First time baking 6 inch cakes, they're so cute c: The frosting didn't go on as smoothly as I hoped, but it still tasted great.
Mix of recipes from Sally's Baking Addiction. Strawberry cupcakes (has the correct volume of batter for 3 6" pans), cream cheese frosting from the strawberry cake recipe, lemon curd, and the leftover strawberry puree from the cake. I started with the full 9" size cake recipe before reading thru the comments to see the cupcake recipe is better fit for small cakes.
by JustMediocreAtBest
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Not at all! This is the best present you will get today! Excitement and an entire cake 🙂
It’s your birthday, do what you want! I’ve gotten in trouble from my family many times for making my own birthday cake but I just like being able to make it myself😂
Very cute! And no, not weird at all.
There has been a fashion in Korea for “lunchbox cakes”—personal-size adorably decorated 4” cakes that fit in a takeaway box. Like yours, I think the approach is ideal for celebrating-myself-solo situations.
A couple of video links for inspiration:
Mini Lunchbox Cakes, Gom’s Easy Baking
https://youtu.be/xrxUcMt7IH8?si=XL78iMnJ3uA3Si2k
Mini Lunchbox Cakes, Thy Than
https://youtu.be/pMYV1-yZsdo?si=aQ6StZE2x-vYAr-0
What a cute cake! It looks delicious. I love 6 inch ones. A perfect size for two empty nesters.
And no, you aren’t weird at all. If I don’t make my cake, nobody else will, and the store bought ones aren’t nearly as good.
Not at all. I get excited to make my own bday cake, too!
I’ve been made fun of for doing it, but I don’t care. It’s my damn cake. I’ll make whatever I want.
Enjoy! Happy birthday and the cake looks great! Do what you want!
I don’t think so. I also made my own birthday cake this year. It was a lemon cake with white chocolate ganache frosting and fresh raspberries. It was a lot of fun to make.
Ive been making mine the last few years. I like my recipes and i can make a cake cheaper than if i ordered it and i can pick the flavors – no matter how bizarre they are. My cake this year was earl grey with lemon italian buttercream. A cake that cost me $36cad to make and if i had ordered it custom it would have cost upwards of $110cad and im not guaranteed to like the icing or cake recipes. Plus its a sense of accomplishment to make an *almost* professional looking cake lol
And your cake has big stardew valley [pink cake](https://www.eater.com/24151538/stardew-valley-cookbook-pink-cake) vibes to it. Looks delicious!
It reminds me of the pink cake from Stardew Valley. Great job!
Happy Birfday! ❤️
So cute cake
I make a coconut cake for myself every year 🙂 happy birthday!
ETA: how was the Sally’s strawberry cake I just saved this on Pinterest the other day
Noo, how is it weird? It’s your birthday and you should do whatever makes you happy! I baked my birthday cake a couple of years back and it was nice. 😀 also, happy birthday 🙂 the cake looks cute!
Nope. Nothing wrong with taking joy in doing something just for you now and again. ~~Plus, it can help with the stress of being reminded of aging and existence lol.~~ It honestly only recently struck me as something to do. I was feeling kind of sh*t due to circumstances, and instead of feeling down about it, made myself a birthday cake. I’m a practical baker, as in, I don’t make elaborate artsy cakes, as they’re often too sweet/decadent, time-consuming, and big to reasonably eat and store. I however hadn’t tackled cake rolls before (all the horror stories regarding cracks kinda put me off). I figured they’d be easier to store and defrost, and long story short, I’m still on a cake roll roll after trying one for my birthday haha
Do you find her strawberry frosting too sweet or rich? I’m a chantilly person so I’m unsure about the amount of butter and sugar called for. The crumb looks amazing, though.
Happy birthday!
Nope just made myself a cheese cake for my birthday!