Is this cake embarrassing?

It’s lovely! And whoever has said it’s embarrassing is an absolute moron. It’s gorgeous and lovely to make your kids cakes. I’ve made all my kids’ so far and I love doing it for them even though they’re far from perfect!

It looks fabulous..I'd be delighted to eat it!

For an 8yo's birthday party? Not at all (presuming they like capybaras, ofc!)
I'd be well chuffed to have produced that, it's 1000 times better than anything I could do and that is why I buy all birthday cakes! Stop beating yourself up.

I like it!

Not embarrassing and super adorable! A lovely memory that you put in so much effort for your daughter

I don’t think the cake is embarrassing at all, OP. I think it’s adorable! Just don’t take it too seriously, or worry how it goes down. Anyone who gives a shit about how perfect the cake is is a twat

It's amazing....I always remember the cakes my mum made for me when I was growing up....she will love it!

Thank you but trust me, it had flaws and my mind instantly glossed over anything nice and straight into the bad bits.
I've realised now that as long as the person receiving it is happy, that's all that matters.
Your daughter will love her cake! And even if she finds it 'embarrassing', later on she will realise it was perfect.

Also, if it tastes good (which I'm sure it will!), that's all you need 😁

Every single time someone asks for opinions on a home-made cake a few people make the same snipey comments. It's a mystery to me what they get out of it. Why would you want to make another mum feel less confident and make her think that other mums at the party and the young guests will all be critical? Even if they were, which I doubt, so what? Some people who pay hundreds of pounds for an elaborately decorated cake designed with social media in mind seem to want to make other people feel bad about their perfectly nice home-made efforts which probably taste better and certainly cost much less. It's a shame some kids are being brought up to believe that things have to cost a small fortune and be professionally made to be worth bothering with.

It’d amazing OP! Nothing better than home made cake well done :)

I am in my mid forties.

You could buy me a thousand store-bought or designer cakes. Fondant a mile high. Fancy doodads and loopy writing.

I would trade them all just for a slice of one of my mother's homemade cakes.

I think it's a lovely cake OP, it looks like it will be tasty and one day your child will look back and realise the time and effort you spent making it.

What’s your problem with this? Someone cared enough to make a well risen, decorated cake that looks good to eat instead of buying one.
If it was in this heat, even more credit due.

It looks absolutely delicious OP and that is the only thing a cake should be judged on 😆! It looks lovely and I love the decorations. I think I’m the moment and when they’re all tucking in, any worries about having a not completely perfect cake will melt away. We did dd (5) a homemade cake and people
lived it even though it didn’t look like a perfectly decorated cake. And it tasted lovely.

It’s because I work with children. Never underestimate their ability to do stupid things, like try and eat a plastic toy off the top of a cake! 🤣

Are those capybaras edible? My kids would go mad for this cake and I showed them the pic and they both said they WANT it for their parties. So 10/10 so far.

It does look like a cake that has gone wrong and is trying to be save by things stuck on it.

I find it interesting that so many people fine it lovely. Perhaps they find it lovely just because someone made it rather than bought it.

I wouldnt mind having it at home with family, not sure about the party if you are worried about cheeky kids who are used to perfect professional cakes.

I think it is great! I always made my kid's birthday cakes - so much more heartfelt than chucking some money at someone. Also, the cake itself tasted way better than whatever these bought cakes are made from. I think it is perfect - chocolately (always a win), and very cute.

Those are perfect words for it. It will look lovely in the photos, the 8 year olds are going to love it, especially the chocolate icing.

It looks great. However my mum has made changes to my cakes for my daughter after I'd told her they were finished and I didn't want to make any improvements to the decoration. 😆

I didn't laugh at the time though.

It's absolutely adorable and the maltesers would be teh perfect final touch.

Can I come too please?

Yes.

It's covered in chocolate, what's not to like?

It looks fun and absolutely delicious, and anyone who thinks that the standard isn't 'good enough' for a child's birthday cake is way too far up their own arse.

Guess you never picked your username by accident 😂

It's rustic, cute, home made and probably tastes wonderful, esp to 8 year olds. Serve up, enjoy.

I can’t believe you made that. It loves lovely. Also very unique. I thought you’d bought it. Bet it’s delicious too.