i'm not much of a baker, so i'm ordering his birthday party cake. i think we're going to do a smash cake at home just the three of us on his actual bday tho and i'll probably bake that one!
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I bought it at the grocery store!
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For his actual birthday I just made a cake from a box in a 9x13 pan. He didn't even touch his slice! For his party this Saturday, I'm making him a 3 layer 4 inch round cake. I already have the cake baked and in the freezer so all I have to do is frost it.
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I baked it! I've never been more proud of anything I've baked, ever!
ETA: Sorry, I have to share. The first was his birthday cake, the second his smash cake.
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@lovehoneybee: amazing!! Looks so great!!
Lo's bday is approaching but I think I am just going to make cupcakes! Is that lame?
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I would bake his smash cake but buy a cake for any party we might have for him!
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I baked it... from a box and decorated it with icing in a can
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I baked it from a box!
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@hellobeeboston: not lame! my friend/coworker is baking it for us (she's got a side gig and is great at it!) otherwise i'd go simple and do cupcakes, heck, i'd probably just buy them from the grocery store will my lack of baking skills!
@lovehoneybee: love love love! you should be proud of that cake!
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I ordered one, I didn't have time to bake one.
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i baked it using a box mix. and made homemade icing.
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I baked it!
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LO's birthday is in two months and my plan is to make the cake for the party and the little smash cake for her.
ETA: Box mix for the cake but homemade buttercream frosting. -
I am making a cake for his birthday tomorrow (!) hence my panicked "tell me about layer cakes" post!
@lovehoneybee: that is so awesome!
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@lovehoneybee: great job!!! since you shared yours, I'll share mine.. Was for my DD's 5th and I used Mrs. Hopscotch's tutorial. I was so wiped out afterwards that my DS got a store bought cake for his 2nd bday only two weeks later, haha..
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@hilsy85: tomorrow?!? Ahh! Happy bday L!!!
@T-Mom: loooove!! Great job!
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Bakery for the win!
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For the first year I baked him one from a box (it was gluten free and vegan) to accommodate his allergies. For his second birthday my friend baked vegan cupcakes, which were a huge hit.
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@T-Mom: Looks great! I didn't use Mrs. H's tutorial but hers was definitely my inspiration!
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@lovehoneybee: @T-Mom: So impressive ladies!
I bought M's from the grocery store. No shame
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neither?? my sister baked him rainbow cupcakes from scratch, which we topped with betty crocker vanilla icing (i freakin' love that stuff!)
the colours were actually way brighter, but i can't find a pic without an IG filter, haha!
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@T-Mom: @lovehoneybee: yeah, rainbow cakes represent!
my wedding cake was a rainbow cake!
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I hired someone to make it. Her cakes are so yummy! She's making Chloe's second bday cake, too.
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I baked with my sister, but next year I may buy just because I saw a cute design that I could work with for the them and just add a few personal touches. Plus, it takes a huge stressor off my plate lol.
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I alway bake. I love to make king cakes for Ellie because her birthday falls during mardi gras. I actually mail them BACK to family! So, in order, Lorelei's first birthday cupcakes, Ellie's fifth birthday red velvet cupcakes, and her fourth birthday king cake.
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I made his cake and cupcakes for his party.
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These are so amazing! I did cupcakes from a box and frosting from a can. I'm so not worthy
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I buy. I can bake, but it's so much easier and yummier to pay someone else to do the work for me.
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@lovehoneybee: that is a nice cake! Great job!
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I always bake! First birthday was an eggless vanilla, second was egg and dairy free chocolate.
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I have always bought my cakes. I took a cake decorating class too and realized I am not passionate at all about baking cakes.
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I baked his as well and was so proud like @lovehoneybee: ! I bake a lot (and actually make a 20 layer torte cake each year), but I'd never tried natural food dyes so I was excited when it turned out okay.
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I baked it. It was very important to do that for his first year
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I baked his smash cake from scratch. I used the banana cake recipe from the blog. I made the banana cake bites recipe as a dessert for the party too and they were a huge hit.
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Buy buy buy
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The rainbow cakes are popular in the beehive!
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My pastry chef sister made his brunch birthday party cake and smash cake. I made his (healthyish) smash cake for the photo shoot we had a couple weeks earlier.
Eta holy moly sorry about the pic size
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I love to bake but don't do it often so I baked lo's birthday cakes
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I've done both...first birthday we had 3 cakes, I made one, my mom made one, we bought one from a bakery.
Second birthday I made it, homemade cake but canned frosting because I was doing a mickey mouse face on the top of it and I am bad at frosting.
This year, I plan to bake a surprise inside cake for the family parties, gotta practice it!
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Is both a good answer. N had 3 (!) first birthday parties. We made him, his own smash cake but ordered cake for other guests to enjoy. We also made a gluten free cake for people (me mostly) who couldn't have regular cake.
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