About ds birthday cake? Warning totally trivial

[Karlafarla]

It's ds 9th birthday in a few days.

He didn't have a party but we took a few friends to Go Ape and for pizza at the weekend. We are also going to a theme park this bank holiday weekend for his birthday.

He'll be at school on his actual birthday so the evening will just be presents, a nice dinner of his choice at home, and family will be stopping by.

Now to the cake! He's been going on pretty much since his last birthday about having one of those supermarket character cakes, the ones that look really nice but don't taste that nice. Every time we go to the shops he looks at the cakes. Trouble is no one is going to eat it but him, no party bags to put it in and generally find visitors just don't want to eat them because let's face it they taste horrible.

I'm not good at baking so my idea was to either buy a nice chocolate cake or ask my mum to bake a Victoria sponge, that way we can still sing happy birthday then at least everyone can have a slice when they stop by.

I know it's trivial but I love birthdays and we have little traditions.

How bad can a cake be? I've never met one I couldn't eat.

Some of the cakes do taste better than others. The Chocolate caterpillars are fine. The worst we had was Angelina Ballerina from M and S.
So I'd read the packets carefully, be prepared to remove icing if necessary, and steer him to the one likely to be most edible.

Can I eat the Shop Cake for DS if he doesn't eat it, OP?

I love sicky icing cakes! I love icing. I really don't like chocolate cake.

Buy him the cake.

It's his birthday, not the visitors?

You don't seem to have much faith in your friends and relatives Karla.

From what I remember they're quite dry and sickly. I'm not a snob I always have shop bought cake it only those decorated ones I'm not keen on.

I will get him one though because you're all right it's his birthday, and he's not going to be little forever so he will remember his emoji cake.

Just get him the cake he wants. If you want to give visitors a nicer cake then just have some other cake in the cupboard. However, I wouldn't make assumptions, it's hardly poison so I'm sure people will share his birthday cake.

I have had and made home made cakes all my life.

But I am not averse to the odd Caterpillar, or icing drenched supermarket/M&S cake. They are a bit crap on the cake part, but loads of fun.

Anyway, they taste their best when you are 9

Buy him the cake!

They don't taste that bad at all... We had a charity bake sale in the office a few months ago. Most people were organised and made something to bring in. Some were really excellent
I totally forgot so had to run out to M&S to buy one.
Guess which one was finished first...

Get him the cake he wants.

Not the cake you would want if it was your birthday.
My dcs have had hideous cakes over the years, it's what they want.

Get him the cake but if you really feel the need make or buy a 'naice' cake to offer the adult visitors (who I am sure can put up with the less nice cake for one day only).

Also does he have any clubs such as football where you could wrap up slices to give to the boys afterwards if you really want rid!

Thanks again. I won't bother getting two because they definitely won't both get eaten.

Sorry if I haven't replied to everyone but I'll get him the character cake.

Good to get a different perspective sometimes.

tell your relatives if they dont want it to take it home instead and dispose of it quietly dont hurt his feelings on his birthday

Cancel the cheque
Buy the cake

Allthebest yes true I don't really need to please visitors. Actually he does have clubs so he could take some there.

I'm probably overthinking anyway, they're not really that big and they do last a few days.

Can't he take slices of the character cake to school next day for his friends? They're chock full of preservatives, so it will last for a few days anyway.

you can always send the remains into school - our teachers would love it and they last longer 😁 (than homemade, they will remain edible for longer)

Any grownup who attends a 9 year olds birthday party and when offered cake by the child turns their nose up at it because it's 'shop bought' should have a word with themselves. My children's Grandparents, Uncles and other relatives have all enthusiastically eaten Spiderman, Peppa, Princess and Frozen cakes. How much does it take to accept a small slice and wash it down with a coffee to make a child happy.

We always buy the Sainsbury's character cakes and the sponge and filling is actually quite tasty. The nicest birthday cake we've had from there recently was a rainbow one for my daughter with about 7 layers of sponge and different 'colours of the rainbow' icing inbetween.

I'd have sent it to school but unfortunately they are not allowed to take anything like that in due to healthy eating policy.

OP Most adults take the fondant off the cake. When you take it off you've got a Victoria sponge.

Just get him the blooming cake, it's his birthday.

Yes adult visitors should suck it up and eat it, not poison!

my dds wouldn't really notice or care if people ate their cake or not.

The kids are going to eat the store cake. You're not going to have 20 kids all turning their noses up and saying they only eat homemade courgette tarts.

Do both! Buy him the cake he wants and make one too if you want to. It's his 9th birthday, push the boat out!

Why doesn't he take it to school and share with the class? That's what happens at my kids school.