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Kids birthday cakes

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Ohhellothereladyface · 27/04/2019 14:42

Where do others get their kids birthday cakes from? Do you make them? Get them from a supermarket? Order them specially from a cake maker?

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Cutesbabasmummy · 27/04/2019 18:31

I've ordered my son one every year from a local cake maker. He's 4. The lady made our wedding cake and his christening cake and my mum's 70th birthday cake. My son so far has had a jungle animals cake, a bing cake, an octonauts cake and this year PJ Masks. She is very talented!

GrowThroughWhatYouGoThrough · 27/04/2019 18:33

I either make or buy from a local cake maker. However my daughter isn't wow on cake so this year I told her she's having a supermarket cake as it's a waste of money

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Ohhellothereladyface · 27/04/2019 18:50

Thanks for your replies, I really want to get one made for DD but all the cake makers I’ve contacted have given me such expensive quotes.
All the supermarket ones look either a bit rubbish or (Waitrose/m&s) you’re paying £30 anyway.
What to do what to do!

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Hollowvictory · 27/04/2019 18:54

Ive had them made or bought them. Most supermarkets do great cakes for under £15.

Giantsbane · 27/04/2019 19:25

I make them for my girls

FraggleRocking · 27/04/2019 19:31

We don’t have a Morrison’s nearby to us so haven’t seen them IRL but I saw an advert on TV that they have loads of new kids cakes in their range that looked cute if this is an option for you?

beela · 27/04/2019 19:35

I make them. Today's task has been a unicorn cake for dd. I'm half way through. Just wondering whether a glass of wine might enhance my cake decorating skills....

ravensrivers · 27/04/2019 19:40

I've always bought dd's from a local bakery but just off the shelf not specially made.
I'd only have one made if it was for a proper birthday party rather than our normal little gathering.

gastropod · 27/04/2019 19:43

Always make.
Basic vanilla sponge recipe. Cover with buttercream and home made marshmallow fondant. Once you get the hang of it you can make pretty much anything!

Orangedaisy · 27/04/2019 19:43

I make one. Everyone else in dd’s class has a professional one, usually with tiers. They look like wedding cakes to me. I think it’s ridiculous and DD loves that she helped decorate -stick smarties on- hers.

SaigonSaigon · 27/04/2019 19:47

I always made them even though it took me hours and hours but I enjoyed it. Now my DS is about to turn 9 and for the second year in a row I've got a Morrisons cake as my 1 yr old has hampered my cake making!! I thought they had a decent selection for a decent price. But depends what you're after

NotSoThinLizzy · 27/04/2019 19:58

I make them if I have time. I just get the basic sponge pack mix for a pound out of Tesco and decorate it how they wanted.

Scrumptiousbears · 27/04/2019 20:15

I make cakes for family birthdays.

What I would say about professional
Cake makers and the cost. It's not just the ingredients. It's the skill and the time it takes to make a cake. It can take ages. So when you get expensive quotes you get what you pay for and you pay for skill and time.

bathorshower · 27/04/2019 20:18

Another one who bakes her own - they taste good (DD is incredibly picky, so it needs to be both a base recipe she can eat and butter icing), but definitely wouldn't win any prizes for appearances. I've found that picking a really simple, fool-proof idea and assuming that I'll find new ways to get it wrong work well!

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