to not buy the twins a proper birthday cake and buy cake from iceland instead?

[Tortington]

slate me

i have a whip ready

YANBU - Surely the fact they are getting a cake is enough? And from my experience the cakes from Iceland can be quite tasty!

Is it iced? You could have fun decorating it yourselves to ease the guilt if you need to.

its my grandsons birthday today and i ahve bought him a spongebob cake from asda so you ANBU or if you are so am i lol

Yanbu

its their eighteenth though

am i super skingy mean?

i was going to go to tesco - atleast it's a conentional birthday cake

Most children can't appreciate the subtleties of a fine sponge anyway and are satisfied with tasteless pap from iceland.

I'd buy myself a fabulous cupcake though (to be eaten when children aren't around so no sharing necessary), their birthday is an anniversary for you too.

Do they like cake? It mostly ends up going off and no-one ever really likes it that much. Or is it the 'Mums going to Iceland' inference, like you're Coleen Nolan or somefink?

Are you Coleen Nolan?

Depends on your children's taste buds, I suppose

If it's their 18th get them booze instead! (I do not suggest binge drinking)

As long as it is a cake, you stick some candles in it for the all important photo, I don't see a problem!

yes yes taking them to the pub on friday all expenses paid

ok then, i will leave my guilt ty all so much

i did buy candle numbers, balloons banners etc

Are you going to have a cocktail? With a straw brolly in it?

Carvel ice cream cake is the only way to go whatever the occasion, weddings, funerals, birthdays.

Define 'proper birthday cake'.

I need to know- I fear the Thought Police might come and get me if I get it wrong.

I've got four children, and made every birthday cake they ever had. They're now grown up and have five children between them. I'm now expected to make the grandkids' cakes. On the plus side, my youngest does the decorating of them now, much better than I ever did, while I just do the baking.

Go to Tesco, buy the twins their cake, and get a nice bottle of wine for yourself.

proper - like icing and says happy birthday.

not proper - frosen gateau from iceland - large one x2 strawb and choc - one each

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I love the iceland £1 chocolate gataeu.

I'm sure the dcs would too if they ever got near one

Totally go for the Iceland cake (I'm assuming you mean a Gateaux type thing if it's Iceland?) if that's what they'll like. And I say that as a cake-maker myself - it's just too much hassle at this short notice!

Whats a "proper birthday cake" - as opposed to a fake one I suppose

zukiecat - I was going to get the photo cake from Asda but I wasnt sure if they do them anymore so I found a company online that prints photos onto edible paper, and Im making my own sponge cake for my DS who turns 18 in 2 weeks. For maximum embarassment I have chosen a baby picture of his lol.

x-post - yeah, go for the gateaux!

it was £3 either i was ripped or its super large