Operation Birthday Cakes
So it's first birthday time - my two little wee babies are big boys now. And, of course, there is a requirement to have a party. Not only to celebrate the little darlings' first year on this earth. Or even to catch up with people that we haven't seen since the little darlings arrived on this earth. Oh no. The requirement to have a party is also the vehicle for the ultimate Mummy test - the birthday cake.
Making and decorating a birthday cake is no longer just a matter of making a chocolate sponge, smothering it in chocolate icing, chucking a load of smarties at it and sticking a candle on top (but thanks Mum). Now you have to produce anything from a cutesy Mickey Mouse to a scale replica of a Massey Ferguson tractor, depending on the whim of the little birthday boy or girl in question, to prove your ability as a worthy Mum.
But after creating a My Little Pony stable for Paige that took me more than 5 hours and still gives me nightmares I reckon I have earned sufficient worthy Mummy credits and so I have decided that keeping things simple is my modus operandi for birthday cakes from now on.
And with that in mind a straight-forward rocket ship was chosen for the boys. This was after the internal debate of one or two cakes, of course, which ended in a decision to make two. Mostly based on the reasoning that you can never have enough cake rather than the neccessity to treat the boys as individuals.
And so Operation Birthday Cakes began.........
Friday 9.35 pm: Make first cake....
Friday 9.50pm: All going to plan. Make second cake.......
Saturday am: Go to shops.
Saturday: 3.15pm Make second cake... draft in helper.....
Paige enjoying her wages!
Sunday 10.31am: Day of party so no room for disaster - let the decorating begin..
Oh FFS - anyone need a huge amount of greyish mauve butter icing that is surplus to requirements?
Sunday 11.35: Check on the kids
Telly on. All good.
Oh FFS - Forgot to get second cake board. Cover chopping board with silver foil.
Make template.
Oh FFS. Make second template
Looking good.... I'll just tilt the board so the coloured sugar on it slides off......
Oh FFS.
Much judicous use of coloured sugar, fudge flavoured writing icing and swear words later. Much later.
Sunday 12:25pm Taa - daaaaa!!!
Thank god that's over for another year.
Making and decorating a birthday cake is no longer just a matter of making a chocolate sponge, smothering it in chocolate icing, chucking a load of smarties at it and sticking a candle on top (but thanks Mum). Now you have to produce anything from a cutesy Mickey Mouse to a scale replica of a Massey Ferguson tractor, depending on the whim of the little birthday boy or girl in question, to prove your ability as a worthy Mum.
But after creating a My Little Pony stable for Paige that took me more than 5 hours and still gives me nightmares I reckon I have earned sufficient worthy Mummy credits and so I have decided that keeping things simple is my modus operandi for birthday cakes from now on.
And with that in mind a straight-forward rocket ship was chosen for the boys. This was after the internal debate of one or two cakes, of course, which ended in a decision to make two. Mostly based on the reasoning that you can never have enough cake rather than the neccessity to treat the boys as individuals.
And so Operation Birthday Cakes began.........
Friday 9.35 pm: Make first cake....
Friday 9.50pm: All going to plan. Make second cake.......
Oh FFS
Saturday: 3.15pm Make second cake... draft in helper.....
Sunday 10.31am: Day of party so no room for disaster - let the decorating begin..
Oh FFS - wanted a midnight blue colour
Did three times the quantity of butter icing in the recipe - I hope its enough to cover one chocolate and one vanilla cake.
Oh FFS - anyone need a huge amount of greyish mauve butter icing that is surplus to requirements?
Sunday 11.35: Check on the kids
Oh FFS - Forgot to get second cake board. Cover chopping board with silver foil.
Make template.
Oh FFS. Make second template
Looking good.... I'll just tilt the board so the coloured sugar on it slides off......
Much judicous use of coloured sugar, fudge flavoured writing icing and swear words later. Much later.
Sunday 12:25pm Taa - daaaaa!!!
Mummy worthiness proved!!!!!!
Sunday 4.20pm: Happy birthday to yooooooooooou!!!
posted by pollster at
9:59 pm
6 Comments:
They look great Polly, yes Mummy points on the board, well done!! Jane & Paige
Well done Polly, good job Paige ( looking way too grown up!) I'm panicking now and I've got 10 months to worry about it!!!!!
Wow I'm very impressed! I just did stencilled letters on Toby's first cake - may need to work on something more elaborate for next year! x Jane
Fantastic Polly, Cakes look fantastic....but how did they taste? Happy Birthday to Connor and Cameron, where has that year gone?!! Take care all xxx
Those cakes were yummy and the sparklers were priceless. Cheers, Ra.
Gee Polly they look great. I'm trying to get up the enthusiasm to do a no 2 cake. My two enjoyed seeing you today!
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