Am I the only one to not know what a half birthday is? Because apparently I missed the little guy’s. And I’d like to say the cake you see below was for him, but um, no. Not only is it pink but he doesn’t like cake.
You can imagine how bad I felt when Matt explained to me “it’s a thing” and I had nothing made or ready for him. Although, ironically, I had this big celebratory cake, which by the way is for an upcoming project that needed to be shot in advance, so the recipe is coming.
If you want to see how to pipe a cake like this, stay tuned. I’ll be doing a detailed step-by-step workshop soon (details coming soon). Trust me the piping on this cake is pretty easy to do once you see how.
As for the little guy’s half birthday, I’m working my way out of missing it. His request: macarons with no filling. Whaaat? I know. I can’t even wrap my head around that—no frosting, okay—but no fruit filling of any sort? Who birthed that child?
Heather Christo says
pretty cake Naomi!!
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
I saw this on twitter and I could not believe how beautiful it is! I would love for you be my mum and cook me this any day.
Kevin (Closet Cooking) says
That cake looks amazing!
Amanda @ Once Upon a Recipe says
What a beautiful cake!
I didn’t know anything about this half-birthday business, but now I’m kind of feeling ripped off…
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Ruffle perfection and that topper – love! (Trying to wrap my mind around macarons with no filling.. is that possible? What if you turn them into ice cream sandwiches?)
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
lol I have those kind of moments with my kids too (who are they?!) 😉 Beautiful cake!
Madison says
That is the prettiest cake I have EVER seen!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
This is such a pretty party cake! Love the icing!
Kristin @ Bake Something says
Beautiful cake! I have a baby shower cake to do next month and this would be a great technique to try out.
Gourmet Creations says
FANTASTIC!
Tieghan says
So pretty!! I am so excited to see the step by step!
Melissa says
Looks beautiful! Maybe I will try this style of piping for my birthday next week!
Tahnycooks says
That cake is beautiful! It’s hard to believe that it is easy to do, I can’t wait to see how you do it! I love the pale pink color too! Where did you get the cute little flag banner?
Maria says
Such a pretty cake! Love it!
Naomi Robinson says
Hi Tahny- I made it that. That’ll be in the tutorial as well.
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
Oh my how gorgeous!!! Those ruffles!!!
Amanda says
It is a BEAUTIFUL cake! I will cut Squishy a piece tomorrow and scrape all the frosting off! Thanks Naomi!
marla says
Nice that you stepped outdoors to shoot this recipe 🙂 So pretty!
Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says
Gorgeous cake, Naomi!
Ash-foodfashionparty says
Such a beautiful cake, love the neat work.
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Awwww, your little guy is adorable. I used to celebrate my half-birthdays too growing up.
Now this cake – if he won’t eat it, I will!
KM says
Perfection!
Nicole says
I don’t see where this tutorial or workshop was ever posted. Can you point me in that direction? thank you so much