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

[Tortington]

slate me

i have a whip ready

custardo - see youve just answered my question

Drooling here stuck at work at the thought of a nice Iceland gateaux

As long as they get a cake each.

YANBU - I'm sure they'll be appreciative of cake and pub.

yes, yes. they are super large

We got one at christmas, we usually stick to the small ones as I can't be trusted with them, I prove that each time

They're bloody lovely tho, not to be sniffed at for that price, sadly any sniffing in my case results in swift hoovering up

Phew. I am safe for another year as I Ticked All The Boxes Like A Proper Mummy for DDs first birthday bash. But only because I like baking, not through any cat's-bum-faced-inverted-cake-snobbery. However I did manage to give myself food poisoning on the sandwiches so I suppose that one can be chalked up as an Epic Fail.

lol at hoovering up

yy one each!

PS custardo I can't see what's wrong with Iceland cakes. I loved that sort of thing when I was that age- still do!

Have you hand-stitched some bunting? If not then Iceland gateaux absolutely not allowed. Why don't you make them 18 red velvet cupcakes each? You are failing as a mother is you don't...

I have never made a birthday cake for either of my daughters- I do bake occasionally but get a bit fazed by big cakes which often sink in the middle or generally taste ok but look crap. In fact for my youngest daughter's first birthday party I bought her a cake and totally forgot to bring it out or anything. We had another little party for her at granny's and did the 'blowing out the candle' thing then :)

Traditionally from my mum we get an m&s caterpillar cake!

costco - seriously, if you have one near? HUGE delicious choc cakes that you see all of the cafes selling. Only about 8pound. I always get them and decorate accordingly.

lol sparks.

oh yes the catapillar cake - M&S totally slipped my mind

and i have vouchers too - i would have been free.

thanks all for your input, kiceland cakes are defrosting as i speak

i shall fb photos of the cake tomoz

no costco here

but thanks anyway

Oh a whole slice of iceland choccie gateau would was down my carbonara very nicely

I'd read the ingredients. I'm like that. Distrustful of baked goods.

well i don't bake and cetainly havent baked a birthday cake for over ten years - and then it ws lovely if wonky lopsided but i was ver proud.

anyway the gataeuxs look great and i'll tell em it was becuase i knew they didn't like icing ! its done now

My lot adooorree the iceland gateau's..and we can never decide between the chocolate or strawberry so we have to buy both . DD1 was 18 at the end of January..makes me feel old!

Happy Birthday to your twins!!!