What the hell do I do with all this cake!

[FedUpWithItAllWeep]

So, I ordered a cake for my DS's birthday and my god it's huge. They told me it fed 18. There's four of us in the house and I knew I could palm off some to at least 8 school friends..as a family we had some yesterday and then I've cut another 12 slices for today to hand out to friends and have ourselves... there's still half of the bastarding thing left.

Now don't get me wrong, I like a challenge but I can't face the idea of eating cake every day for a week and would never allow the kids to have birthday cake 7 days in a row.

What can I do? It's going to have to go in the bin isn't it? Could I potentially post some to family who are too far away to visit? Seems such a waste!

Have your DCs’ poo turned green-blue yet from the fondant?
If not they need more cake, for the experience.

I would be embarrassed to be graciously handing over those slivers to friends. Here you would be given a huge lump in a Tupperware to cut and come again.

Freeze it then at a later date defrost and crumble it to make cake pops.

@BluebellsGreenbells

A slice should be able to stand up on its own, not lie down in defeat.

🤣

Peel off the fondant and put it in a food processor with some cream cheese.

Roll it into balls and dip into melted chocolate to make truffles.

It appears to be decorating like Lego?

You know that doesn’t mean the pieces have to be the size of Lego?

Bigger slices, woman!

I would just like to thank DS2 for having a birthday that made this under competitive under eating thread possible

In answer to the survey it's 4 sausages for DH, 3 for me, 2 for DS(5) and 1 for DS(2). Proper thick ones, not chipolatas! Not sure how to quantify mash, but we have lovely buttery mash, veg, gravy and some Yorkshire puddings if I fancy a deconstructed toad in the hole. Domino's 2 medium pizzas plus a garlic bread, curly fries and onion rings in the oven at home. I'm hoping that puts me out of under eater category normally!!

Offer some to the neighbours?

Oh op, I need to know, if you have chicken how many weeks does it last?

(I'm jealous, don't think I'll ever have an undereating thread ).

@FedUpWithItAllWeep

I would just like to thank DS2 for having a birthday that made this under competitive under eating thread possible

In answer to the survey it's 4 sausages for DH, 3 for me, 2 for DS(5) and 1 for DS(2). Proper thick ones, not chipolatas! Not sure how to quantify mash, but we have lovely buttery mash, veg, gravy and some Yorkshire puddings if I fancy a deconstructed toad in the hole. Domino's 2 medium pizzas plus a garlic bread, curly fries and onion rings in the oven at home. I'm hoping that puts me out of under eater category normally!!

Makes no difference OP. You can say you sit there with a full tub of Roses at Christmas & leave none for anyone else. I'd still reckon your portions of cake are indeed not portions.

My friends served a slice like that to her MIL, whilst giving everyone else a proper slice. Her MIL wasn't invited due to a previous incident.

Basically, that's the size of a slice I'd say is a crumb!

Don't worry, I think the blue icing may be causing you hyperactivity that's leading to worry. (I am not a Doctor by the way)

But I believe the French eat cake when they've run out of bread. How much bread do you have?

I can help with the icing if needed? Love fondant
Agree with the others, you need to up the size of your slices esp for adults!

That’s the slice of cake my MIL gives the women in the family.

@FedUpWithItAllWeep

I would just like to thank DS2 for having a birthday that made this under competitive under eating thread possible

In answer to the survey it's 4 sausages for DH, 3 for me, 2 for DS(5) and 1 for DS(2). Proper thick ones, not chipolatas! Not sure how to quantify mash, but we have lovely buttery mash, veg, gravy and some Yorkshire puddings if I fancy a deconstructed toad in the hole. Domino's 2 medium pizzas plus a garlic bread, curly fries and onion rings in the oven at home. I'm hoping that puts me out of under eater category normally!!

Phew. Happy to announce you are not a MN competitive undereater and must deduce you took a knock to the head where cake portions are concerned

This cake looks amazing. Please could you message me the name of who made this?

It’s fine to eat birthday cake for a week! I’d be gutted if my mum threw away my cake because she didn’t think I should be eating it afterwards. You only have birthday cake a few times a year!

Eat it, freeze it. Don’t throw it away, food waste is awful.

That's the amuse bouche of cake

Ya weirdo

Just let the kids have a slice every day until it's gone ffs. It's not going to hurt them to have cake every day for a week!

@BluebellsGreenbells

A slice should be able to stand up on its own, not lie down in defeat.

😂😂😂

@BreathlessCommotion

That's the size of slice you cut yourself when you are walking past the cake and convince yourself it isn't a real slice.

😆

Please cut bigger sizes before handing them out to your friends! I would be most disappointed to be told I was getting a slice of cake and only getting a slither!

You could read a newspaper through that, OP.

That’s the “we hate you, please leave” portion you give an unwelcome visitor.

I can't believe a whole family doesn't know how to eat cake! I'd help but I'm on a diet.

As a separate point, isn’t it “sliver of cake”, not “slither”? Slither means to slide like a snake doesn’t it?

I don't eat cakes, so would put it all in my two large bird feeders.