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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Pirates and Madagascar

My five grandsons all have birthdays within a couple weeks of each other which they just celebrated recently.  Both of my granddaughters birthdays are later in the year and within a month of each other and I have another grandson due to be born in a couple months, so his birthday will be in between the others.

Being that all of the boys birthdays are so close together, it is hard for this Grandma to find the time to bake that many cakes.  Luckily, this year I only needed to make cakes for two of them so I thought I would share those with you.

This first cake was for our grandson that just celebrated his 1st birthday with a Madagascar themed party.  So I made him a lion cake to represent Alex.  It was so simple to make and he loved it.

Lion cake | Retro Gran

The second cake was for our grandson who was turning two.  He absolutely loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates so he had a pirate theme.  I thought about fashioning Jake out of fondant for his cake but then I decided that I would just purchase some of the character figurines instead because then he would be able to keep them to play with.

Jake and the Neverland Pirates cake | Retro Gran

They were both pleased with their cakes and I enjoy making my babies happy - not that Grandma would ever spoil them. 

I am glad that our birthday season is over with for a little while.  Somehow, maybe, possibly, I think it could be the reason for my recent weight gain.  Apparently, I can overlook having to move my belt over a notch though, because I am looking forward to just baking for the fun of it, without worrying about how to decorate them.  Sometimes my greatest creations come out of my every day - "for no reason at all" - cakes.  Plus, I have an idea for a recipe for a chocolate cake that I want to try out.  If it works, I will share it with you ladies.

What about you, have you been baking lately?





2 comments:

  1. Sooo cute! I love themed birthday cakes like this! I remember a teddy bear one and another with the Little Mermaid from when I was a little girl. My own birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, so I'm really in a celebratory cake state of mind these days! :) (Though, funnily enough, I've been thinking I'll make either a cheesecake or roast marshmallows down at the beach and do s'mores for it, instead of a cake this year).

    Tons of happy (slightly belated) birthday wishes to your dear grandsons!
    ♥ Jessica

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