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Smash Cakes Part 2

October 9, 2008 by Janice

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At Olivia and Sophia’s First Birthday Party, we had two “smash cakes” for the girls, in addition to a bigger cake for the guests.

But our cake maker had made a mistake and made us an 11×14 size cake for the bigger cake instead of a 9×13. Between the three cakes and our small guest lists, we had way.too.much.cake.

So when we got home and Jackson wanted a turn with a “smash cake” of his own, I happily handed over the leftover cake.

I figured letting Jackson demolish the slab of cake was a far wiser idea then harboring the temptation in my fridge. I am completely pathetic when it comes to resisting sweets, which is why I try to make sure I don’t have any in my house!

I put Olivia in her high chair and placed her smash cake in front of her. (Unlike Sophia who thoroughly smashed her cake at the party, Olivia had only done minimal damage before she insisted on getting back to partying.)

After both kids were ready with their cakes, I grabbed the camera and watched the fun!

Jackson had an absolute blast! It must have been liberating to be allowed to completely attack a cake.

Olivia smashed too…

And while enjoying her cake, Olivia watched her brother as he enthusiastically destroyed his.

THEN, Jackson decided that he was not only going to destroy, he was going to create as well. He smooshed up his cake, added some water and then “baked” it in the microwave for two minutes. Much to my horror, he then proceeded to EAT it! GROSS!!!

He was so wounded by my reaction though, “Mom – you really hurt my feelings! I worked really hard on my cake…” LOL Jackson cracks me up! (I only let him eat a few bites though – he had already eaten cake at the party!)

Olivia did a pretty good job “smashing” and eating…

But in the end, Jackson decided he needed to help her out.

(Can I admit to you that I still ended up grabbing a fork and eating a bit of the not-as-smashed part? I told you – I am dangerous around sweets. That is why the cake needed to go!)

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15 Comments

  1. savvysuzie says

    October 10, 2008 at 10:11 pm

    I’ve never seen that before – what an AWESOME idea! The Boy Wonder’s birthday is coming up in February…I am definitely adding a smash cake to the party supplies 🙂

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  2. willowsprite says

    October 10, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    Too bad you didn’t decide to put it in the freezer for future guests. What I did with my son’s birthday cake leftovers is cut it up and put it in a container in the freezer. Then, when we had company I would take a few pieces out to defrost (under a bowl to prevent drying.)

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  3. Nathalie Brault says

    October 10, 2008 at 9:06 am

    Funny how kids wiil smash their cake completly and other will delicatly smash theirs. But I do admit that Jackson seem to have a ball. Have a great weekend.

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  4. Jen says

    October 9, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    Awww… how fun it looks like they both had. That was a good job on both parts. You got rid of the cake and the kids had a blast 🙂

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  5. Reneca says

    October 9, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    🙂 Looks like so much fun! Is there an age limit on cake smashing?
    They are so cute!

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  6. susieshomemade says

    October 9, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    I like the idea of a smash cake! That’s awesome:-)

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  7. Lindsey says

    October 9, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    Olivia is SOOO cute! 🙂 That looks like fun.

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  8. Lis Garrett says

    October 9, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    In my humble opinion, there is no such thing as too much cake. In fact, I’ve a cake baking in my oven right now!!

    Oh, but how much fun that looks. 🙂

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  9. Stephanie says

    October 9, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    so much fun! so much cake! I am horrible with sweets too. I made cupcakes for my daughter’s b-day so everyone got one and a couple extras for those who wanted seconds and came away with no more cupcakes (thank goodness)

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  10. Dddiva says

    October 9, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    LOL looks like fun was had by all- I hope you didn’t get the same horrified how can you waste that we could have taken it home reactions I did by letting my kids smash their first b-day cakes.
    Thanks for sharing the pics- cute kids and brought back some great memories.

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  11. Rachel says

    October 9, 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Looks like fun! I’m sure that it was even more fun for Jackson since he had to behave at the party while watching the girls smash, but then getting to come home and smash his own! What a good idea to prevent jealousy!

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  12. Abbey says

    October 9, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    Love the pic of Olivia looking at the cake on her hand!

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  13. hyperactivelu says

    October 9, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Oh wow! They were messing! Too cute!

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  14. Emily says

    October 9, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Such a pretty cake, looks like fun!

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  15. Marissa says

    October 9, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    What excellent smashers! And a little too much cake never hurt anyone 🙂

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