AIBU to serve up a cake that has contact glitter on it instead of edible?

[ChrissieLatham]

I have made a birthday cake for my DD but on reading the glitter pot that I thought was edible glitter it says it's "food contact glitter for removable cake decorations"!!
I bought it in a bit of a rush and because it was with all the food colours I just assumed it was edible. Now I've read the pot afterwards and not sure if I should serve it up. It took so long to make and looks really pretty! The website says its non-toxic so what harm could it do? Glittery poo?!

[LilaTheLion]

cake should be as natural as possible and not contaminated with chemicals if it can be helped

😂

No chemicals at all Serial? Chemical free cake, right?

[RubyFlint]

Why do you think it's ok to serve inedible glitter on a cake? You may as well top it with sand or paint. Clearly you can't serve it. What were you thinking?

[IAmNotAWitch]

Just tell people so they know and can decide. My two would love the idea of glitter poo and given some of the things they have eaten it wouldn't even rate with me.

[Mindtrope]

I agree. This type of glitter is made of plastic.
You wouldn't serve bread containing brick dust or a casserole thickened with PVA glue ( both non toxic but hardly foodstuffs)

[RubyFlint]

Sorry being a bit grumpy here x just seemed a bit dippy to use craft glitter for cakes

[RubyFlint]

mindtrope ha yes exactly!

[honeylulu]

My toddler eats loads of glitter during messy play at nursery (they try to stop her but she is very determined) and does lots of glittery poos. No ill effects noted.

[ChrissieLatham]

Ruby - I didn't use craft glitter, it was cake decorating glitter which was in the aisle with all the icing and food colouring. It was only after I'd put it on that I noticed it said it's for removable decorations.
A lot of people on this thread have did how it's only recently the labelling requirements have changed and it used to be labelled as edible.
I'm buying another cake now anyway and will use this cake for the candles and if people want to try it (after being fully informed of course) then I will scrape off the top layer of icing.

[Supermam]

Sorry, haven't read whole thread. I'd complain to the store about their placing of products. Agree with your decision OP.

[ILoveAutumnLeaves]

Chrissie. It's a beautiful cake!

We did one with a barbie for the 4 year olds cake. OMG it takes so much longer than you'd think doesn't it. Mind you, perhaps there was a point where the prosecco was more a hindrance rather than help 🍸🍸🍾 but we had a good night! 🍰

If it were me I'd just use that cake & once you've done the candles just slide a knife around the outside of her dress removing the majority of it. I'm sure the teensy bit left won't bother anyone. You could even get another tub of glitter to sprinkle around her before cutting so they still get glitter.

[ILoveAutumnLeaves]

CurlyhairedAssassin This reminds me of the poster who went for a smear test or something with a glittery foof. Can't even remember how it happened now, maybe she ate a bit of glittery cake!!!

Oh yes 😂😂😂

My recollection was that she, in a rush, had gone into the bathroom for a quick 'freshen up' before her smear, not realising her DD had washed/dried her hands on the, what she thought was clean, flannel...not seeing the glitter until after her smear & wondering that the actual fuck the nurse/doctor must have though.

All I remember, very clearly, is how much we all laughed. I mean, it's not like you can phone the Doctors up and say 'The glitter wasn't deliberate you know!' 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I hope she posts and corrects us all!

[Benedikte2]

ILoveAutumn The version I heard came from Australia. Obstetrician said "My, we have gone to some trouble!" But the woman didn't know what he was talking about. When she got home DC came to her with said flannel (face cloth in Oz and NZ) and asked where the glitter she'd left on it had gone.

[tigerdriverII]

FFS. just serve it. I don't believe anyone would even think about it.

[Shiraznowplease]

Why not by a cheap cake bar to give in part bags and just use your cake for happy birthday. I have done this several times as the cakes I have bought have been an awkward shape to cut and would have been a real pain to cut 30 slices out of.

[klassy]

That glitter story was debunked on snopes, seems to keep doing the rounds though!

[ZanyMobster]

Shit I've been using that glitter for years and I makeep 100s of cupcakes. Always searched 'edible glitter' on amazon and that's what came up, just searched now and for the first time ever there is a different pot that says edible now!

[ZanyMobster]

Sorry should say that the 2nd item on the search is the one the op uses. It is lower down the description that it says not to eat.

[Booboo66]

with all the horrendous things lurking in our food these days, unless you survive entirely on homegrown organic produce then a bit of glitter is the least of your worries. I actually saw glitter capsules for sale last year to give you festive glitter poo's
I'd just mention to people, giving them the choice to remove the icing.

[RubyFlint]

Sorry OP I got the wrong end of the stick . I appreciate it wasn't your fault. Sounds as if you're all over it anyway. I agree the product should be labelled and positioned better.

[Bettyspants]

I'd definitely complain to the store, I've probably used it in the past and not realised oops. But actually knowing I reckon I'd just remove what I could and explain the odd bit might be there.... such minuscule amounts left considering the chemicals etc used in other foods is hardly worth making a massive fuss over

[ChrissieLatham]

Wow I can't believe this post has made headlines in the Sun now, whatever next?! Slow news day??!

[Bettyspants]

Chrissie seems most of these aibu posts make it somewhere online, what an awesome media we have

[shallichangemyname]

But the important thing is did they feature your fab cake OP?
I think PPs have a point about complaining to the retailer. It's reasonable to assume a pot of cake glitter displayed with a load of edible decorations is edible - if it's not then this should be clearly stated on the display/shelving (and really they should be with the inedible cake decorations). I haven't checked all my glitters yet. I had assumed as I bought them in a specialist cake shop (and as I regularly attend classes there where we use glitter) they'd be edible but I'm not sure now. Having said that I'm not massively worried about us eating it if it turns out my stock is inedible - hasn't done us any harm in the past!

[SophieGiroux]

Quote from Paul Hollywood:
Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood said: ‘If a glitter is non-toxic it’s not poisonous and technically I wouldn’t have a problem eating a cake with it on.’

Source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133336/Storm-cupcake-How-innocent-question-glitter-edible-The-Great-British-Bake-Off-sparked-national-fairy-cake-pandemonium.html

[MovingOnUpMovingOnOut]

Paul Hollywood is not going to let a bit of glitter out him off. He's clearly not going without