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Juststickitonthetopandcallitaday · 2026-06-23T13:29:37+00:00

This Would you be embarrassed to serve it at a party?

Lainie · 24/06/2026 18:15

I look at peoples cakes on facebook and although they are lovely I feel so much more thought and love has gone into a home made cake. I NEVER buy cakes .(sorry cake decorators) I used to buy those asda ones with a photo on it but now the kids are getting older they choose a supermarket cake or in my daughters case she bakes her own .

DimwittedSkater · 24/06/2026 17:26

Mumandcarer80 · 24/06/2026 15:22

I’ve seen worse baby shower cakes than that with flaps and blood the works. There was even one doing a 💩.

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Grim!

Bluedenimdoglover · 24/06/2026 16:14

Yes ,- bit I hate mucky cakes. Too sickly.

Mumandcarer80 · 24/06/2026 15:34

bittertwisted · 24/06/2026 05:37

It is amazing, you can see the love in it. My sister is a brilliant baker, I am a good cook but get bored and hate measuring things.
this is my ‘snowman’ cake from a Christmas past. My now adult boys always reminisce about the Rasta snowman

😂😂😂

Mumandcarer80 · 24/06/2026 15:22

DimwittedSkater · 24/06/2026 00:20

I like it a lot. It's perfect for a child, but I'd be grateful for it, too. I'd be grateful for anyone who cared enough to get me a birthday cake.

Except perhaps this one...this is a baby shower cake that Amy Schumer had: (shudder)

I’ve seen worse baby shower cakes than that with flaps and blood the works. There was even one doing a 💩.

Runnermumof2 · 24/06/2026 14:07

Embarrassed? It's brilliant!! Well done !!

SevenYellowHammers · 24/06/2026 13:11

Not if it’s an 8th birthday party!

Pipersouth · 24/06/2026 12:27

I love it

Rpop · 24/06/2026 12:24

Rpop · 24/06/2026 12:23

Looks like a normal homemade cake to me. Which means it’s likely to be more tasty than a perfect bought one with fondant icing. I wouldn’t re-ice (I also don’t have the skills anyway). Be proud! You’ve got better things to do.

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By “I also don’t have the skills anyway”, the ‘also’ was referring to me not being arsed AND not having the skills. Not me AND you both not having skills 😂

Rpop · 24/06/2026 12:23

Juststickitonthetopandcallitaday · 23/06/2026 17:21

Cannot be arsed doing any of that!

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Looks like a normal homemade cake to me. Which means it’s likely to be more tasty than a perfect bought one with fondant icing. I wouldn’t re-ice (I also don’t have the skills anyway). Be proud! You’ve got better things to do.

LoftyPlumLion · 24/06/2026 12:20

I was expecting it to look like a big willy or something else rude.

It's a bit OTT but totally fine. Looks yummy, where can I get a piece?

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Juststickitonthetopandcallitaday · 24/06/2026 09:52

bittertwisted · 24/06/2026 05:37

It is amazing, you can see the love in it. My sister is a brilliant baker, I am a good cook but get bored and hate measuring things.
this is my ‘snowman’ cake from a Christmas past. My now adult boys always reminisce about the Rasta snowman

Ahh love this 😎

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Chloujo · 24/06/2026 09:44

My 5 year old loves capybaras. It looks great. I'd be proud to have made that

Peterdottir · 24/06/2026 09:29

bittertwisted · 24/06/2026 05:37

It is amazing, you can see the love in it. My sister is a brilliant baker, I am a good cook but get bored and hate measuring things.
this is my ‘snowman’ cake from a Christmas past. My now adult boys always reminisce about the Rasta snowman

OMG! Love it 😂

Peterdottir · 24/06/2026 09:28

KaleQueen · 23/06/2026 23:14

I always pimp a cake rather than buy a ridiculously expensive made one. Yours looks fab. A woman after my own heart! This was my ‘best’ effort recently and I thought it looked shit 🤣 but everyone loved it. Was also gluten free for family allergies - two M n S free from Victoria sponges stuck together. Total cost - about a tenner.

That is so cute 😍. I love the Amuseables food.

LostInTheDream · 24/06/2026 07:42

Are you worried it doesn't look "aesthetic" as some older girls would say - I don't think I would be concerned at this at 8. My 8 yo would be unconcerned. Though we do live in an area where expensive cake orders are not the norm. I love making my kids cakes but my decoration is similar to yours, often plastic toys and butter cream 😅

If she loves a Capybara (and 8yos seem to) then I think it's cute rather than uncool. The cool thing infuriates me, my DD's friends will slate so much that then goes out of favour 😂 But I have yet to hear negativity about anyone's cake out of the mouths of my DD or her mates

bittertwisted · 24/06/2026 05:37

It is amazing, you can see the love in it. My sister is a brilliant baker, I am a good cook but get bored and hate measuring things.
this is my ‘snowman’ cake from a Christmas past. My now adult boys always reminisce about the Rasta snowman

Ladyzfactor · 24/06/2026 04:39

DimwittedSkater · 24/06/2026 00:20

I like it a lot. It's perfect for a child, but I'd be grateful for it, too. I'd be grateful for anyone who cared enough to get me a birthday cake.

Except perhaps this one...this is a baby shower cake that Amy Schumer had: (shudder)

I'm 46 and would be ecstatic to get this cake. But I'm also a huge capybara fan so I would love it

DimwittedSkater · 24/06/2026 04:10

UnderMirkwood · 24/06/2026 02:25

Oh dear Lord, that is the stuff of nightmares. WTF in their right mind would think that anyone would want to eat any part of that monstrosity.

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Apparently it was a gift from her sister-in-law, so I guess they have the same sense of humour!

UnderMirkwood · 24/06/2026 02:25

DimwittedSkater · 24/06/2026 00:20

I like it a lot. It's perfect for a child, but I'd be grateful for it, too. I'd be grateful for anyone who cared enough to get me a birthday cake.

Except perhaps this one...this is a baby shower cake that Amy Schumer had: (shudder)

Oh dear Lord, that is the stuff of nightmares. WTF in their right mind would think that anyone would want to eat any part of that monstrosity.

Arlanymor · 24/06/2026 01:42

WearyAuldWumman · 24/06/2026 01:41

@Arlanymor Brilliant!

I daren’t turn up empty-handed these days - they need a bit of something home baked to go with their ‘paned’ (cup of Welsh tea!)

WearyAuldWumman · 24/06/2026 01:41

@Arlanymor Brilliant!

Arlanymor · 24/06/2026 01:39

WearyAuldWumman · 24/06/2026 01:34

This sounds just wonderful. :)

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There’s a photo of it somewhere! I’ll try to grab it when I see them again next month. It’s brilliant but also so wonky! Also my mum hates baking - hates it! Hates cooking in general if we are to be honest! So there she was at midnight trying to get SuperTed to be less bandy legged for the morning! Best cake ever - she even piped his little crest! And now she’s 77 so I bake for her and when I saw her on the weekend I took her four flavours jam tarts and Anzac biscuits!

WearyAuldWumman · 24/06/2026 01:34

Arlanymor · 24/06/2026 01:31

I love that. My mum made me a Superted cake but only had round cake tins, so he was a bit ‘flouncy’ around his midriff and had John Wayne legs. To this day the best cake I have ever eaten - made with love, care and optimism. Never had a better cake since, genuinely.

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This sounds just wonderful. :)

Arlanymor · 24/06/2026 01:31

WearyAuldWumman · 24/06/2026 00:35

I'll add, @Juststickitonthetopandcallitaday that my mum bought my birthday cake from the local bakery most years. The one that I remember best, however, is the one that she made for me herself - plain pink icing with my name and "Happy Birthday" on it in white icing.

It felt very special.

I love that. My mum made me a Superted cake but only had round cake tins, so he was a bit ‘flouncy’ around his midriff and had John Wayne legs. To this day the best cake I have ever eaten - made with love, care and optimism. Never had a better cake since, genuinely.