I know we have a little ways to go (thankfully...if it were here already I don't know what I would do!!!) But I was curious to see what all you guys did for cakes. Did you make your own? Did you do a "healthy" version or just a normal cake...I am getting opinons right and left but thought I would pick all of your brains since you have all been so helpful in the past
TIA!
Re: First Birthday cake question
not there yet, but i'll definitely bake my own! probably a cupcake for the baby to tear into, and a larger cake to feed everyone else.
or, i might do a tiered cake - i did one for a casual post-wedding reception I had for some friends and it was really fun. I could just give the baby the top.
I personally wouldn't look for an extra healthy recipe, but if you make your own you can control the ingredients a lot better!
Joseph Henry was born at home on March 9, 2009
Nora Mae was born at home on October 30, 2011
That is along the lines of what I was thinking....doing one for Aiden and another for everyone else....I am not looking for sugar-freee...but like you said, just something I can control...so exciting!
Thanks for your input! You are getting close!!! I hope you are doing well!
We had way too much going on the week before and a lot of family coming in town, so there was no way that I was going to attempt a cake! I got ours from Matty Cakes in Midtown and they did a wondeful job. We did a big 3D cake for the adults and a smaller version smash cake for Colin. He had never had any processed sugar-I was super anal and made all his food, but I didn't worry about the cake being healthy! He maybe ate a couple bites at most. There was so much going on for him that day; he just wasn't into eating it.
I'm sure as he gets older I'll bake some cakes for him, but there was just too much going on for the first one!
I went a little nuts and made 75 cupcakes from scratch along with a large cupcake specialized for Alec. I used a lemon cupcake recipe and it turned out really good if I do say so myself. I made the cupcakes for his daycare party and his first birthday party at our house.
Overall, making the cupcakes really only took one night and I iced them all in the morning.
If you like to bake, let me know and I can give you the recipe I used.
JMO, but cake is cake, I don't care about making it healthy! But I'm not super-anal about that kind of thing anyway, definitely "in moderation" kind of gal over here
I think the Cake Lady did Jack's first birthday cake, smash cake and cupcakes (if that's Eileen), and it turned out great!! I'm getting his 2nd birthday cake from Publix because I want the 3D Thomas cake, I know he's going to love it Not sure what I'll do for Ethan's 1st birthday, will decide after I figure out a theme and all that closer to time.
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