Birthday Cake Evolution

Today is my sweet T’s fifth birthday. I’m going to make this post short and sweet because we have big plans to have a snuggle party while watching Sleeping Beauty followed by a sushi dinner. A perfectly T birthday if you ask me. All this birthday prep got me thinking about birthday cake evolution.

Parents out there… have you ever reflected on the evolution of birthday cakes (and parties, for that matter) in your household? I have to admit that our cakes have never been very fancy, but we did buy the first one for each kiddo at an actual bakery. And we considered themes and colors and what have you.

This is what you’d see at your typical 1st Birthday

But then the kids get a little older and they have more opinions and are so imaginative and creative and want to participate in all aspects of birthday celebrations. For the last several years, we bake our cakes from a box and decorate them ourselves. There’s way too much frosting and licking of fingers and sprinkles, but they are beautiful.

Well, tonight I present to you my favorite cake effort to date. There are dinosaurs, Frozen characters, a cheetah, and dolls from our dollhouse. Not to mention heavy servings of blue sprinkles, chocolate chips, and rainbow sprinkles. Do your teeth hurt looking at it? It’s perfect, isn’t it?

Definitely NOT a 1st Birthday cake, but I’d argue it’s waaaay better!

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Let them eat cake.

~Marie Antoinette

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. You can read about all of these things and more at My Little Poppies.

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