Birthday Cakes

This cake is a moist, delicious treat that pairs well with cream cheese frosting. I usually steer clear of self-rising flour, but I actually developed the recipe for this cake when I was in the seventh grade, and old habits die hard. Tools:

1. Two 9-inch round cake pans
2. Preparation time: 20 minutes
3. Baking time: 40 minutes

Yield: 12 servings Ingredients; 2 cups sifted self-rising flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups granulated white sugar 3 cups grated carrot (about 8 medium carrots) 11⁄2 cups vegetable oil 4 eggs The messy part:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans, or spray a Bundt pan with a nonstick spray that contains flour.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
3. Add the carrot, oil, and eggs to the dry ingredients. Mix until well blended, but don’t overmix.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out with some crumbs attached.
5. Cool the cakes in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges,and then invert the cakes onto wire racks to cool completely.

It is always a great pleasure to see how kids eat their first birthday cakes. here are a few random pictures.

photo credit: Kevin Lawver

photo credit: Ben+Sam

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photo credit: unoguy

photo credit: unoguy

photo credit: Yogi

Last week I had gone for my cousins wedding here downtown. The wedding was a grand event complete with wedding decorations, bands with live music and of course wedding cakes! The best part of the wedding was that the location where we had the wedding reception and celebrations on their own private yatch!

As in all wedding receptions and parties everyone including me, the craziest cake lover in town were waiting for the grand event which of course is the WEDDING CAKE! Phew!!! The wait was well worth is since this one was an amazingly stunning looking birthday cake. Too bad my camera went kaput last month hence I have no wedding pictures of the cakes to share.

The cake was a huge one had 5 levels and would you believe it the flavours of the cake was alternated in each layer?. it was a vanilla flavour alternated with chocolate! It was decorated with gothic designs and the toppings on the wedding cake did not seem familiar to me. Sprinkled on the cake was tiny sweet candy other than the mysterious toppings.

The whole event was a spectacle! Amazingly, the people were all quiet, examining the wedding cake in awe. Not a sound and all you could hear was the wind and the background music. Then came the time to cut the cake and the bride and groom cut it together. Then we were waiting our turn for the cake! It was an amazing experience, the cake and the party! Didn’t I tell you about cakes that look too beautiful to be eaten the other day?

I found this cool birthday cake online today. I found it too cute to put my teeth into it. Some things are made so beautiful and artistic that you want to simply sit and admire it, not eat them if they are edible!

This is the first birthday cake of some kid made with a lot of care and artistic imagination! Looks good and yummy! And check out the first birthday candle on top. So sweeet.

I recently came across a Cheese cake recipe which I found very finger lickin’ and you will love it too!!

• Eggs - 4
• Milk - 1 Gill
• Butter - 1/4 pound
• Sugaer - 1/4 Pound, Powdered
• Bread:2 Ounces, Grated
• Brandy/Wine - 1 tsp, Mixed
• Rosewater - 1 tsp
• Mace, Cinnamon, Nutmeg - 1 tsp, mixed
• Currants - 1/4 pound

Pick the currants very clean. Wash them through a colander, wipe them in a towel, and then dry them on a dish before the fire.When dry take out a few to scatter over the top of the cheesecake, lay them aside, and sprinkle the remainder of the currants with the flour.

Stir the butter and sugar to a cream. Grate the bread, and prepare the spice. Beat the eggs very light.

Boil the milk. When it comes to a boil, add to it half the beaten egg, and boil both together till it becomes a curd, stirring it frequently with a knife. Then throw the grated bread on the curd, and stir all together. Then take the milk, egg, and bread off the fire and stir it, gradually, into the butter and sugar. Next, stir in the remaining half of the egg.

Add, by degrees, the liquor and spice.

Lastly, stir in, gradually, the currants.

Have ready a puff-paste, which should be made before you prepare the cheesecake, as the mixture will become heavy by standing. Before you put it into the oven, scatter the remainder of the currants over the top.

Bake it half an hour in rather a quick oven.

Do not sugar the top.

You may bake it either in a soup-plate, or in two small tin patty-pans, which, for cheesecakes, should be of a square shape. If baked in square patty-pans, leave at each side a flap of paste in the shape of a half-circle. Cut long slits in these flaps and turn them over, so that they will rest on the top of the mixture.

You can, if you choose, add to the currants a few raisins stoned, and cut in half. Now go ahead and have a great cake eating time! Unfortunately in most developed countries, cakes are usually ordered from the nearby bakers than be made at home. Time is such a scarce commodity these days! But making and decorating cakes is a very beautiful experience you will know only when you try it out!

Who said birthday e-cards are out of fashion and are only for the kids? Though they have reduced in popularity in the new Internet order, they still hold a lot of promise in conveying your thoughts.

Mainly e-cards were shunned out of use since they did not have the personalized feel of a paper e-card and the companies providing them were filled with advertisements and stuff. But if you have a bit of computer photo editing skills, you can easily make your own greeting cards for your friends and colleagues for their birthday and email them. It will fill their heart with joy to see their inbox full of ecards on the birthday morning.

And later through the day, the birthday bash starts with my favourite part, yes, the birthday cake and then exchange of birthday greetings and gifts. At my office, the birthday meant 2 cakes, one for the normal eating process and the other for smearing it on the face of the birthday kid! That was fun and though the face becomes a mess, its a fun activity. This lets everyone await these type of cake cutting events at office and hence lift spirits at a otherwise boring monotonous office atmosphere.

As I said, e-cards are the easy way to let your friends know you remember and care for them. Well though birthday gifts goes the next level of closeness you share with them. And a complete birthday cakes and bash will make their day a really memorable one forever. So, whats your pick?

Money is not everything, though it is something To understand what I mean, think about gifting a expensive custom designed Mercedes to a 2 year old. And then try a colorful noisy toy. Get the picture?

A little bit of thoughtfulness can do wonders in making the birthday gift surprising and memorable and more.

• Before you think about what to gift, make a list of items that the birthday kid likes or enjoys.
• Gift Certificates with some though put in can do wonders for a perfect birthday gift.
• Make a photo album memories. This is not limited to a birthday gift idea alone, but can be done on any anniversaries or occasions.
• Make a appointment together and do things that you enjoy. Fishing, cooking, playing games together or anything else that fancies you both. Here the mantra is creativeness.
• Advice letter. This one is funny for a younger kid birthday gift! Make a loooong list of things which you wish you were told at his/her age. Along with a cute cake, this advice might actually go in without all that sourness!
• If the birthday boy is away, and cannot join in the party celebrations, make a journal with personal messages by family members and then mail it to them along with a family picture.

All these ideas can help. The key to surprising a birthday boy is not getting expensive, but by getting creative. I would really love to get a personalized birthday gift than a standard Xbox or so (but, will enjoy it nevertheless!). So, let the birthday cakes, pastries and all those chocolates fly across your birthday party! And don’t forget to post your birthday party pictures link here!

I love cakes. I cannot see another reason why I am blogging about cakes all the time! I am also sure you do too, other wise, why are you here ? Today I am talking about themed cakes. No, not about those superman, walt disney charecter themed ones or even a barbie doll one either.

Yes, its about cakes for different themes. After all, who said cakes are for birthdays alone? I have seen beautiful cakes made for christmas, weddings and all other trivial occasions like even Haloween? (kiddin!) and everywhere. Here are a few cakes to drool about for today! Do tell me what you think about them! You are not restricted to looking at them though…make some finger lickin’ cakes and send me a piece big whole one and I will put up a post over here too!

Big Yummy Tasty Chocolate Cakes!

Bridal Wedding Cake. Looks like a sweet bride But too bad she can’t exchange rings with you!

Cream Cake? Or is it a flavored one? But looks tasty and beautiful.

I have been thinking on new birthday cake ideas there days. Maybe there is some unknown recipe for a new cake that I can make? And of course eat! I will try to bring in some really tasty recipes soon. Birthday cake ideas? Coming up!

Why celebrate your kids first birthday with Cakes and more?

Generally, parents are the most excited beings in the world when it comes to witnessing their child having the first birthday party ever. The baby’s first birthday is one big reason as to why there is the need for a celebration.

But of course since the baby is not yet capable of logical and comprehensive thinking, he or she does not yet understand everything that you’ve planned. It is more of your own celebration as well as your family’s and friends’. The baby may not yet understand all the commotions but he or she could at least feel the excitement that flutters around.

However, you need to exert all of your effort to mark a memorable event for the sake of your baby. You have to ensure that you keep some memories like photos and other significant materials so that when the time that he or she grows older, there is something to look back to. He or she would also remember the people who helped out in the pushing through of the celebration.

Think about a long-term memory keepsake for sweet memories:

1. Choose a first birthday cake idea that would showcase the transition of your baby. There are lots of first birthday cake ideas as offered by many birthday party specialty shops. You could even have a party planner so that the memory would really be worth looking back.

2. Collect pictures and place them in photo albums. You could create a scrapbook or save them in CDs or DVDs. Capture several photos of the moment and take a video footage. It would be nice to look back at these pictures and watch the videos every once in a while.

3. Save some birthday party keepsakes like the tissue, invitations, and the likes. These things would put together the puzzle for your child.

Aside from all these things, the first birthday cake idea would surely emphasize the theme of the celebration. As your child looks back on this occasion several years after, he or she would fondly instill in his mind the fun, excitement, and laughter of celebrating his first year birthday with the people who loved him or her most.

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Fixing the date of your child’s birthday party

It is usually best to hold a party on the weekend nearest the birthday when dads an be there , rather than on a school day afternoon when smaller children, in particular, can be very tired. Keep in mind that if you decide to reserve space at a venue, you may have to make a date a week advance. If so, you could celebrate the actual day by asking a special friend home for a birthday treat. Of course, if your child’s birthday falls during vacation time you avoid the problem, but make sure you send out invitations about four weeks in advance.

You may be one of those families who have a birthday on or near Christmas or Easter. If so you might consider holding an “unbirthday” party for your child on the dame date, but at a quieter time of year-otherwise, make the most of that special date and use it as a basis for your party theme.

What time of day should the Birthday party be placed ?

Parties are traditionally held in the afternoon. While this is ideal for the host, giving you the morning to get ready, it can be a very long wait for small children, who may be tired and grumpy by the time the fun starts.

Here is a rough guide: For one to two year olds, the morning is usually best, when baby is bright. Keep it simple, with a cake and coffee for the mother’s, and you won’t need to spend a long time preparing . For three to four year olds a lunchtime party is often ideal because serving hot dogs and potatoes chips can be easier than preparing lots of snacks. Also , you will have had the morning to get ready. An afternoon party , starting at around 3:00 p.m. is good for five to ten year olds because it gives you more time to prepare elaborate games and decorations. The over twelve’s often prefer evening parties.

A Favorite Game for Children

Games are entertaining for both adults and kids. If arranging a big game is not in your mind, you can always start a small game like tag or musical chair. Make sure the game is simple and the rules are easy to follow since kids have really short attention span.

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