Spring Birthday Cakes

I like posting pictures of our birthday cakes. Are they Pinterest-worthy? No. Do we like them? Yes. Things don't have to be picture-perfect to be delightful anyway.

So without further ado. . .

Super-easy M&M flowers

She requested chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (and a creamy-cream cheesy filling) and flowers made of M&Ms. That's exactly what she got. Mission complete.

The eldest son wanted to make his own entirely. He asked for a boxed strawberry cake mix because he'd never made one from a box before. I helped him a bit with the baking and frosting making because on that day he'd played three games in a soccer tournament and was bumping up against bedtime. The next day he got a little help from his aunt with frosting some of the parts, but the ideas were all his own. . . his favorite animal, the giant panda.

The panda is eating green bamboo, in case you're wondering.

I think it turned out quite well.

And now I'm tired of eating cake. Until September.