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. 🙂
You are too hard on yourself! This is way better than 95% of people could do. I wish I could have a slice for breakfast!
I love it!!…the messy ones are usually the best tasting!
hahaha!!! I can laugh because I have been there!!! And it really is a ‘pretty cake’!! Love the colors… And seriously, I can see the potential here for a cake like this!!!! Might have to give it a try – but ‘kudos’ to you for honestly sharing ‘the good, the bad, and the ugly’!! 🙂 (No, really, it’s NOT ugly…NO cake could be “ugly”!!!!)
It still looks pretty impressive to me. 🙂
In my opinion … the Birthday Boy was happy … that’s all that matters! I do believe that we are our own worst critics. Your cake looks good to me 🙂
I seriously love that! I love the jumple of letters and the random (yet not random) splatters of blue sparkles. So cool. Mess or not, its still better than any cake Ive done! I want to try something like that actually. 🙂
HA! dropkick cake!
Or wait, maybe it’s abstract cake art—thats more modern sounding?
It looks like its meant to be like that and Im kind of loving it. I request you come to my birthday and make me a cake thats white to;) Im not the biggest fan of chocolate either… weird I know.
L o v i n g the intricately cracked chocolate! 😀 I literally laughed out loud when I read that.
Gotta try that design for my birthday cake tomorrow…
Your description… or rather words tearing apart your creation kind of had me cracking up. We’re so critical of ourselves but honestly, the cake is STILL pretty and impressive.