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I promised a birthday cake like a volcano...

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AlohaMolly · 10/05/2021 13:02

BlushBlush

We are meeting four of his school friends outside to sing happy birthday. I’m quite friendly with two of the mums. I’ve got an hour and a half to go and choose a supermarket cake and apologise to DS (5 years old) OR style it out. I’ve got fondant dinosaurs to stick round the bottom layer too.

What would you do??

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WelshDaffodil · 30/10/2021 00:36

I'm so happy to see this thread in Classics. I still chuckle about it now and again, great thread :)

GappyValley · 11/05/2021 16:46

@GCAcademic

Who is the cake with the bones for? Please tell me this was a birthday party for a dog.
Op said it’s a Paw Patrol cake
Hersetta427 · 11/05/2021 16:45

Honestly a 5 yr old won't give two figs. It's a yummy chocolate cake that looks enormous.

Get stuck in and enjoy.

De88 · 11/05/2021 16:06

Aww glad a good time was had! Tbh I pictured something very phallic looking when I saw your thread title so was slightly disappointed to see a volcano looking cake!

GCAcademic · 11/05/2021 16:00

Who is the cake with the bones for? Please tell me this was a birthday party for a dog.

80sPadme · 11/05/2021 15:55

WILL BlushBlush

80sPadme · 11/05/2021 15:55

It looks great, my child would be made up with this as willy yours

Mumblechum0 · 11/05/2021 13:15

I love it!

Popcornbetty · 11/05/2021 13:13

Oh wow, it's lovely to see all the effort you've made every year op and what awesome cakes! I made dc1's 2nd, 3rd, 4th cakes with various themes and dc2's 1st birthday cake and going to make his 2nd one aswell. Loads of people have said just buy a one but bought ones aren't half as nice or exciting (not store bought anyway)! I'm good at making the actual cake but decorating is a real challenge for me but i try and go with the 'chuck a load of stuff at it until it looks okay' method.

QuiltedBear · 11/05/2021 11:50

Spectacular cakes! You’ll need to start planning next year’s early though, if you want to top the volcano 🙂

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AlohaMolly · 11/05/2021 11:13

Cakes

I promised a birthday cake like a volcano...
I promised a birthday cake like a volcano...
I promised a birthday cake like a volcano...
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AlohaMolly · 11/05/2021 11:11

I’ve still got half a volcano cake sitting in the kitchen, but it’s definitely the best tasting cake I’ve ever made! I’ll have to up the stakes next year clearly.

I still don’t quite know what happened, I am no top baker but they usually are amateur but acceptable! Paw patrol cake for his 3rd birthday and then a sweet filled train cake for his 4th. I think it was just too ambitious!!

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LagneyandCasey · 11/05/2021 08:30

Fabulous thread.

I'm glad ds had a great birthday with his brilliant cake, made with love.

You must send a pic to Bake Off - An Extra Slice.

I look forward to your creation next year, op Grin

eepeep · 11/05/2021 07:04

I honestly want a bit of that cake. It's hideous and brilliant and I want to eat it GrinGrinGrin

purplehulahoop · 10/05/2021 20:14

Great thread
Great cake
Glad DS had a good time

btchymcbtchfce · 10/05/2021 20:09

No comment bout the cake but we have the same tiles so you clearly have impeccable taste.

Neonprint · 10/05/2021 20:08

Aww yuu styles it out really well. Home made always tastes better too. I'm sure your ds loved it!

Thesagacontinues · 10/05/2021 18:42

Happy birthday to your DS Cake

fitflopqueen · 10/05/2021 18:38

Well done, your cake was inspired and the comments have really made my boring work afternoon less boring, thank you.

Pinkpaisley · 10/05/2021 18:33

Your son is always going to remember the volcano cake his mother made him for his birthday.

I know it didn’t turn out looking like the image you had in your head. It happens to me all the time. It is still awesome. You made something with love and sugar and butter. What could be better?

dubyalass · 10/05/2021 18:33

Oh and well done OP, I think it looks brilliant and I'm glad your DS went with it. Happy birthday to him!

dubyalass · 10/05/2021 18:29

@Shadedog

My teenagers love that I always made them a ridiculous homemade cake. Either that or they say they do to make me feel loved so I’m taking it as a win either way. I made a castle that looked like it had 4 dicks poking out of it once and they still think I’m fab. Happy birthday to your ds. I’m sure he will love it.
Oh Christ I'm crying 😂

I would have loved to see that. Bravo!

Popcornbetty · 10/05/2021 18:18

/s*

Popcornbetty · 10/05/2021 18:18

It look fab and so much fun, perfect cake for kids and not boring like store bought ones! I bet this birthday will stay fondly in your little boy's memory forever. Well done op, I bet all the other parents thought it was great too! Homemade all the way!

BackforGood · 10/05/2021 17:45

@AlohaMolly

We all got rained on, the wind was ferocious, but DS had a great hour and the cake tasted a lot better than I hoped Grin and DS’ friends were very excited by the volcano cake - thank you all for egging me on - if I’d listened to my inner critic I’d have binned it!
and it will be fondly remembered as the best birthday gathering for AGES. Smile Well done for doing this for your ds, and having the confidence to go ahead even though it might not have been quite what you had in mind when you started.