when to cut cake?

nekorayne

For an at home party with a bounce house when would you cut the cake? WE are having the party at 10AM and I figure the kids will want to bounce for a bit pre cake. 

dragon_chica

Assuming that people won't be on time and there aren't any other planned activities then I wouldn't cut the cake until after 12:00.

Edited for not knowing how to add time correctly.  

karen_loy

I usually cut the cake towards the end of the party. If you'll serve some kind of lunch then I'd do that around 12 and cut the cake afterwards, if it's just some appettizers and cake then I'll cut it around 11.30

Definitely let the kids jump for a good while before cutting the cake 

Notwifezilla7

I feel like the singing of Happy Birthday & cutting the cake is the signal the party is winding down. If the party starts @ 10, based on arrivals & the flow, I'd guess around 11:30.

chardonnay24

Are you serving lunch at a specific time? Or will you just have food out and available for grazing?

If you are serving lunch, I'd do it right after lunch. So, pizza at 11:30 and cake at noon or something like that. If you will have food out for people to eat at their whim, then I'd do the cake about 30 minutes before you want everyone to head home. For me, that'd be 11:30 or 12.

nekorayne

We will have food out for grazing. We are having "brunch appetizers" like personal strattas, fruit tray, veggy tray with hummus, pigs in a blanket, hard boiled eggs that look like dino eggs, and cookie bars. Maybe some type of baked oatmeal or oatmeal bar. They will just be out and everyone can graze until cake cutting time.