https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 13:37:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-296163 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:45:49 +0000 Boogs 296163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually a white grocery store cake with fresh strawberries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-296121 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:26:57 +0000 anonysquire 296121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every single year I always get this one. I love it still! </p> [attach=1857/12/maddgy.306x288.Ice_Cream_Cone_Round_l.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-296063 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:35:44 +0000 Clementine 296063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: whoa...that's a HUGE cake :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-296061 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:35:17 +0000 Clementine 296061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had the best birthday cakes because my mom's coworker was a part-time cake decorator. One year, my sister had this huge teddy bear shaped cake and I had this barbie princess cake, etc. This was the 80's before folks really did creative things with cake. I don't remember what the cake tasted like, but those cakes were so special! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295967 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:12:16 +0000 HabesBabe 295967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's my go-to birthday cake! </p> [attach=146/12/mad4gh.600x338.2012-09-14_10-42-29_36.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295889 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:41:37 +0000 pinkcupcake 295889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Awh, that's so sweet that you remember all the cakes! I hope to make LO's birthdays/cakes special enough that she'll remember each one later, too :) And LOL about the croissant! </p> <p>I always had a regular grocery store cake... sometimes an ice-cream cake from Dairy Queen and I remember thinking that was so special! :) When I got older, we started getting Costco cakes (except they're so ginormous, we'd need an army to finish it). </p> <p>MMM...cake... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295886 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:37:10 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 295886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Although I like cake, I like bread pudding (no raisins) even more - that was my go to birthday cake growing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295703 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:54:25 +0000 Arden 295703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it weird that I remember what kind of cake I had EVERY single year? lol My mom went to a lot of effort to make sure my birthdays were memorable, usually.</p> <p>1 - Homemade apple spice<br /> 2 - Homemade apple spice<br /> 3 - Homemade apple spice<br /> 4 - Banana Cream Pie<br /> 5- Homemade carrot cake<br /> 6 - Homemade carrot cake<br /> 7 - Homemade carrot cake<br /> 8 - Homemade carrot cake<br /> 9 - Homemade carrot cake<br /> 10 - Angel Food cake<br /> 11 - Angel Food cake<br /> 12 - Angel Food cake<br /> 13 - Angel Food cake<br /> 14 - Angel Food cake<br /> 15 - Angel Food cake<br /> 16 - No cake, I was away at an internship<br /> 17 - Angel Food cake<br /> 18 - They forgot until last minute, stuck a candle into a croissant and called it a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295341 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:45:05 +0000 Running Elley 295341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always have yellow cake with chocolate frosting. It's everyone's favorite! And we eat it in a bowl with milk :) Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295323 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:33:14 +0000 Mrs. Pen 295323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a different cake every year, but my favorite was always lemon cake</p> <p>Growing up I wasn't a huge fan of chocolate cake... weird right? But it's my fave now.</p> <p>I would have yellow cake with german chocolate or coconut frosting.</p> <p>loved the funfetti too!!</p> <p>I loved cheesecake but that was my mom's cake that she had every year lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295317 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:29:26 +0000 HabesBabe 295317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a Vietnamese/French fruit tart from a local bakery (Le Croissant Dore). Typical dessert around Little Saigon! I'll try to find a pic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295293 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:14:45 +0000 autumnlove 295293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom would make cupcakes without frosting. She never wanted me to have a lot of sugar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295252 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:55:27 +0000 Mommy Finger 295252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty soon my family realized that none of us really liked cake. So we had birthday pie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295238 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:50:46 +0000 sulli301 295238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I've never had pistachio frosting but it sounds amazing! </p> <p>@Mrsbells: you have me drooling!!</p> <p>I always requested marble cake with chocolate frosting! Except when I was 8 &amp; wanted a tiered cake which had white frosting &amp; purple flowers haha mini wedding cake </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295232 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:47:53 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 295232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had ice-cream cakes (birthday is in mid-summer).<br /> My sister always had cheesecake....mmmm</p> <p>Nothing was ever homemade ....my mom doesn't "do that" haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295204 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:40:56 +0000 Alivoo01 295204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I love cookie cakes!! I was so excited when the mall cookie cake places started selling them by the slices!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295100 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:06:47 +0000 oliviaoblivia 295100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: I had a popple cake too! funfetti mix all the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295097 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:05:38 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 295097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always remember my mom making me carrot cake w/ cream cheese frosting :) mmmmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295087 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:01:53 +0000 Smurfette 295087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cookie cakes were always my favorite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295079 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:59:19 +0000 Alivoo01 295079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: yup! We were born 4 years apart and pretty much 4 hours apart. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295030 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:31:49 +0000 mrbee 295030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Same birthday, different years? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295010 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:26:15 +0000 Alivoo01 295010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It'd be a cake from either wal-mart or Sam's with whipped frosting that was divided in half via frosting. My brother and I have the same birthday so the cake was always half pink and half blue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-295007 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:25:54 +0000 spaniellove 295007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had a strawberry cake with white chocolate mousse and shavings on top, obviously not homemade! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294898 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:39:07 +0000 sheskrafty 294898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In junior high my Mom was taking Wilton cake decorating classes and baked and decorated me a New Kids on the Block cake. It was freaking unbelievable - all my friends were sooooo jealous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294872 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:28:45 +0000 hellobeeboston 294872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yummmm..... we always had white cake covered with whipped cream &amp; fresh strawberries! The best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294853 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:22:53 +0000 mediagirl 294853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Every. Year. I always requested the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294838 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:13:55 +0000 travelgirl1 294838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum used to make them into the shape of whatever I was into that year... so I remember once I had Noddy in his car, the year I started playing the trombone she made one from cake.. for my 18th she made a cake replica of me sprawled out drunk, pint in one hand, cigarette in the other - it was so exaggerated : ) I started making personalised cakes for my niece's birthdays, I love them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294837 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:13:38 +0000 MrsBrewer 294837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always got an icecream cake for my birthday from Dairy Queen! Still do to this day actually! My birthday is always one of the hottest days of the year, so everyone loves it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294823 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 08:02:48 +0000 heffalump 294823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She made different kinds. But my favorite was when she'd make an ice cream cake, with three different flavors of ice cream, lady fingers on the side, and the top was a hard chocolate with sprinkles on top. Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kind-of-cake-did-you-have-for-your-birthday-growing-up#post-294804 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:52:33 +0000 looch 294804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carvel ice cream cake because my birthday is in the summer. </p>