To dislike the tradition of baking your own birthday cake?

[Rizzo8]

I say this because I used to live in Spain where it was expected that you would bake your own cake.

Now I have a partner who does the same because he comes from a Nordic country where it's also the norm. We have discussed moving there and one of my main gripes is the thought of a lifetime of baking my own cake!

No matter how chaotic life is my birthday is one day where people spoil me with a nice meal/cake/event. I do the same for others
Essentially where I have to worry about nothing. Am I being a grumpy for thinking this way?

Just make the worse cake you've ever made. Add salt instead of sugar, don't use eggs and just plate the slop up on a beautiful cake stand. Nobody will expect you to do it again 😁

Also, for extra ambience, play MacArthur Park when you serve it.

Blimey, lol, I love my birthday but have never bought or made myself a cake. If I'm lucky a mate gets me one from the Co op 😀 I think I need to raise my expectations.

Just tell your partner that you need him to make or buy you a cake for your birthday regardless of what country you happen to be in at the time.