Birthday Cake for One Year Old

Happynewmum

My son is going to be one very soon and I'm stuck in regards to a birthday cake.I was tempted to go and buy him one but the other half thinks the prices are stupid!On reflection, I remember my dad making me one nearly every year and how I loved it so I'm thinking this could be a good tradition to start with my son.I'm not a bad baker.I can do cakes, but lack imagination and also I want to do something really special for him ( but not sothing too hard ).Never decorated a cake in my life which is scaring me but I know its something I would give a go.
Any suggestions?:eek:

shellsuit

We paid £6 for my son's Mickey Mouse clubhouse cake from Asda. That was for his 1st birthday just over a week ago.

Would it be cheaper than that to make one?

Happynewmum

No idea! Was going to get a Costco cake to give out to friend/family, but then wanted another one just for us greedy three.

berniesmaster

shellsuit wrote: »

We paid £6 for my son's Mickey Mouse clubhouse cake from Asda. That was for his 1st birthday just over a week ago.

Would it be cheaper than that to make one?

and imo they taste lush!

Penelope_Penguin

shellsuit wrote: »

We paid £6 for my son's Mickey Mouse clubhouse cake from Asda. That was for his 1st birthday just over a week ago.

Would it be cheaper than that to make one?

Yes 16 years ago for my DD's first bithday I made a clown cake. I made a plain sponge in an oval gratin dish (lined with parchment), covered in white icing. I then coloured roll icing and cut out shapes to make a face and a hat.

youluckypanda

I wouldn't worry too much about having to do something fancy, I've always thought a simple iced homecake cake is so much nicer, made with love - you can't go wrong with sponge, icing and candles. A simple decoration could be cutting out balloon shapes from rolled icing?

shellsuit

berniesmaster wrote: »

and imo they taste lush!

I wouldn't know, I never even got a piece! :cool:

I passed 3 slices to my aunty, for her, uncle and cousin and the greedy mare ate all 3, so it must have been nice! :rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Yes 16 years ago for my DD's first bithday I made a clown cake. I made a plain sponge in an oval gratin dish (lined with parchment), covered in white icing. I then coloured roll icing and cut out shapes to make a face and a hat.

You made one 16 years ago??

I think prices have gone up slightly since then! :rotfl::rotfl:

dom300186

we have lots pof family so every birthday we buy our sons from costco £12 and it is blooming huge proper butter iceing and its to die for

ubamother

As he's one I'm pretty sure he's not going to turn his nose up if it's not a three-tier fully detailed Thomas train - I wouldn't worry about clever shapes, fancy icing etc. - good homebaked cake, bit of glace icing on the top, jam or butter icing or both in the middle, candle. That's a birthday cake.

It is, after all, for him and not technically for all the grownups who'll be after a piece!

HariboJunkie

Something like this would be easy enough. I did similar for my twins' first birthday but iced their names on each cake instead.

Penelope_Penguin

shellsuit wrote: »

You made one 16 years ago??

I think prices have gone up slightly since then! :rotfl::rotfl:

I've made cakes since, too