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hollster8 · March 2012

I had been planning to do cupcakes for LOs birthday instead of one big cake, but thinking about our families, I think the cupcakes would be demolished before we even sing "Happy Birthday." So, I have two questions for you all:

1) should I even care that people are eating all of the cake before the birthday girl gets hers? I just feel like you eat cake after we sing, maybe I'm OCD about birthday rules

2) are you doing one cake (plus a small cake for LO) or cupcakes for LOs party? (or neither?)

I just don't want to have to make 200 cupcakes because our cousins don't watch their kids and let them eat 7 each, but cupcakes are soooo easy and cute.

imoverit · March 2012

We are doing small cake for LO and cupcakes for everyone else. Could you make a cute sign that says hands off until after DD has one, but in a nicer way?

cassoppea · March 2012

We're probably doing cupcakes with a small cake for DD. It is a hungry caterpillar theme so the cupcakes will be green and make up the body and the head will be the small cake. Since they are set up like that, I'm hoping no one will touch them.

Perhaps if you make them look organized and put them in a spot away from the other food, people will get the idea. I can't imagine people taking cupcakes before cake cutting time. That would be like people cutting into slices of cake before your LO eats it! If that's not going to work then I'd either keep the cake away until it's time to blow out candles or I'd place a sign next to it saying please don't touch.

MrsPBNJ0220 · March 2012

We will be having a small cake for DS and then cupcakes. We are going to have 3 dozen cupcakes though for like 24 people, so we were planning for some people to be eating more than one. However, I had not really thought about this. I honestly do not mind if people don't eat cake when DS does as I am sure most people will be focused on DS eating his cake anyway!

hollster8 · March 2012

imoverit:
We are doing small cake for LO and cupcakes for everyone else. Could you make a cute sign that says hands off until after DD has one, but in a nicer way?

Yeah, I've thought of doing this. Maybe I can think of a way to word it nicely

To PP, you would *think* people would know not to touch, but our families are unique..yeah, we'll say unique haha

hollster8 · March 2012

MrsPBNJ0220:
We will be having a small cake for DS and then cupcakes. We are going to have 3 dozen cupcakes though for like 24 people, so we were planning for some people to be eating more than one. However, I had not really thought about this. I honestly do not mind if people don't eat cake when DS does as I am sure most people will be focused on DS eating his cake anyway!

I don't care if they don't eat cake right along with DD, I just don't want them all disappearing before we sing to her, does that make sense? Like PP said, it's like them cutting into the cake before we sing.

MrsPBNJ0220 · March 2012

hollster8:

MrsPBNJ0220:
We will be having a small cake for DS and then cupcakes. We are going to have 3 dozen cupcakes though for like 24 people, so we were planning for some people to be eating more than one. However, I had not really thought about this. I honestly do not mind if people don't eat cake when DS does as I am sure most people will be focused on DS eating his cake anyway!

I don't care if they don't eat cake right along with DD, I just don't want them all disappearing before we sing to her, does that make sense? Like PP said, it's like them cutting into the cake before we sing.

If you aren't wanting them to eat them while she is eating her cake, are you concerned about it for photo purposes or something? If not then noone is going to notice that the cupcakes are still there anyway when they are focusing on your DD. I would think you would be so occupied with your DD as well that you may not notice either. Just a thought.

But honestly if you don't want them eating the cupcakes, tell them, put a note, or just keep them put away until it's cake time and then put them on a cupcake stand then.

monkeysmama62 · March 2012

I'm make a monkey cake using this cake pan. I'm just gonna give Lily a piece of the cake. Then I'm just gonna make a birthday cookie cake since my dad and DH don't like cake. But yes everyone will be waiting to get cake after Lily gets her piece. I'm very OCD about birthday's since I never get to celebrate mine.

https://www.michaels.com/Monkey-Pan/bk0143,default,pd.html?start=33&cgid=products-bakeware-pans-shaped

Bran_ham · March 2012

I would put them where the kids can't get their grubby hands on them and sign up for adults that don't know any better or keep they out of sight till cake time. I had to work hard to keep my DS, who's 2.5, away from a friends birthday cupcake but it can be done.

jcsumm0 · March 2012

I would just keep them covered/out of sight and bring them out when you are ready for people to eat them.

akayf · April 2012

I just went to a 6th birthday party that had a cupcake table. They did a large cookie cake that said happy birthday so and so on it and stuck the candles in that. The cupcakes were on display during the entire party. She had them arranged in cupcake stands and on pretty plates. Not a single person touched them until it was time to sing happy birthday. Not even the 30+ kids..most of them were 5 and under too.

I would never dream of hacking into a cake before singing happy birthday...taking cupcakes before it's dessert time is the same thing in my opinion!!!!

hollster8 · April 2012

akayf:
I just went to a 6th birthday party that had a cupcake table. They did a large cookie cake that said happy birthday so and so on it and stuck the candles in that. The cupcakes were on display during the entire party. She had them arranged in cupcake stands and on pretty plates. Not a single person touched them until it was time to sing happy birthday. Not even the 30+ kids..most of them were 5 and under too.

I would never dream of hacking into a cake before singing happy birthday...taking cupcakes before it's dessert time is the same thing in my opinion!!!!

This is comforting. I was planning to put them in a stand on the back of a dessert table, encouraging people to take brownies, cookies, etc. if they want a treat before cake time. I think it should work. I've just had to tell myself that if they do take cupcakes, in the grand scheme of things it's DDs special day and I probably won't even notice because I'll be so focused on her. I'm making a bigger cake for her so it won't be a HUGE deal if some cupcakes are gone.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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