in a right royal huff about cake recategorisation

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cor. I haven't done AIBU for an age, but I am I know I am (bu) and need some get some get a grips and bridge rebuilding tips.

For the last 3 years I have donated a decorated Christmas cake to the school Christmas fair raffle.

Last night I get an e-mail asking for its weight as THE PTA POWERS THAT BE have decided to put it into a 'guess the weight of the cake' comp and not in the raffle.

I know, OUTRAGEOUS isn't it? Man they have a nerve.

So I sent a few hoity e-mails.

Then I went to bed and had a lemsip and now have realised I am a giant precious-cake arse.

oo, let's not diss the cake. I would be impressed with any fine looking cake.

Purple Christmas cake? Sounds a bit "blue fairy-lights" to me.

Perhaps this is the reason for you demotion. Turn up with a more traditional version and watch them fight to get in on the top tier of the raffle table.

do it on the marzipan layer, as an homage/obituary to alexander mcqueen.

Slubs

ok will photo the cake

Have just had (honest) mate round who concurred it is too purple

nooooooooo

you can never have enough purple on a cake

photo up

I think you can baldy.

I failed to follow Sheila (cake teaching guru) 's words that less is more.

rl mate said "I wouldn't buy it for my mother"

oh it's lovely and purple. i like it.

i'm guessing 5kg.

would make a lovely christmassy doorstop.

Slubs the cake is lovely.

(bella here btw)

this is all a giant pita as now I have to use one of the Delia's which have considerably more booze in and keep the GoodHouseKeeping purple number for us.

thank you you are very kind.

Friend suggested white (snowflakes) on white. the village is not ready for purple

it is chavvvy a bit purple.

Make it white with lustre and silver, perhaps semaphore f u on it?

am v tempted with the FU PTA message in marzipan

No one would ever see would they?

oooooooooo that's sooooo preddeeeee >>

It is though, I quite like it

Oh its so pretty and sooo purple - had you drank a lot of sloe gin?

It looks a little bit rude in its purple roundness

But honestly - such smooth icing, such pretty artfully placed snowflakes . . .

Can you do a Big Brother type advert?
flash up split second images of the cake onto the school whiteboards between now and the fair?
It is very purple! I like it -

It is very pretty - I bet loads of people will guess the weight for the chance to have a cake that matches their decorations :)

Have you weighed it yet? Can we have a virtual guess the weight competition? I think 6lbs2oz

I think a purple christmas cake is fantastic.

Insist that it has to be a No Touchy Guesstimation deal - along with the personal attendants, fanfares, spotlights etc.

Bully Persuade everyone you know to go and take part so that it is the biggest money raising Guess The Weight event EVER.

(You know you are BU, claim delirium due to illness/didn't know what you were writing and/or email hacking and that really you can see why this stall needs saving by your staggering artistry)

Do not go making another one.

Just tell the farking PTA that you are making it for the usual raffle.

Anyhow, who does make the cake for the "weigh in" event?

no haven't weighed it yet.

I'll weigh the next one.

It's a lovely looking cake, but for some reason the purple shade looks like it should be a blueberry cake.

How about a random dot design around the edge, cunningly hiding F U PTA in Braille?

Could be worse, they could have put it on the coconut shy.

It must be costing you a fortune though? Don't do another one just so they can boost their ill gotten gains

yes yes YES do the FU PTA

It's very lovely indeed

Judas I think I must. rl friend's face was NOT a picture of yuletide wonderment as she looked upon it.

Sam I can't big up the weight comp as am stuck in the cellophane stall all afternoon. Cake will be in another room. this is a new event apparently.