I'm going to do a two piece cake, with the smash cake on top of the larger regular cake and then separate the two when it is time to eat/smash if that makes sense.
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Kind of like this but way less elaborate. The train will be on top of the larger bottom portion of the cake and will go around the smaller top portion of the cake.
I don't go all out with party themes, but I have always made DS's cake myself, so I'll continue that with LO. As DS gets older he has been able to tell me what he wants. Last year it was a "pool cake" so I made a cake that looked like a pool!
For LO's birthday this year I'm keeping it simple:
That will be his smash cake and I'll have brownies for the rest of the party attendants.
Post by 3dimesdown on Apr 28, 2016 10:32:53 GMT -5
H's aunt makes beautiful cakes, so she's going to be making the cake for LO's party. I told her LO's dress will be lavender and gold, so she's going to do purple/lavender decorations on the cake.
I know we've discussed this before, but (UO?) I think smash cakes are gross, so LO will just get some cut up pieces of cake and a little taste of icing, per our normal eating habits. No need to smear it all over her body.
Post by littlemissgrump on Apr 28, 2016 10:54:23 GMT -5
3dimesdown, I feel similar about smash cakes and we aren't going to do a big production of it. My H thinks it is a totally weird thing to stand around watching a baby eat.
I'm going to do a giant cupcake for the smash cake which will be before the party. I'll probably do a healthier recipe for that and definitely whipped cream for frosting. For the actual party I'm doing a 3-D Teddy bear dressed as a pirate. My grandma used to use the pan to makes cakes for us when we were little and now she's given it to me so I think it will be cool to use it.
Post by jillywilly on Apr 28, 2016 12:01:20 GMT -5
@scoop, naked cake with rosettes on top? I love both! Actually, I love all cake. I am great at baking cakes that taste delicious, but am terrible at making them look nice. So we'll be ordering his cake from the same bakery that did our wedding cake I'm pretty sure. We'll just order a regular sheet cake to keep things easy, just decorated in our nautical theme. Depending on cost, I may be baking a cupcake for DS to do his smash cake, but I'd just bake normal cake. I'm not overly worried about him getting sick from sugar, I figure if things get too out of control, we can just remove the cake, but I have a feeling he'll play more than he'll eat. Definitely going to get one of those candles that looks like the number one, H and I will help him blow it out right away.
I'm going to do a giant cupcake for the smash cake which will be before the party. I'll probably do a healthier recipe for that and definitely whipped cream for frosting. For the actual party I'm doing a 3-D Teddy bear dressed as a pirate. My grandma used to use the pan to makes cakes for us when we were little and now she's given it to me so I think it will be cool to use it.
This is the cutest. Really wish you lived in my area so I could give you all my money to make one of these for us!
There is a local bakery that makes very small cakes that we will probably order a smash cake from. As for cake for the rest of the people, we are just going to get a half sheet cake from the local grocery store bakery. Her party theme is just going to be I am 1. nothing over the top or crazy to keep the costs down.
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Post by periwinkledaydreams on Apr 28, 2016 13:18:50 GMT -5
I'd never heard of the smash cake thing before this board. Its not that its gross to me, Ive always seen babies smashing their faces into the frosting on their first bite of their pieces of cake or whatever. I just can't get the why behind a whole separate cake for the baby. What is it? I'll just bake a cake, probably carrot, and LO will get a piece of it.
Post by sugarkissed on Apr 28, 2016 13:24:00 GMT -5
We'll just be cutting a slice of the regular cake, no separate smash cake at the party. She'll have a mini one for cake smash photos though. I'm thinking of doing a rosette cake like the one that @scoop posted. I have some edible gold stars that I am trying to figure out how to incorporate too.
DD1's first cake had hidden polka dots in it! I wish that I could find a photo.
I'd never heard of the smash cake thing before this board. Its not that its gross to me, Ive always seen babies smashing their faces into the frosting on their first bite of their pieces of cake or whatever. I just can't get the why behind a whole separate cake for the baby. What is it? I'll just bake a cake, probably carrot, and LO will get a piece of it.
I get what you're saying. I just like to make something special for them on their birthday, of their very own. Plus, as kids when they blow out the candles there is spit flying everywhere. I think most people appreciated that I had something separate for them! When DS turned 2, I did a tractor. I'm no professional but it is a great memory!
But on the day of the party it will be too busy and there will be too many people to deal with the tri-pod, camera, etc. to get good pictures so a few days before we're going to take this kind of picture. That's what the smash cake will be for.
Post by mrsmonogrammed on Apr 28, 2016 14:57:15 GMT -5
Lol @scoop we're like 1st birthday mind twins! I also love the rosettes for frosting, but am thinking of going a different way since we had them for her christening-
I'm considering something like this for her smash sessions photos-
I'd never heard of the smash cake thing before this board. Its not that its gross to me, Ive always seen babies smashing their faces into the frosting on their first bite of their pieces of cake or whatever. I just can't get the why behind a whole separate cake for the baby. What is it? I'll just bake a cake, probably carrot, and LO will get a piece of it.
I get what you're saying. I just like to make something special for them on their birthday, of their very own. Plus, as kids when they blow out the candles there is spit flying everywhere. I think most people appreciated that I had something separate for them! When DS turned 2, I did a tractor. I'm no professional but it is a great memory!
Ah this is very cute! Maybe I will make LO her own little Mickey Mouse cupcake..
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Post by erbear on Apr 28, 2016 15:46:32 GMT -5
Oh I'd love this with stars instead of butterflies:
I just emailed a bakery. Apparently local cake places are already booked (someone asked about a baker for June 25 and said everyone she asked was already filled! What?!). I did just find a 1 pan on Amazon so maybe I'll make a cake? It wouldn't look anything like that...but funfetti is delicious!
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