Serving cake and cake jars to take home?

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Planning my DC’s birthday party and have the most ridiculous conundrum. Is it acceptable to have a cake on display for him to blow out candles on and then little jars with cake inside for guests to take home (or eat at the party if they have time)? The plan would be to not slice or eat the cake at the party. We would then eat the cake with close family the next day (his actual birthday).

Wondering if people will expect to get the cake we had on display. I have been to parties where cake is put in napkins in party bags and I didn’t care which cake it was from.

I just find the cake jars so cute and a nice way for guests to transport cake home. But also want a real cake for his candles.

I predict broken glass in the front garden!

Mean to parade a cake in front of kids and then not cut it / let them eat it.

The whole long of a celebration cake is that it gets shared and eaten.

Exactly. If you don't want kids to eat a cake that cost hundreds, fine. But why are you showing off to them? Taking a cake along for them to look at just to show them what nice things you buy your child is odd. You might as well bring all his gifts along and put them in a display case.

I looked up cake jars. I think they look great. But I also think they look like they would take a lot of time.

I can't say I have been to a birthday party though where I was sent home with a slice of cake instead of just eating it at the party.

Also, kids like cake in a napkin. They lick the icing off the napkin, chew it, generally make a fine old mess as kids do. Later, it’s a nostalgia thing. No one gets nostalgic about cake jars.

Don't give children glass.

pontipinemum most parties I've been to, the cake gets put in the party bag to take home. I'd also much rather the kids ate the cake away from my house!

Thanks ☺️ I used this page as a rough guide https://www.alsothecrumbsplease.com/mirror-glaze-galaxy-cake-maximacomepass/

Essentially you bake spheres first using a cake pop mold, then put these in the tin when you bake the main cake.

I've been to a party that did this and thought it was awful. A lot of the kids did notice. They wanted the big barbie doll cake with sugar pearls and flowers rather than the overly iced fairy cakes which were handed round instead. It definitely caused a few raised eyebrows and a giggle amongst the parents.

Just buy a Colin the caterpillar or knock off version to blow out the candles and serve that.

There's nothing wrong with a cheap basic cake, but it's very poor manners to get it out and show it off and then say you're saving it for other people.

The jar thing makes me think this is a wind up though.

Another who has had to google what on earth a cake jar is.

Seriously, do not do that.

But equally, the idea of displaying a fancy pants cake, then taking it away again smacks of "This is what my dc is going to have with the important people, so I thought I'd parade it in front of you all so you can admire it, even though you aren't good enough, in my opinion, that I'd want to share it with you".

I mean, seriously, why would you do that ?

As has been said, stick a candle in a Colin / Cuthbert / Wiggles (other brands are available) or a tray bake , dish it up for them to eat there and then or take home if they prefer.

Very good point

@Fitrix29 I love it. Thank you so much. And I would never have worked out how it was done!

cake jars

What fresh hell is this?

Well, quite.

Even when the child blows out the candle, the germs still go into the air. Sparklers are better.

I did sparklers for party cakes instead of candles thanks to Covid, but my children loved them so much they decided they didn't want normal candles anymore. Also DH is Australian and they don't do the whole blow out candles down under (at least, not his generation. Things might have changed)

If you don't want kids to eat a cake that cost hundreds, fine.

Who the hell spends hundreds of pounds on a birthday cake? Does it contain ground unicorn horn or something?

Did he grow up in the outback?

No
but he is from Tasmania, not "mainland" Australia

Hmm, yes, that would explain it then! 😂