Superhero Cake

I made this cake for my sweet nephew, who celebrated his Bday this Saturday. As any 7 year old, he asked for a Spider man cake, so better yet I made him a Spidy and a Superman cake, because I can never control myself, when things start going smooth.. It was a Super humid day and we used Whipped cream icing, so you see that the icing had started to melt by the time we cut the cake, there were batman logos also on the side of the cake, the picture is hidden will try to see if I can find any pic..

When dealing with a kids birthday party, I always stick to boxed mixes, if I know any kid with any allergies, its just easy to explain the concerned parent of what the cake is made of..It breaks my heart to say "NO" for cake for any kid especially at a birthday party.. whats a birthday with no cake..unimaginable for me..a birthday has to have cake at least....I can imagine a NO GIFT birthday...MY mom always had a dessert and a cake at my birthday.. we never had huge parties at home with many friends; but gifts and return gifts were unheard of back then..but we always had CAKE

The cake was relished by one and all and my experience is that there is hardly any leftover cake when you make it at home, so always make extra when you are planning on a big party at home.

As a kid I never had a huge birthday party with many kids as guests but we always had  a small family lunch or dinner depending on what day it was, MY mom was a working mom yet she always made something sweet and we got CAKE from the bakery......there were no signature or themed cakes..we always got the round cake with 2 pink roses( why 2  u ask?? one rose for me and one for my BIG Bro)..then the bake shop started selling the bird's nest cake...everything was kept simple; I miss such birthdays now, planning a kids birthday has become more stressful and the whole idea of gifts and return gifts is taking its toll on Poor MOM....

We still follow a tradition of  NO TIME OUTS for the Birthday Child on his Birthday, so one day of the year the kids truly feel special.

Hope you make this cake real soon and enjoyy it with your superhero on his special day!!!

Love Ash.

Black Forest Cake--Two Tiered

For your viewing pleasure and a weird request by a certain 7 yrs old, for a two tiered black forest cake resulted in this cake. MY family loves loves Black forest cake, I mean what is not to love, choclate cake, cherries and whipped cream...bring on a slice or two and feel the love, baby...

Since my kids gobble up most of this cake, I do not add any rum or vodka, another reason is that we are non alcohol drinkers.. not even wine can be found at my home...I often make this cake, as this is one cake I know will be finished by my kids, and my waist would not be punished for baking a cake.. does it happen only in Ash-land or is it common, that the first day everyone is excited for the cake, kids cry, hubbies crib for a particular thing, you make it to please everyone, the first day, everyone enjoys it and then it lingers around for the next 2-3 days...maybe for a week or so and then you kind of GB it...meaning Garbage Bowl it.. or Garbage Tummy it....maybe, I need to make everything in smaller portions or start making friends who like such treats every now and then.

Coming to the rec, you can make a black forest cake like I did here. Or make a chocolate cake from scratch like I did here. Either ways you do it, make it and make two or even three tiers and add tyres to your expanding waist...or better yet, make new Friends and spread the love.. they will thank you for being such a nice soul...

Love Ash.