I bought the cocoa on Amazon.
The recipe I used for the cake:
https://chelsweets.com/black-drip-cake/
The recipe I used for the frosting:
https://www.sugarologie.com/recipes/version-one-black-frosting
I added a bit of black and blue gel food coloring to make sure it was really pitch black.
by HBomb12
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Black is one of my favorite colors. That is legitimately beautiful. 😁🖤
My 30th birthday I quit smoking after 4 years and was married. Still married and I still don’t smoke.
Happy birthday! This cake is gorgeous and that cake candelabra is the perfect touch!
Recipe? My husband turns 40 this week and this looks perfect for him 😆
Beautiful! Did the frosting and/or cake stain your mouth and teeth? That always scares me about desserts like this
Happy birthday!! This is an amazing cake 😊❤️
I’m generally not a fan of black colored food, but this is so clever, and I love the vintage style and decoration. Here’s to a great beginning to your 30s 💗
OMG I love this 🖤
Let me know how it comes out… On the other end.
Oh my god I thought the title meant you held a funeral for your kid on your 30th birthday. I need to lie down.
This looks amazinggg
What a unique idea, very tongue-in-cheek! And the cake is beautiful.
The inside looks WOOOOOOWWWW!!
I bet OP pooped green that night.
This looks legit good, it’s like a cool goth version of an oreo cake! And the theme for your birthday celebration is the best I’ve heard of yet 😂
Well that’s creative. I do remember 30 hitting me hard.
It’s stunning, but 30 is still hella young!
What a cool idea… Bringing to the forefront what basically everyone has in the back of their minds saying goodbye to their 20’s. Maybe I’ll do this in a couple years when I turn 40! Thanks for the inspiration, happy birthday 🖤
Also, cool butcher block!
I’m assuming your mouth will turn very black, but super cool cake.
That candelabra is amazing
This is gorgeous. It’s such a saturated, rich black. Love it
I love this!
Omg the candles
Gorgeous!!! What a fantastic idea!
I love this and I’m stealing the idea for my next big birthday which is far larger than 30 ;).
This is literally the cake I wanted when I turned 30 in November. I’m insanely jealous!
That’s just awesome…and way too cool for me…I’d never be able to pull that off! 🤣
I didn’t feel old until 40
This is an amazing idea!!
The caption was confusing as hell
Happy Birthday 🖤
Happy death day to you!!!😚🎉🎖️🏆
I would like that too for my funeral. A black cacao cake.
Where did you get that little candelabra? It’s so cool. Great cake!
Love that cake! So beautiful. But also on a serious note, please report back about your poop and teeth
👁️👄👁️
How’d everyone’s teeth look after eating it?
Happy birthday fellow Gemini!!
I bet everyone’s poops were fun colors!
That’s hilarious! However, I felt like when I had 40 and then 50 that I really lost my youth. I just hit 60 in March! I am just now fulfilling dreams! Getting ready to start my own business and say big middle finger to being laid off And people that tell you that you mean the world to them. Including your children’s new bride! I say when you say goodbye to your youth, you say hello to you building your life how you want it!!!
This is so cool!
But 30 is still young. I see doing this at 35-40 😂
Lol love it! Geminis are so dramatic 😁
It’s amazing. I want that for my 40th birthday.
Absolutely superb! Hbd! 30s will honestly be the best years of your life. 🤗(35f)
One birthday at work I was carrying to my office a bouquet of balloons I had gotten and a man in the elevator asked me how old I was and I told him 40 and he said to me “40 is the old age of youth and 50 is the youth of old age.” I liked that…until I turned 50! Anyway, officially you’re still young for at least another 10 years but you can actually stay young for as long as you’d like – age really is just a number. *ninja edit: Oh, I forgot to tell you nice cake! It’s really beautiful, thanks for making and sharing.*
The cocoa powder is black because of the way it’s processed.It does not stain amazingly enough.Black cocoa powder is used in oreos.
Holy shit i love this! You got the perfect shade of black for it