What recipe did you use? Bonus points for pictures!
I have always baked my LO's birthday cakes from scratch. I'm a decent baker, but a horrible cake decorator! I need inspiration for the upcoming birthday season at our house!
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I did! I didn't really decorate it, but made it like tiger stripes (found on Pinterest) and just frosted the cake, and put a topper on.
Edited with picture!
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No, I ordered it from a bakery that also does wedding cakes, but it was only a small one (maybe for about 10 or so) and cost $12. I also like Costco cake.
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@pmerr: That came out cute!
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@2littlepumpkins: Thanks!
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@pmerr: Cute cake! Sticking things on a cake instead of trying to decorate with frosting (my downfall) is a great idea! I should totally look into that!
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I made E's cake from scratch this year using this recipe and the chocolate frosting recipe linked in the cake recipe. I'd never baked a cake from scratch before but it turned it pretty tasty. It was more dense than I anticipated but I don't know if that was the recipe or new being an inexperienced baker. http://addapinch.com/cooking/the-best-classic-yellow-cake-recipe/
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Lol, I also chose the sticking things on top method of decorating.
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I did a banana cake with cream cheese frosting for DD's first birthday and did the same as pp and use a simple banner topper.
http://orangette.blogspot.ca/2005/04/on-sharing-and-sugar-with-lot-of.html?m=1
For her 3rd I did a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and just did sprinkles on the outside.
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/the-i-want-chocolate-cake-cake/I like to keep it simple and tasty- no fondant for me!
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I made her frosting for her first birthday but did box cake mix and frosting for years 2 and 3. That trend will probably continue. I like the idea of putting things on the cake instead of decorating it! This year I dipped the cupcakes in chocolate sprinkles as the "decoration". Ha.
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@kiddosc: Cute, great idea with the crushed oreos!
@Freckles: I have totally made that Smitten Kitchen cake! So delicious!
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I did. I got a little carried away. It is definitely not my best frosting job. Banana cake, vanilla buttercream. I cut square jellies in half to create the borders.
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These look great!
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@CakeLady: Wow! Even though that looks relatively straightforward, something tells me it's beyond my skill level.
Nice job though!
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I bake their cake every year.
This was a "healthy" chocolate (black bean) cake for guests. Can't share her smash because it has a name banner.
2nd birthday Daniel tiger cake
She requested Daniel tiger cake for ON her birthday. Lol
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@regberadaisy: the tiger is adorable! What is that? A round cake and 2 cupcakes for ears?
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George cake for small family party
Whale smash cake for DD2's first.
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@regberadaisy: those are simple and cute! I like them!
You ladies have me convinced that I need to go the banner/toy route on cakes and not try to do fancy frosting!
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I used the same cake and frosting recipe for first and second birthdays. First bday I just did a little cake (using a small Pyrex to bake it) and cupcakes. This year I made her a Daniel tiger cake following instructions from the pbs website. She was way more excited to have cake than the fact that it was a Daniel tiger cake.
Cake: http://weelicious.com/2010/03/29/mini-vanilla-cupcakes/ (came out kind of sense this year, maybe I didn't mix it enough or too much, or maybe my baking powder is old?) great vanilla flavor.
Frosting: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/140837/sturdy-whipped-cream-frosting/ (my new favorite frosting recipe, whipped cream cream cheese. So yummy and less sugar than a lot of them.)
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@pmerr: that came out super cute!!
@kiddosc: so creative!!
@CakeLady: fun!!!!
@lamariniere: yup! PBS Kids tutorial.
I've baked a "healthy" chocolate cake, banana cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and regular cream cheese frosting. Forgot the others...
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@Foodnerd81: great job!!! I like your interpretation!
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@Foodnerd81: My DD doesn't know about Daniel Tiger yet, but she would love a cat cake! I'm going to use this as inspiration for her cake this year!
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@regberadaisy: thanks, yours too! I do think I was more excited about it than she was though
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@lamariniere: seriously, I love baking from scratch but decorating is definitely not my forte. I just told DH the other day when the kids are older I want to take a baker decorating class. I enjoy it but I suck at it. Haha
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@Foodnerd81: haha DD1 was *obssesed* at 2. She happened to see pictures before her 3rd birthday and requested it again. She just ask me the other day for another DT cake for her 4th.....
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DS' first birthday is tomorrow, so I'll be making this sugar-free cake for him:
http://www.fitmamarealfood.com/babys-first-smash-cake-healthy-no-sugar-banana-cake/(except, with regular flour, because i definitely don't have time to grind my own oat flour!!)
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@regberadaisy: I LOVE the idea of putting a wooden block on top!! I'll be stealing that idea for tomorrow - thanks
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I made E's birthday cake this year, which fell on Easter. I don't recommend the cake recipe I used, but i have since found cake recipes that are amazing. You take a box of cake mix and you tweak it with sour cream, oil, and eggs. i have a strawberry one that tastes like a strawberry milkshake. The chocolate one I use is to die for. Chocolate pudding, chips, everything. So yeah. DELISH
I shared like a million pictures of her green bunny cake on IG
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@blackbird: aw I wanna see! We're not IG friends.
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@MrsLonghorn: I take their monthly pics with Melissa and Doug blocks so it made sense. Steal away!
Happy 1st Birthday to your DS!
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I don't remember the recipe for the cake or frosting but it was super easy. I used food coloring to make the cake pink.
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@blackbird: Whoa! I did not register that you made that cake! There is no way I can aspire to that!
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@Smurfette: Is that edible glitter? It's so pretty!
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@lamariniere: It was star sprinkles!
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@regberadaisy: I wrote "Happy birthday E" on it afterwards.
@lamariniere: I do not recommend it, lol. I spent WAY too many hours on it because once i get something in my head, i have to see it through. But I *do* have tasty cake batter recipes! And that buttercream frosting is my SIL's and it is THE BEST I've ever had.
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@blackbird: omg that is so cute!!!! Did you make the bunny and carrots too?!?!
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@blackbird: That is amazing! Would you mind sharing some of your tasty cake recipes? And since you made the frosting sound so good, I'd love that recipe too if you get a chance!
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@regberadaisy: yep, marshmallow fondant! pain in the ass. i'm never doing it again.
Strawberry cake:
Box of strawberry cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp strawberry extractBake at 350* for an hour (we use a bundt pan)
Chocolate:
http://www.food.com/recipe/darn-good-chocolate-cake-cake-mix-cake-87205
(do you see a pattern here? lol)I also make a poppyseed one with seeds, almond extract, and butter cake.
Frosting:
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups Crisco (i've used both butter and regular; depends if you want it tinted or pure white)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tsp butter flavoring
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 bag powdered sugar
2 TB egg whites (i use the carton stuff and have omitted)
up to 1/3 c heavy cream (whatever consistency you want)It makes a lot and I usually freeze the frosting so i have some on-the-go as needed. You know...to eat with a spoon
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I used a Martha Stewart white cake recipe I found online. I baked a circle cake, cut it in half and created a layered half-circle. I decorated it like a rainbow and then had cupcakes decorated like clouds all around it. Can't find a photo on my phone, or I'd share-- I'm pretty proud of how it turned out!
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I do because I love cake decorating and DD has a peanut allergy so supermarket bakery cakes are out. This year was Jake and the Neverland Pirates, I had so much fun making this one! The pic is before I added the sail, but you get the idea.
Nice job though!
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