThisEverOkay00 · 26/05/2026 07:50

Looks like you’ll be baking a chocolate cake. Tough shit if the adults don’t like it. I’d make the cake & the fondant icing chocolate. The buttercream filling too, if that’s the way you are going.

I’ll buttercream all around, I just don’t know how to design it. If I was doing what I’d want to do it would be a white chocolate and lemon cake 🤣

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FunnyOrca · 26/05/2026 07:51

I’d do a small cake for the toddler, exactly what they would like and then a batch of cupcakes to adult taste. The cupcakes are not the birthday cake, just another option at a party.

IsThisEverOkay00 · 26/05/2026 07:50

Looks like you’ll be baking a chocolate cake. Tough shit if the adults don’t like it. I’d make the cake & the fondant icing chocolate. The buttercream filling too, if that’s the way you are going.

girljulian · 26/05/2026 07:48

Ask the mum, but if the baby likes chocolate then make chocolate, it’s their birthday! I don’t like chocolate cake either but we always had chocolate cake for my sister’s birthday when she was little because she likes it and it was her birthday.

DilemmaDelilah · 26/05/2026 07:48

For my eldest grandsons first birthday I made a very simple small madeira cake covered with plain fondant icing, and then 3 varieties of small iced cupcakes (in cases) which I attached to the base cake with toothpicks. It covered all the bases. I'm no star baker, but it looked good.

user1492757084 · 26/05/2026 07:47

Make the cake for the child.
Adults will like it and eat it, or not.

Using chocolate icing is one way to have chocolate without the cake being chocolate.

Non choc lovers can bypass icing.

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imnotgoinghomeyet · 26/05/2026 07:46

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I won’t be doing a character cake because artistically im at the level of a gnat who has no eyesight, im awful! But in terms of making a good cake im not bad 😂

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