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Taking a birthday cake to gran canaria?!

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Crutchlow35 · 27/05/2014 19:10

We go next month and DS will be 6 while we are away. Sadly, the hotel want 50 euro for a cake so I am thinking about taking one of the caterpillar cakes from the supermarket with me.

I know about liquids but food seems to be ok for the canaries but wondered if anyone here knew for sure?

Thanks.

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JellyBelly10 · 27/05/2014 19:15

Surely you can just go to a supermarket in Gran Canaria!? Foregt the hotel cake for 50 euros, just go and buy whatever people who live in Gran Canaria buy when it's a child's birthday! I would seriously not want to be worrying about some £6 cake getting trashed/melting/dropping etc...there are enough other things to worry about whilst traveling with kids!!

friendlymum67 · 27/05/2014 19:15

Just a thought but M and S have international stores including in Gran Canaria - could you pick one up out there? Not sure about food regulations, but don't know if a cake would survive the journey??

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Crutchlow35 · 27/05/2014 19:18

Our holiday location is quite remote and I don't want to get there and have to find a cake iykwim but possibly the easiest option! Thanks.

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Crutchlow35 · 27/05/2014 19:20

Thanks friendly. Will consider that.

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AnyFucker · 27/05/2014 19:20

They sell cakes in Gran Canaria

Why on earth would you do this ? Confused

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Crutchlow35 · 27/05/2014 19:30

As I have said, I would need to find somewhere in the first morning and I'd rather not have to do that. I appreciate it isn't may be how you would do things but I only asked if there are food restrictions into the canaries!

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JellyBelly10 · 27/05/2014 19:30

Anyfucker you always say what I think but in fewer words Grin

wtffgs · 27/05/2014 19:33

Spanish cake shops are lush!

However, there will be British businesses out there too. Agree that heat and supermarket cake (holds nose WinkWinkWinkWink) are not a good combination.

jamtoast12 · 27/05/2014 19:39

Tbh I don't think it's sound mad at all! I've been the canaries loads and unless is a very busy resort I've never noticed birthday cakes and certainly not actual cake shops!

BananaPie · 27/05/2014 19:46

I've taken food to all sorts of places as hand luggage and never had any problems. I think it will be fine.

Agree that buying one there might be easier than trying to stop it getting squash en route though!

AnyFucker · 27/05/2014 19:54

Caterpillar cakes are crap anyway

I bet your 6yo would love a Spanish cake.

I also bet that if went to a restaurant and tod them it was your kid's birthday, they would bring a cake out for free and make a hooooge fuss of him

AnyFucker · 27/05/2014 19:55

if you went

PatriciaHolm · 27/05/2014 22:20

I took a sainsburys hedgehog cake to France a few years ago for DS no problem. We were skiing, small resort we know well, so I knew I coding source or make a cake in the next few hours after arriving and he really wanted this specific cake.

It was quite a pain to keep flat constantly though and I haven't bothered again!

poocatcherchampion · 27/05/2014 22:36

Take one. In your luggage. If it gets wrecked you have a back up plan of cake mush and a laugh or looking in a shop.

I took one in my hold luggage to Egypt once to visit my sister. not a caterpillar

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