I promised a birthday cake like a volcano...

[AlohaMolly]

We are meeting four of his school friends outside to sing happy birthday. I’m quite friendly with two of the mums. I’ve got an hour and a half to go and choose a supermarket cake and apologise to DS (5 years old) OR style it out. I’ve got fondant dinosaurs to stick round the bottom layer too.

What would you do??

It's fabulous! The kids will be open mouthed because of its size, and the dinosaurs. The mums will be open mouthed because it's a marvel! Enjoy your afternoon!

I genuinely thing its great!

I honestly love it. Some of my DCs favourite cakes are the ones I've very very badly created. I'm sure your DS is gonna love it.

Your son won’t care what it looks like, he’ll just be happy mummy made him a volcano cake! be proud of your creation

with all the dinosaurs and the mat i think it looks fantastic - you can really picture the scene. if i was a kid, id take that cake every day over a perfect but bland supermarket effort. enjoy!!!

It looks like someone has been sick all over the top already, but never the less, it's a work of art.

That looks amazing with all the props!! It's a perfect cake for a 5yo 🙌

The only thing that cake needs is one of those massive sparkler thingies. Then it'd be a perfect volcano cake.

DS prefers the Tesco cake

get one of those cake top candle/sparkler things that goes off like a rocket and it'll be fine!

But what do his friends and the other mums prefer?!

We aren’t meeting till 4 so he’s got about 45 minutes to change his mind 😂

I think is fantastic. Well done for the effort and care you put in xx

If you're going to Tesco anyway, buy some cola and some Mentoes. Drop the Mentoes into the cola and you'll have your volcano.

If you drop the Tesco cake it will look the same anyway . Seriously though, I love it.

I would add some Lego characters running down the volcano to escape the lava.

You cannot go with the Tesco cake, that would be a crying shame!

Your ds will love it! It's amazing. I can't bake - I'm crap really crap but he always get excited by the cake I make - and he's 13 lol.
This shows the thought and effort. Plus it's gonna taste a million times better than a Tesco cake that tastes of cardboard.

EPIC!!!!!

It is amazing - a few dinosaurs will be the icing on the (glorious) cake. Carry it in with pride!

The cake is fab!

Ps. Also love those drink dispensers!

Update - he’s changed his mind and wants the big cake now he knows the orange but isn’t slimy!

Awww of course that’s an important point to have clarified!

I love the Lego man idea - definitely do that.

If someone make me that I’d be made up!!! It’s amazing! Bless you for giving it a go. I can’t bake anything!

That looks amazing. Have a great time and happy birthday!

I absolutely love this! I hope it tastes amazing!

I would totally not judge any mum who presented that cake for a birthday party. I made my eldests 1st birthday cake and gave up after that, shop bought all the way! It's great, and it's what it tastes like that matters!