https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 08:31:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751573 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:39:07 +0000 skibobrown 751573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought about baking a zucchini cake (kind of like the banana bread idea), but then I got lazy and just ordered a regular old cake from the bakery in town. DD was on an eating strike the day of her party anyways, so the cake was entirely wasted. It turned out she was getting sick, poor thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751535 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:01:17 +0000 deerylou 751535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: Um. I need that in my face right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751534 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:59:38 +0000 cranberryapple 751534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm definitely going to make a "healthy" cake, like this Paleo Watermelon Cake from <a href="http://www.paleocupboard.com/watermelon-cake.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.paleocupboard.com/watermelon-cake.html</a>. But, I don't think it's smashy though! =P </p> [attach=2025/13/mm1sbf.399x439.PaleoWatermelonCake.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751391 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:09:13 +0000 SugarplumsMom 751391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours won;t be traditional because of allergies, but it'll likely have tons of sugar for sure. Unhealthy! It's a celebration afterall :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751385 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:00:52 +0000 lovehoneybee 751385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It'll probably be unhealthy. One of the bloggers posted a rainbow cake recently that I really want to duplicate (sorry, on my phone and too lazy to look it up). But we never give him sweets, and he won't have much at home growing up since D and I don't usually keep junk food in the house so I'm fine with the birthday exception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751319 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:25:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 751319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a bean cake. J didn't care for it but I think I overbaked it haha! whoops. </p> <p>Well he gets treats now and then anyway - he had his first ice cream cone yesterday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751313 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:23:41 +0000 GrapeCrush 751313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unhealthy. He tried the chocolate bean cake at a birthday party this weekend....he wouldn't eat it lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751305 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:19:42 +0000 HLK208 751305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unhealthy! In moderation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751301 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:07 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 751301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sera_87: love this!</p> <p>unhealthy! So far he's had no sugary things, no dairy and no grains so he will def get a huge treat on his bday. I doubt he will ben eat much? He'll probably play with it more than eat it. It'll be a small top-tier cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751289 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:02:47 +0000 pinkcupcake 751289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a regular bakery cake - not like I give her cake often so I figured it's fine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751251 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:48:51 +0000 Running Elley 751251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure!! That recipe on the blog sounds delicious! I may go for a mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake/page/2#post-751214 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:33:27 +0000 Boogs 751214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We made one from scratch, but it was just a regular cake, nothing extra healthy in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-751203 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:16 +0000 tysonja 751203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahaha we'll aim for inbetween, but i don't mind if it turns out to be 100% unhealthy! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-751165 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:04:21 +0000 iheartleopardprint 751165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably unhealthy. DD never has anything unhealthy, so on her bday it will be a littl treat :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750699 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:32:43 +0000 CottonCandy 750699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am all for healthy eating and always try to give my LO the healthiest options but I kind of think its going a little overboard by not letting them have a little bit of regular birthday cake on their first birthday...I mean, how much will they really eat?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750695 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:31:59 +0000 deerylou 750695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally depends on her preferences, allergies, and dietary restrictions. I'll probably bake her something with wholesome ingredients, preferably all organic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750684 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:22:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 750684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going for traditional, I doubt she will eat enough to be bad for her, and an occaisional sweet treat is okay by me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750676 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:15:40 +0000 irene 750676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sera_87: OMG HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA ummmmm Smurfs!!!</p> <p>Ours was unhealthy. We just bought one from whole foods. It was a carrot cake with pecans on the side. LO went nuts on the pecans (and he had never had pecans before... would be bad if he had gotten an allergic reaction so I am glad he wasn't allergic :P). He only had a few bites anyway and I already got some good photos. Too much work to make the cake, be the photographer, and clean up after the shoot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750612 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:58:27 +0000 mynoahbear 750612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unhealthy. It was chocolate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750604 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:57:32 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 750604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made Owen an "unhealthy" smash cake, thinking he wouldn't really eat much of it. Ha. It took him a few minutes to get the hang of it, but once he got the idea, he did some serious damage. </p> <p>I'm also fine with treats once in a while, so will probably do the same traditionally unhealthy cake for Eloise's first birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750584 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:51:42 +0000 Rhdscait 750584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely healthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750564 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:45:32 +0000 lavender 750564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a regular old unhealthy cupcakes at her photoshoot/cake smash and a regular old unhealthy cake at her party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-750026 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:38:17 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 750026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl:<br /> sugarandspice-celeste.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemon-coconut-cakeoh-baby.html?m=1</p> <p>My mom has made it before and it is soooooo good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749999 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:30:56 +0000 sera_87 749999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kind of want to recreate this image:</p> <p>[attach=1915/13/mm0tnk.600x560.image.jpg]</p> <p>So definitely unhealthy. Mwahahaha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749996 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:30:05 +0000 mediagirl 749996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: oh, that sounds good! Do you have a recipe? I love anything with coconut in it and wasn't sure I wanted the mess of a chocolate cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749990 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:28:12 +0000 mrbee 749990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's fine either way... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749982 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:26:28 +0000 bunnylove08 749982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how about both, I was thinking maybe a carrot or banana (healthy) but with cream cheese frosting (unhealthy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749975 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:25:12 +0000 Foodnerd81 749975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm on the fence about this (even though I haven't even had LO yet). On one hand, I really don't think a little bit of unhealthy cake at 1 yo is the end of the world, at all. On the other hand-- baby doesn't know any better and if they think a healthy muffin sweetened with organic apple juice concentrate (what my sister had at her son's first bday) is a treat, then why introduce them to the wonders of sugars and butter and everything so young? But then you also seem like a spoilsport (my sister got a lot of flak for it, even though she had regular cupcakes for all the guests). </p> <p>I imagine I'll go halfway-- healthier than a regular box mix, but not super healthy. And have a separate regular cake for all the guests. Meanwhile, last week I had a nonhealthy cookie before lunch 2 days in a row. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749969 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:23:32 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 749969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unhealthy.</p> <p>We are doing lemon coconut. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-you-have-a-healthy-or-unhealthy-smash-cake#post-749881 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:58:43 +0000 prettylizy 749881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was gluten and dairy free, but other than that it was a traditional cake. She didn't care for it much, preferred the hummus and carrots I was snacking on. Silly girl! </p>