I had no intention of posting this cake, ever.
But this I read Bridgets post, I Got Nothin’, and I suddenly had courage.
We have no secrets here friends. My cake life is an open book! 😉
But. Before you even think about bustin out some kind compliment in spite of what is before you currently, please, just take a closer look.
Wait, dont. Just trust me.
And trust me when I say, this is so far from the vision in my head its not even funny. Its supposed to be a rectangle cake with cake letters spelling out “Happy Birthday”. The letters were supposed to be upright.
I sorta just threw them on top cause they call were to heavy to stand up. Its a pile of letters. Not spelling anything. Hanging out on top of a cake. With awkward too-crunchy sprinkles scattered about.
Just look at that awesome attention to detail. The intricately cracked chocolate, big gaping wholes everywhere, gross un-finished ragged edges, cracked lines around the cake, and I might even be missing the letter “r” in there because it completely disintegrated into the hot chocolate that I melted to drizzle over the letters.
So you can think Bridget for this little glimpse into “How NOT to Decorate a Birthday Cake.”
That being said, my sweet now-eight-year-old loved his cake. His only request was that it was white cake (he doesnt like chocolate and is the only one on the family who doesnt!) and thankfully the inside is indeed white. He was happy.
And he got this super awesome homemade chocolate milk. And 8 dollars in cash. And sweet cards from his brothers and sister. And lots and lots of hugs and kisses. And one timeout. I mean, he is an 8-year old boy after all.
I’d say overall, it was a great day. 🙂
Its perfect! It made your birthday boy happy and that was the goal, right?
I recently posted about a cake I made for a Bride (also a friend of mine). I opened the freezer and it fell upside down on the floor, about 10 minutes before I needed to leave. I scraped up what was still good and gave her a tupperware of cupcake mush. Right there with you! Also a few lessons learned along the way. I think the idea was super cute!
It may not have worked out the way you planned but I bet it was still delicious!
I love it when bloggers write these kinds of posts. First of all, I think it takes guts to post it. (Seriously. I’ve never posted something like this.) Second, it makes me feel better. haha 🙂 I still think this is a cool cake, though!
Haha….I do still think this looks like a very cool cake. 😉 Much cooler than my cookie dough pops! I’m so glad you chimed in…makes me feel better!
I’m off to check out your chocolate milk!
See, and I thought your cookie dough pops looked great! 🙂
The birthday boy loved his cake and that’s all that really matters! Happy belated birthday to him 🙂
epic fails, ya gotta love them, but our passion for playing with flour and sugar keeps us going…i love that you called it wholes…it made me think of something else…use your imagination…lol…m
HA HA HA! It totally made me think of something else too… I looked at that word for like five minutes. I guess its supposed to be holes, lol, but that was no fun. 😉
I haven’t worked with chocolate much, but have you thought about freezing the letters before adding them the chocolate so it doesn’t crumble? If the chocolate is hard enough it might hold the letter together, then use tooth picks to hold them to the cake. It’s just a thought. I liked the cake the way it is. It’s different and inspiring.
Love it!
So fun! This cake looks fabulous!