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Ideas for birthday cake(s) for 2 year old?

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BigSister · 08/08/2006 14:02

Any good ideas out there? What type of cake (nothing too sweet pls) or how to make a nice shape or the number 2 come to that..

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PandaG · 08/08/2006 14:06

Do you have a cake decorating shop near you? They often hire out cake tins in all sorts of shapes including numbers. If you use a shaped tin I would make a madeira cake as is a bit firmer than a sponge and turns out of the tin more easily. If you need a recipe post again and I'll dig one out. Where do you live BTW, I'm in S Yorks and have quite a lot of cake making eqpt, happy to lend or help.

ocd · 08/08/2006 14:08

a sponge wiht smarties one
dont stress yerself

hermykne · 08/08/2006 14:10

agree smarties on top, they love em

PandaG · 08/08/2006 14:14

Could do sponge as Cod suggests, with a 2 in buttons/smarties etc on the top. Easy and effective!

laundrylover · 08/08/2006 14:36

I use that terrible icing in little tubes to write and draw on the top. Full of crap but it is GLITTERY!! Make up for it by making a carrot cake for the base.
Not sure your child will appreciate the bother of making a number 2 shape (ooh that sounds yucky!) so just make a round one.

MrsBadger · 08/08/2006 14:43

I'd hire number tin as suggested, ice white with icing of your choice eg easy glacé, then edge with either smarties or chocolate buttons - smarties more festive but choc buttons slightly less evil.

other good standby is round sponge iced as clock with hands pointing to age of child

laundrylover · 08/08/2006 14:55

It's their birthday! Load 'em up with sugar and watch 'em go mental. It's only once a year.

wheelsonthebus · 08/08/2006 15:20

ooh sponge with smarties on - just fancy that myself with a cup of tea. never mind the two year old what about the 42 year olds...

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BigSister · 09/08/2006 12:56

Thanks for offer of equipment PandaG!! I live abroad otherwise might take you up on it.!

Think you lot are right.. A sponge with smarties sounds pretty yummy at the moment. I guess I stick the smarties into glace icing. Is that right? Am sure Delia must have a recipe..

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CodGuevara · 09/08/2006 12:56

no make preper icing
butter melted cocoa ic ing sugar

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BigSister · 09/08/2006 13:04

What´s proper icing? Completely lost!!

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rabbitrabbit · 09/08/2006 13:07

I just made this one for my dh's birthday-ably assisted by my ds-and it went down a treat. Not too sweet but you can put whatever you want in the middle or on top

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BigSister · 09/08/2006 13:09

This looks absolutely GORGEOUS!!! MMMMM...

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rabbitrabbit · 09/08/2006 13:13

It is, and it's simple. Which I like (and need!)
I threw all the ingredients into a bowl, whisked with a hand whisk, and like magic I had made a cake

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