I had a mother ask question the other day about her daughter's birthday cake. She wasn't allowed to take a proper, baked cake into her day care to celebrate her special day so she was looking for alternatives. And whilst it was disheartening and a little sad to read, and to acknowledge how different things are in 2012 to when I was younger, it was a great excuse to become more educated in varying forms of birthday 'cakes'.
And when you see what I have found, you'll see why they're 'cakes' and not cakes.
They're amazing. They're works of art.
Fruit Art!
These cakes are made from fresh fruit.
Watermelon, strawberries, bananas, grapes... all these amazing (and healthy!) fruits.
How EASY does this look?!
From: Family Fun Magazine
From: Indulgy
Fruit Train? This is THE best!
From: Tera Warner
Watermelon Shark
From: Manolo for the Big Girl
Ok, there's NO WAY I would even attempt this, but isn't it pretty?!
From: Fruit Catering
Watermelon Smiley Face
From: Tummy 2 Mummy
Turtle Power!
From: Urlybits
So next time, when you're looking at Birthday Cake ideas, how about a nice, fruit alternative?
You could always do cupcakes to go with it, but I think these fresh fruit varieties are awesome!
Yum Yum! xx
For my daughters birthday this year (she turned 7) we had an awesome watermelon basket filled with fruit salad (many thanks to the wonderful Nana Jo. The look of terror on a few of the kids faces were priceless when they realised that it was the 'cake' and there were no sugar and colouring filled things for them to cram into their mouths!
ReplyDeleteOh the joys of having kids that 1- eat tons of fruit, and 2- have food allergies that makes cake making difficult anyway!
Bahahah! I think Logan would feel a bit ripped off, but I LOVE the concept! Seeing he's a summer baby, it may be something we try in a couple of years, and he can choose what character, etc we do. Either that or make it a feature dessert and still have a small cake :)
DeleteI love things that are a little bit different, and these 'cakes' are such a GREAT idea for those with allergies and intolerances :)
They are Amazing!!! Such a great idea ;) x Ali
ReplyDeleteAren't they just?! Thanks for commenting! xx
Deletegreat idea. i will defaintly be using this idea at my son'S next birthday... very healthy indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for putting this together. My son will turn 3 in the spring, and believe it or not, he really doesn't like cake. He LOVES fruit, though, and this will be perfect!
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