Birthday cakes

[mum2ryan]

I failed miserably today trying to make ryan his birthday cake for tomorrow, it was rather amusing though.
I followed all the instruction in the Womans Weekly Party cake book to make the train.
For some reason, my square cake rose so much in the middle it looked more like a pyramid, so when I trimmed it down to be level, there wasn't much cake left.
After cutting it in half and standing one piece up and placing a jam log ontop to resemble the engine, it sort of took shape, then came the icing... it ended up looking like a big blue toilet...:rolleyes:
I quit, went down to woolies, bought two mud cakes which i'll decorate with candles and sprinkles..
Hopefully the party will go alot smoother tomorrow, were having around 20 parents and kiddies over for a bbq pool party. It's going to be HOT!

Happy New Year everyone

[LilShenanigans]

lol I would've kept the blue loo and said "it's a mile stone for a young boy and hopefully a year to start potty training" lmao

[draught]

As a veteran of the WW birthday cake cookbook my big tip is - don't do it in summer! That butter icing melts and runs everywhere! In cooler weather it is fine but this time of year, unless you have the aircon on full blast is just a recipe for disaster! (although it can be salvaged by sticking the whole cake in the fridge to set it!)

The mud cake will be great, the kids will have a ball and I hope you do too!

[drewid]

You poor thing! I have to admit, your post made me laugh though :)

My mum was forever making fancy cakes for our birthdays....until she made a new friend who happened to be a professional cake decorator...I don't think she ever bothered again! But that year I had a gorgeous Cabbage Patch doll birthday cake!! It was beeeeeeeeeeewdiful!

Lucky he's 1 and wont' notice what kind of cake it is....but you better start practising for next years!!! :D

[Oscar's mum]

Just noticed the new signature! :) ;)

As for the cake, hey at least you made an effort to begin with, but hey that train cake is hard. I have tried that one before.

[sugar n spice]

Well i am going to be attempting the penguine on sunday ready for my sons first birthday on monday. I will let you all know how it goes.

[whatwasithinking]

At least you tried - better luck next time.

Enjoy his party tommorrow and congratulations on your other news (saw on other thread but forgot to add it there - ooppss)

[Oscar's mum]

On the topic of birthday cakes, my mum used to bake all types of novelty cakes and she did a huge clean of her cupboard and gave me all her novelty cake tins. So if anyone wants to borrow them that live in Brisbane, let me know.

I have

Rudolph
Santa coming down a chimney
a Train that can also be a wagon
A soldier
Strawberry shortcake


there are a few others but I cannot remember what they are at the moment.

[mum2ryan]

Good Luck Bride83.. I should have done a test run.
I found it hard trying to find the right lollies to go on the cake, after tracking them down at a candy factory in an industrial area of the Gold Coast, being wolf wistled by the cabinet makers in the shed next door and intimated to hell.... i don't need them... I'll just have to save them for one of my "craving" days to come.

My icing did melt and go everywhere. ithought I would recycle and put the remaining icing on some fool proof muffins I made in a muffin machine, iced them, sprinked and set them down.. walked off pretty smug about my nice job, came back and the blue icing had melted all over my counter top and dribbling down my cabinet doors....that's with aircon blasting this afternoon. I can't win! LOL

[mum2ryan]

Oscar's mum!!
I live on the Gold Coast, I wish i asked before, I could have made a train using your tim and looked like a pro at the party, pretending i made it from scratch, i've been talking to alot of friends coming tomorrow about this awesome train.... can't wait to see them, their all sure to laugh at me...lol

[sugar n spice]

well you definetly gave me a laught:p

[Oscar's mum]

Your friends won't laugh at you, besides have they tried to make a train cake in this weather? lol it aint easy! ;) :)

[matty's mum]

I made the lion, on Wednesday Matt was 2 my sister made that train she new to put the icing in the fridge and also let me know that you need the cake a day old if your cutting it as in the train