Failed birthday cake. Advice please?

8 replies

muumi · 03/02/2009 21:15

I have just made a birthday cake for my ds's 2nd birthday tomorrow. The cake itself is fine but for some unknown reason I thought I could ice it and it would be spectacular. It's not!

I used ready to roll icing (for the first time!)and cut the cake in the shape of the number 2. It looks rubbish - all bumpy and not at all like it did in my head. Does anyone have any ideas of how to rescue it, or do you reckon I should abandon it and ignore my children tomorrow to try and do another tried and tested recipe?

I am clearly not cut out for this sort of thing. Help!

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thisisyesterday · 03/02/2009 21:16

i would just serve it up as it is! it'll be fine I am sure

cmotdibbler · 03/02/2009 21:17

Stick on a load of little jelly sweets and dolly mixture and no one will notice any bumpiness at all

gothicmama · 03/02/2009 21:18

the kids probably won't notice the bumps it may be cos it's not how you thought it should look= have you stuck icing on wih jam.

Sazlocks · 03/02/2009 21:18

you could try re icing it with some bought spreadable icing - comes in a tub think its Betty Crocker - tastes beyond sweet but does the job.

MauriceDancer · 03/02/2009 21:19

that's why butter cream icing is your friend... it's all bumps.

MaureenMLove · 03/02/2009 21:22

You know what? In years to come, your DS will remember that cake. He won't remember a cake that came from the shops and he'll also know that you tried and did your best for him.

Go with it. He's two, he won't notice right now, but you'll laugh about it with him when he's bigger and you show him the pictures!

CantSleepWontSleep · 03/02/2009 21:22

Is it a plain sponge, or a choc sponge? Is the icing removable if need be?

gigglewitch · 03/02/2009 21:23

hmm - have had the odd disaster just like this - mostly down to trying to put roll-on icing on to a still warm cake
Solutions / offerings! :
1 - cover it in jelly sweets of some sort, strategically placed to cover bumps and stuff
2 - more use for girls, but pipe dots and flower shapes on to it
3 - the last time i had a less-than-perfect boys cake, it became a seascape, with some blue and white butter-icing roughly slapped arranged over the cake, and some small toy boats placed on it, which the ds gets to keep and play with afterwards
4 - cut it into lovely sized pieces ready to eat - as you have said it's totally edible - and get a very small bought one to put a candle on and take photo's with?! You have still put the love into it and they will eat the cake, just save you from stress for a while

any help?

good luck!

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