Birthday party smash cake question

JSS1002 · March 2014

I ordered J's birthday cake today from the grocery store bakery - they give us a free smash cake, but i need a second one because I'm doing a photo sesh later.

Anyway- the bakery wanted to charge us a crazy amount for the extra tiny cake, so I thought I'd just make one.

Any SIMPLE recipes / instructions to share? I will just frost it in white with red piping like a baseball. I'm a great cook but not much of a baker...so simplicity is key. Do I just bake a normal cake and then use cookie cutters to cut out rounds and stack them and frost? Any other suggestions??

JSS1002 · March 2014

knitfaced said:

What flavor cake do you want? I might have a good recipe.

I'd love it. I'm not that concerned with flavor as long as it is easy and cute! Where'd you get the 4 inch cake pans? I didn't even know those existed!

JSS1002 · March 2014

knitfaced said:

Amazon for the pans. Fat daddio is the brand. The four inch is pretty small. Bigger than a cupcake but smaller than a lot of the pictures of smash cakes I've seen on the bump. They make pans in just about every size though. I'll look through my recipes tonight when everyone is in bed.

Thanks dear! I am looking at them on Amazon as I type! Great solution - much easier than cutting, I agree! Any tips on baking temp / time for such a tiny little cake (I suppose the recipe will tell me that, huh?)

arschm02 · March 2014

I thought about using a mammoth muffin tin for the smash cake but that may be too small huh?

JSS1002 · March 2014

jthree said:

I was just looking for pans at joann fabrics and they didn't have the 6" ones I was looking for but they did have a set of three 4" pans, if you wanted to see something in a store.

I just ordered two 5 inch pans by the brand that @knitfaced suggested... amazon... $4 each... saves me a trip!

JSS1002 · March 2014

jthree said:

jthree said:

I was just looking for pans at joann fabrics and they didn't have the 6" ones I was looking for but they did have a set of three 4" pans, if you wanted to see something in a store.

I just ordered two 5 inch pans by the brand that @knitfaced suggested... amazon... $4 each... saves me a trip!
Awesome! I waited until the last minute and didn't have time to order online... Then my cake looked like shit anyway so I ended up calling a local bakery the day of her pictures and ordering a cake anyway. And it was only $7.99 and I spent more than that on all the paraphernalia to make the damn thing.... Lesson learned!

See, that's what I wanted to do -- $7.99 is totally reasonable. But the bakery where I bought the cake for the party wanted something insane like $20 for a 6 inch round, and that's ridiculous to me, especially because i think I need two (one for the party, one for his photo session)... so dumb. I'll try to make them and hope for the best.

CoachTay · March 2014

I just started pricing out smash cakes.. I've only checked Wal-Mart bakery so far. $6.50 for a 5" round!

JSS1002 · March 2014

tasiaberger said:

I just started pricing out smash cakes.. I've only checked Wal-Mart bakery so far. $6.50 for a 5" round!

Hmmm,i can't bring myself to shop at WM but maybe I should check Target. I was surprised that they wanted so much for it at the bakery.

MsAmeera25 · March 2014

Target charges 5.99 for a 5 inch smash cake. But you already ordered the pans....

CoachTay · March 2014

JSS1002 said:

tasiaberger said:

I just started pricing out smash cakes.. I've only checked Wal-Mart bakery so far. $6.50 for a 5" round!

Hmmm,i can't bring myself to shop at WM but maybe I should check Target. I was surprised that they wanted so much for it at the bakery.

Oh yeah - Target gal... duh!! Target is our 1st choice too. Our wedding cupcakes were from Target - DE-lish! I'm sure they're reasonable for the smash cakes. I know our cupcakes were inexpensive.

JSS1002 · March 2014

MsAmeera25 said:

Target charges 5.99 for a 5 inch smash cake. But you already ordered the pans....

WHich would make it approximately $4 after my discounts. I can cancel that order...

JSS1002 · March 2014

JSS1002 said:

MsAmeera25 said:

Target charges 5.99 for a 5 inch smash cake. But you already ordered the pans....

WHich would make it approximately $4 after my discounts. I can cancel that order...

Just attempted to cancel the amazon. order. Thank you for the tip - I don't know why i didn't think of this in the first place...

MsAmeera25 · March 2014

JSS1002 said:

JSS1002 said:

MsAmeera25 said:

Target charges 5.99 for a 5 inch smash cake. But you already ordered the pans....

WHich would make it approximately $4 after my discounts. I can cancel that order...

Just attempted to cancel the amazon. order. Thank you for the tip - I don't know why i didn't think of this in the first place...

No problem, I just left there and ordered one for our session this Sunday they sent me a mobile bakery coupon so it was technically free.

24ladybug · March 2014

If you want a dome cake use a Pyrex bowl. They are oven safe and round. I did this years ago for my birthday and made a ladybug. I think the shape would be perfect for a baseball.
Also look at your dishes. I have lots of oven safe dishes. Soup bowls glass mixing bowls large muffin tins as long as it's oven safe you should be good to go.

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

JSS1002 · March 2014

pinottoparenthood said:

Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

Yes, they have full grocery at SuperTarget!

MsAmeera25 · March 2014

pinottoparenthood said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

Does this mean you have never been to a Super Target??? OMG you have seriously been missing out on LIFE. You need to make a trip to Atlanta just to visit our Targets we have one that is 2 stories and has an escalator just for your carts.

JSS1002 · March 2014

jthree said:

pinottoparenthood said:

Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

Yes, they have full grocery at SuperTarget!
Mind blown! I had no idea they have bakeries either! We have groceries in ours, and the cart escalator (which is pretty cool), but I don't think we have any super targets in Michigan.

You probably have what is internally called a pFresh store (prototype Fresh)... small grocery assortment, urban setting... meant for people to grab a few grocery items, but not a full grocery department!

JSS1002 · March 2014

clgsquared said:

All I can think about now is what I am missing out on. We have Target with groceries but not this SuperTarger people speak of. I'm so jealous.

As a Minnesotan, I cannot imagine a life without SuperTarget!

JSS1002 · March 2014

Trin42 said:

Note to self: check out the SuperTarget for a bakery. Didn't know there was one!

It's up front near the deli.

JSS1002 · March 2014

saxchloe said:

All I can think about now is what I am missing out on. We have Target with groceries but not this SuperTarger people speak of. I'm so jealous.
We barely even have target where I live in canada and it's nowhere NEAR the same as it is in the states! No bakeries or super targets!

Ahhhh, but at least you have one now, right? We're still figuring out canada... hasn't really gone as planned.

kgs0505 · March 2014

Ramekins can be a cheaper way of getting smaller cake sizes too, and they tend to be widely available without having to order.

JSS1002 · March 2014

kgs0505 said:

Ramekins can be a cheaper way of getting smaller cake sizes too, and they tend to be widely available without having to order.

Thank you - I also thought of pyrex as well. so if I can't get what I want at Target, I'll just use my pyrex mixing bowls!

MKC12/22/2006 · March 2014

I had to click on this thread to see how there could be so many replies about a smash cake - of course it is actually about Target!

@jss1002 Had to tell you that apparently we are getting a Starbucks in our Target next year. Can't wait! I am sad that we will not be a pFresh store, but we are getting some more refrigerated cases at least.

08summerbride · March 2014

I just ordered the 4 inch fat daddio brand per previous posters suggestion on Amazon, and with prime it is free 2 day shipping, so I will have it by monday

08summerbride · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

What size would you guys suggest for a smash cake 4 or 6inch? I can't believe I'm actually going to try baking a cake. I'm just setting myself up for failure at this point.

If by "baking a cake" you mean the boxed kind, then I am baking one, which I hope can't result in too much of a failure. My plan is to use the box and put half the mix in the 4 inch pan and the rest in a cup cake form. I was gong to do a simple mickey mouse head with 1 big oreo and 2 mini oreos on each one and call it a day

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

JSS1002 said:

jthree said:

pinottoparenthood said:

Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

Yes, they have full grocery at SuperTarget!
Mind blown! I had no idea they have bakeries either! We have groceries in ours, and the cart escalator (which is pretty cool), but I don't think we have any super targets in Michigan.

You probably have what is internally called a pFresh store (prototype Fresh)... small grocery assortment, urban setting... meant for people to grab a few grocery items, but not a full grocery department!

Yeah, these are what Target is like in Charlotte.

08summerbride · March 2014

clgsquared said:

08summerbride said:

I just ordered the 4 inch fat daddio brand per previous posters suggestion on Amazon, and with prime it is free 2 day shipping, so I will have it by monday

I first read this as 4 inch fat dildo...

Had I been bumping from my phone, that would have been my luck with auto-correct...although I would be a little worried about myself, if dildo was one of my 1st auto correct defaults

pinottoparenthood · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

What size would you guys suggest for a smash cake 4 or 6inch? I can't believe I'm actually going to try baking a cake. I'm just setting myself up for failure at this point.

@jdubb13 I have the 6" pans and it's about what you see in a lot of pictures of smash cakes... It's the perfect size for pictures, but realistically my 3-layer 6" smash cake is HUGE for Rhys. Like it fed 12 adults.

08summerbride · March 2014

Jdubb13 said:

08summerbride said:

Jdubb13 said:

What size would you guys suggest for a smash cake 4 or 6inch? I can't believe I'm actually going to try baking a cake. I'm just setting myself up for failure at this point.

If by "baking a cake" you mean the boxed kind, then I am baking one, which I hope can't result in too much of a failure. My plan is to use the box and put half the mix in the 4 inch pan and the rest in a cup cake form. I was gong to do a simple mickey mouse head with 1 big oreo and 2 mini oreos on each one and call it a day

No not the box kind. I'm using a recipe that uses bananas and applesauce instead of sugar so I have no idea how it will turn out.

My oldest played around in the cake and took maybe 1 lick and barely half a bite of her cake, so I wouldn't stress too much about how it turns out

Gracious1014 · March 2014

pinottoparenthood said:
Whoa, whoa, whoa... your Targets have BAKERIES?!?!

My thoughts exactly. We have a grocery but it's not a full Super Target. I feel completely ripped off right now.

ClandestineX · March 2014

clgsquared said:

08summerbride said:

I just ordered the 4 inch fat daddio brand per previous posters suggestion on Amazon, and with prime it is free 2 day shipping, so I will have it by monday

I first read this as 4 inch fat dildo...

We have the same mind.. cause I did too..

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bibby32714 · March 2014

JSS1002 said:

Trin42 said:

Note to self: check out the SuperTarget for a bakery. Didn't know there was one!

It's up front near the deli.

WHOA...you get a bakery and a deli?? No such thing at any Target I've ever been to.
:-O

JSS1002 · March 2014

Wow, lots of cake-dildo-Target talk.

I also read dildo.

I had ordered the 5 inch dildo cakepans (hahaha)

I was just going to use a mix unless @knitfaced recipe looked insanely easy.

Now I'm going to go even more insanely easy and try for Target. :-)

Awesome about the SBUX! I never heard back from the team here that I'd asked about your beloved Target / Starbucks!

BellaBean76 · March 2014

@jss1002 here is a recipe I have been making since I was about 10 years old...I swear its no fail...and the frosting sets up well too. (Sorry I have posted this a few times but its so easy and good!)

Probably need to double the cake recipe as its for one 9x9:

https://southernfood.about.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/bl01018c.htm

The frosting you maybe okay if you are using 5 inch pans. I would suggest using room temp butter and not melting in microwave:

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/vanilla-buttercream-frosting/39107a19-be94-4571-9031-f1fc5bd1d606

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