To pelt my cakes at this mum's head in the playground this afternoon? <fume>

[MarmaladeTwatkins]

The school are having a cake sale tomorrow and have BEGGED for donations of cakes. They have been Facebooking about how desperate they are all week as they want to make a dent in the £12,000 target needed for some new play equipment in the playground. One might think that flogging cakes at 30 pee each is not the way to make a dent but that's another thing...

I am pushed for time this week but I thought I could do some cornflake easter nests with some mini eggs on top as a quick alternative to baking and frosting two dozen fairy cakes. So I went out and bought the stuff (which I reckon cost more than they will get from the sales tbh) Then I replied to one of the FB begging messages saying "I will bring some cornflake easter nests tomorrow, will have about 40" Then one of the PTA wimmin replied "Ha ha! That's great but be prepared to take most of them home as they don't sell as well as real cakes."

Fuck. You. Bitch.

:(

Oooh, I hadn't thought that the influx of crispy cakes had been a silent show of solidarity.

Nah. I reckon the other mothers are just lazy scuzzers like me

Congratulations Pombear, on your cake-thwacking debut. It becomes addictive, I warn you. Summer fetes will become hazardous as you shove your fists into your pockets to try and fight the urge to punch Marjorie's flourless chocolate gateaux...

Thankyouthankyouthankyou

For a really snotty email from our PTA chair this morning (I am secretary) and thought "fuck you bitch" (bloody autocorrect just tried to change that to duck you - not sure duck it bunting has quite the same ring to it...) and headed to mumsnet to cheer myself up and stop myself typing something rude back, and found this thread.

Loveit! It has had quite the desired effect. Being in the PTA has so put me off the bloody PTA.

Dammit that should be got a snotty email.

Cross-posted.. No definitely as passive aggressive show of solidarity

You have the whole school behind you! Go marms!

This is great! Wednesday dd came home with chocolate nest with mini eggs. I was so jealous.. And am seriously considering making some more at home!

I wouldnt hit her wth the cake. I would make the cakes and when they sell fast I'd ask where your left overs are as your DC wants one!

This thread seems to be highlighting something a lot more sinister than we originally thought

cake rage is a real and present danger

I'm off to the supermarket later, I daren't punch a cake (they don't have any good ones anyway), but I will look out for "damaged" ones, then I'll know there are MNers around.

When I worked for a major high street retailer, for a short time we stocked a Bart Simpson cake - and we had to keep the CCTV trained on the shelf because someone kept stabbing the eyes out of them.

Was it a sub-quiche of cake-punchers?

Thanks to this thread, I decided to make cornflake Easter nests with the DC this morning. I now have very upset DC as the chocolate wouldn't melt and coat the cornflakes properly - what have I done wrong??! How can I bugger up even crispy cornflake nests? Am I doomed to try making LDC instead?

What is it with cake making and it bringing out the worst in other people?

A member of staff left yesterday at work, I took in a homemade Victoria sponge and someone else took in a homemade cheese cake to have with coffee at break. Everyone wanted the sponge - DH reckons it was his homemade jam in the cake that people loved the most kicks DH

The cheesecake person came out of the office later on and asked what the secret ingredient was in my sponge, was it brown sugar? I politely said there isn't any secret ingredients, just Mary Berry's all in one sponge, takes seconds to do. She basically called me a liar and said I had to tell her what went in the cake. She stood and bloody well argued with me! - what on earth was all that about eh?

aby just put pieces in a bowl and stand in hot but not boiling water and wait

my last lot failed when i got water in the choc and it went grainy.and solid.. tasted fine though

There was a giant cupcake on display in the supermarket this morning-it would've been rude not to give it a little thwack, blamed the toddler though.

what is really needed is an invite only FB group where we can post pictures of the punched cakes

There'sAGateauxThat'sTakenABeatingSomewhereInValeRoyalTiggaxx

Excellent work ( goes off to kick a cupcake )

I am off to Tesco with dh to do the weekly shop. I wonder if I will be able to get away with punching a cake, or whether he will stop me the spoilsport.

I have just told ds1 about cake punching and trifle shaking, and he looked like this . However, he did tell me about a different game, which you can play in Tesco with their own-brand spices and herbs. They have the initial letter of the spice name on the jar, and you can use them to spell out rude words.

I have been calling the DCs the "kiddlies" all morning then nearly weeping with laughter.

My DH thinks I am disturbed.

I've been seeing secret hints towards MN everywhere now. 2 people mentioned that they were going to have lemon drizzle cake this weekend and the lady on the checkout gave me a very knowing look when I bought shredded wheat and mini eggs yesterday!

[bugrin]
just because...

SDTG - a man after my own heart. I usually write BOTTOM so it is child-friendly ::polishes halo::

I love this thread!

Am aghast at the thought of all those damaged cakes though! On the plus side, if i see lots of them in the discounted bit in my local Tesco i'll know why...

Krispie cakes: DONE.

Has anyone seen the new Anchor butter billboard ad- lemon drizzle cake! Made me chuckle

PMSL this thread brings back so many memories.
In an old job of mine (nanny) the kids went to a school that had a cake sale EVERY FUCKING WEEK! no shop bought allowed and crispy cakes and the likes were looked down on.

belle funny I've had a very similar experience after using the Mary Berry recipie one of the kids loved it (she doesn't usually like cake) her mum was convinced I didn't give her the real recipie I must have missed something out.