Smash Cake Question

Telly21182

What flavor are/did you have for LOs smash cake?  Did you make (or have someone else make) sugar free, dairy free, etc. versions?  I have everything planned for our menu, including when I'm making everything, who's helping with what, etc. however the smash cake is the last part!

TIA! 

M&M227

I'm going to make hers.  I just got a box of white cake and white icing and pink in a tube.  I got 6 inch cake pans, so it will be two layers of 6 inch and I'm just going to ice it white with pink dots around the bottom.

cvl105

I will be giving her a regular cupcake/piece of cake, not sugar free, etc. It's one day and a big one at that. IMO, a little sugar isn't going to kill the kid.

ETA: I plan on making rainbow cupcakes...not sure if I'll do them bright or pastel colors.

 

jcsumm0

I'm doing a banana cake w/cream cheese frosting.  Hers will be just sweetened w/the banana, no sugar, but real frosting.  I'm using the recipe in the BLW cookbook.

The cupcakes I'm making for everyone else will have the same frosting and banana cake but with sugar.

I still need to find a recipe for the cupcakes/frosting.

The_Birds_04

For his smash cake pics we did a white cake with white icing.  His party he will have a white cupcake with red or green icing.  I didnt do any special sugar free or healthier version.  To be honest he barely ate the cake in his pics. He enjoyed just making a mess of it. 

vigurl

I am buying the smash cake from the grocery store.  It costs $5 to have it ordred to my specks.  It will be a completely unhealthy store bought cake.  I figure LO will not eat much of it really.

kayjay10

The_Birds_04:

For his smash cake pics we did a white cake with white icing.  His party he will have a white cupcake with red or green icing.  I didnt do any special sugar free or healthier version.  To be honest he barely ate the cake in his pics. He enjoyed just making a mess of it. 

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amanda1680

For the big cake, I did a home made vanilla bean cake, and my mom made pink velvet cupcakes with buttercream icing to have on the table, too.  I planned on making carrot cupcakes with a yogurt frosting for Macy, but our oven died 3 days before the party (yeah, awesome!  luckily I made the vanilla bean cakes ahead of time and froze them), so she ended up just having one of the pink velvets.  I wasn't thrilled about it, but it's just one day, and she didn't eat much of it anyway. 

Telly21182

Thanks everyone!  I was planning on doing a regular vanilla cake (same as the vanilla cupcakes I'm making), but I had a few people giving me grief that I'm not doing healthier versions, and a few people questioning why I'm not doing chocolate since it'll look like dirt and it's a caterpillar party!

I never thought of chocolate, and I don't know why I'm so hesitant to do chocolate.  SIL is having a chocolate cake for her DDs party in a few weeks. 

cvl105

I think the chocolate cake is a cute idea so that it looks like dirt!

FYI - not sure if you're a Costco member or have Costco near you...but I was scoping out their cake decoration options (because we'll be getting a cake from there for one of her parties and they're soooooooooo good) and one of the options is a caterpillar. The cakes are really really good and are a bargain at only $17 for a sheet cake!

ETA: found a picture of someone's

 

The_Birds_04

Telly21182:

Thanks everyone!  I was planning on doing a regular vanilla cake (same as the vanilla cupcakes I'm making), but I had a few people giving me grief that I'm not doing healthier versions, and a few people questioning why I'm not doing chocolate since it'll look like dirt and it's a caterpillar party!

I never thought of chocolate, and I don't know why I'm so hesitant to do chocolate.  SIL is having a chocolate cake for her DDs party in a few weeks. 

Funny, I thought I was on top of everything caterpillar and it never crossed my mind to have chocolate cupcakes for dirt.  Hmmmmm. 

SarahKate31

I'm making a 6" vanilla cake with vanilla icing for DS. Regular old sugar-tastic cake and icing. I doubt he'll actually eat much of it anyway.

Telly21182

The_Birds_04:

Telly21182:

Thanks everyone!  I was planning on doing a regular vanilla cake (same as the vanilla cupcakes I'm making), but I had a few people giving me grief that I'm not doing healthier versions, and a few people questioning why I'm not doing chocolate since it'll look like dirt and it's a caterpillar party!

I never thought of chocolate, and I don't know why I'm so hesitant to do chocolate.  SIL is having a chocolate cake for her DDs party in a few weeks. 

Funny, I thought I was on top of everything caterpillar and it never crossed my mind to have chocolate cupcakes for dirt.  Hmmmmm. 

For the dessert I'm actually doing:
Vanilla Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes (both in green liners with red frosting)
Smash Cake (still figuring out flavor and decorations)
little dirt cakes with gummy "caterpillars" in those small clear plastic cups people use at parties for wine!
Ice Cream bar with cherries (for cherry pie), sprinkles, chocolate sauces, salted caramel sauce and maybe crushed oreos if I have any left from the dirt cake that I don't eat!) 

ETA: And lollipops that will also sort of act as favors! 

Telly21182

cvl105:

I think the chocolate cake is a cute idea so that it looks like dirt!

FYI - not sure if you're a Costco member or have Costco near you...but I was scoping out their cake decoration options (because we'll be getting a cake from there for one of her parties and they're soooooooooo good) and one of the options is a caterpillar. The cakes are really really good and are a bargain at only $17 for a sheet cake!

ETA: found a picture of someone's

 

Costco is 100% without a doubt my favorite cake!  I love the white chocolate cheesecake filling and could survive on it if possible!    That cake is super cute though - makes me kind of reconsider not having a cake and just having cupcakes, mini dirt cake and ice cream! 

egpitt22

the lady making the cake is just going to make a small cake shaped like a number 1 (with yellow icing) for him to smash, free of charge.  it will just be white cake.  I'm excited for him to try it!

The_Birds_04

We are going to do the pinterest inspired caterpillar cupcakes.  But the head will be red cupcakes as well and he will smash one of those.  We have a large number of people coming so it seemed like the easiest and cleanest option since we will be outside at a park.

Althougth the dirt cakes sound so adorable.  How will you make the dirt?

Syncronicity09

I am going to start baking his tonight. I got a box of funfetti mix and I am going to dye it blue and orange. I usually try to avoid a lot of sugar, but since it is his birthday why not?

Telly21182

The_Birds_04:

We are going to do the pinterest inspired caterpillar cupcakes.  But the head will be red cupcakes as well and he will smash one of those.  We have a large number of people coming so it seemed like the easiest and cleanest option since we will be outside at a park.

Althougth the dirt cakes sound so adorable.  How will you make the dirt?

alternating layers of crushed oreos and chocolate pudding/cream cheese/sugar/butter.  Easiest most delicious dessert ever!!  I usually make it with vanilla pudding for one layer, and chocolate pudding for the other, but I think for this I'll do all chocolate so it'll look like mud and dirt!

 

 

 

MrsPBNJ0220

We had it made, it was chocolate inside.  I loved his cake.  We asked her to limit the sugar and had it made dairy free because of his allergies, although we have since started him on WCM and all seems to be going well.