A few friends have asked me to post a pic of Hailey's 10th birthday cake. I thought it would be fun to have a nutcracker cake since she was a red infantry soldier in PNBs Nutcracker. I was in a rush to get Hailey to a performance the day of her birthday and didn't have time to finish the icing. Luckily my mom was able to do it, with Nina's help for the face. We never did eat the hat... the black icing would have been very messy!
Here's Hailey & her Red Infantry castmates - aren't they adorable?!! Hailey is second from the right.
One of my kids' favourite things is to have a *money* cake. To do this, we wrap coins in waxed paper and throw then in the batter when baking the cake. It's always fun to find *M-O-N-E-Y* in your piece (especially Canadian money because there are $1 & $2 coins!!) If you try this, please be sure to warn everyone that there is money in the cake to avoid any accidental swallowings!!
I have found that small children are disappointed when they don't get money in their piece. So if you don't want any glum faces, you can add the money to the cake once it is baked. Simply cut a slit into the cake and put the coins (wrapped in waxed paper) along the edges so when you cut the cake, you have a pretty good idea where the money is. Shhh - don't tell my kids I do this!!
Another idea that I have seen is to put a small ceramic figurine (1" high) in the cake batter as a special prize. If you want to keep the figurine to re-use later, you can give the recipient a little 'prize' in exchange for the figurine. Our local antique shop has a bunch of these figurines ($5 each).
For more fabulous cake ideas be sure to check out Lexi's blog. She is the Queen of cakes!
ahh ... happy birthday! double digits ... whoo whoo! very cool cake! :)
Posted by: mj | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 05:25 AM
Wow! Great job on the cake. Her and her castmates all look so cute in their costumes.
Posted by: Judi R. | Monday, February 04, 2008 at 06:38 AM
How exciting for Hailey to dance in the Nutcracker Ballet, I know how grueling those auditions can be. She's adorable!!!
Posted by: Linda SS | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at 08:08 AM
WHOA! That's an amazing cake!! Sounds like a group effort to get it done, but it turned out perfect!! What a fun idea to do money in the cake!! I'm gonna try that next time!!
Gorgeous picture or Hailey and the infantry!! So cool!!
Posted by: Rhonda Maynard | Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at 11:40 AM