Cupcake Cake

Birthdays are supposed to be filled with fun for kids, but you know how adults love to do stuff that kids do and secretly love it. I recall a Ms. Norris's b-day last year where she rented a bouncy castle and surprisingly no children were invited to the party. It was a bit dangerous as there was a lot of alcohol mixed in with grown adults flying around the castle but, nonetheless - tonnes of fun!

So at a recent b-day party the extremely expensive Disney birthday cake with super-hero figurine on top (which usally just consists of whip cream) was replaced with a cupcake decorating extravaganza.

I'm telling you get into the kids' b-day party business, no longer are the days of pin the tail on the donkey and Twister, now kids have bouncy castles, parties at play places, theme parks and even have scientists, magicians and other entertainers come to thier homes for a hefty fee.

Anyhow, the cupcake decorating alternative was a hit, all the kids made their own creations, everyone ate their cupcakes, some took them home, it killed about an hour and only cost about $20 for the cake mix package and decorating sprinkles. Adults and kids loved it (SS was deep in decorating mode when I took this pic) and there are left over sprinkles and candies for another decorating spree, just need to buy the Betty Crocker cake mix for a few dollars.

Try it and spend the rest of your b-day budget on hiring out that theme park next year.

Happy B-day again little V! Loved all the cupcakes that I smuggled home in my handbag!