what kind of 1st bday cake did you have?

[milkgoddessmakesthefinestmilk]

i was thinking of doing a teddy or swan cake for dds party

just wondering what sort of cakes youve brought or made ???

Just made a big plain traybake style thing, iced it and put a Dora cake topper on. Did the same for the second birthday, for subsequent I've let her choose one from Waitrose.

shes one she wont care, do something simple and easy unlsss you are amazing at cake making!

seriously my mum did a teddy for mine and it took her hours and no one remembrs it, save the good caks until shes older

I made a 3 tier cake with white icing and smaries. A bit over the top, I know.

I also bought a teddy bear cake, to have a fresh (un cut) cake for MIL.

Just did a sponge cake and put loads of buttons/smarties on it. They don't really have a clue what's going on. Nice to make an effort, but don't think it's worth breaking into a sweat.

I'm sure this isn't the right thing to do but I went all out on the cake (bought) as I figured it would be appreciated by the mostly adult crowd. THe photos are fab, they will be my proof that i'm a good mum When he's older i'll have fun making a cake.

Carrot/ Chocolate zuccini cupcakes with lots of frosting

a hedhgehog cake - pictures of the test cake are on my profile and I'm very proud of it!

oh thanks for the ideas, i like making cakes so its no bother, i like the three teared smartie cake thats my kind of thinking.
and the idea of a hedgehog cake of to look at that now..... brb

mpb you dont have a profile to look at ?
sounds lovely though!

opps! test

and again

still not working

I made a victoria sponge and filled it with cream and raspberries. It went down very well.

i've asked a question in site stuff, can't seem to re-link my profile to my new name.
In the search of the elusive hedgehog!

there it is!

oh thanks off to look at it now... brb

ooh it was soooo bad.. but done with enthusiasm..
It was a victoria sponge cake covered in melted chocolate with cadbury fingers stuck into it to make it a hedgehog... I had to repeatedly tell everyone it was meant to be a hedgehog

they get better with each birthday.

now that polarbear, is great !!!

its perfect because its fun and chocolate....what more could a girl want

v v impressed, have you made many other celebration cakes before?

for 1sr birthday it was a Victoria Sponge that MIL made, for second erm this is terrible I cant remeber.. for third it was cupcakes with buttercream icing with fresh orange and orange coloring and then plastic spider rings (halloween theme as his birthday is 5 days before) last year I made a yellow cake (sponge) with chocolate icing and malteaser decorations as per his request, then had to make another one as we went to vist my parents in Idaho after that and they wanted to do another party for him...too much cake

DS1 had a Hickory Dockory Dock, complete with white mice
DS2 had a spider
DS3 had a teddy

I like making cakes

that would be "Dickory" of course.....(thought it looked wrong )

tommy how'd you do the hickory cake? make a tall clock with a mouse running up it?

and how did you do the teddy?

A bought one from M&S.

Suspect I shouldn't be on this thread

No, it was my first attempt [proud] thank you!
The reason it has the smarties is because I was trying to make it look a bit like DS's first ever toy: webimgsrv.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/erez4/erez?src=webimages/images-k/10/k_s1_74563010_m_1.ti f&width=200&height=200&fill=FFFFFF&quality=90&sharpen=25
Before the chocolate fingers though, DH described it as a "swamp thing"
You made any decisions? How on earth would you do a swan?? Very ambitious