My *amazing* mother-in-law recently had a birthday and I couldn’t help myself but make her this cute Cockadoodledoo Birthday Banner and cake! I thought I would share this for all you rooster, hen, egg lovin’ chicks out there!
There are so many fun ideas on how to make a farm, or rooster, or nest cakes. It was really hard to narrow down exactly what I wanted to do. I finally decided to add together everything my mother-in-law loves and go from there.
Roosters+hens+eggs+birthday+chocolate cake+coconut pecan frosting= a happy mother-in-law!
My cake decorating skills are far from fabulous, but I love to try. Plus, I figured I was safe with making a nest. I mean, really, can you mess up a chocolate nest?! I made a chocolate cake and shaped it to my heart’s desire. I put on some chocolate frosting and then smothered it with globs of coconut pecan frosting. I decided to sprinkle a little coconut and then add some chocolate bar shavings. I mustn’t forget to mention the Cadbury eggs. Can I get a YUM?!
I made up this cute little banner for the top. I had some cake ball sticks left over, so I used those. I rolled the edges of the banner around the sticks to help me when I glued it together. I ended up using hot glue, but I’m sure tape would work too.
Oh yes, I didn’t forget the kids. I made a handful of cupcakes along with the cake so they could join in on the decorating fun.
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Enjoy!
About Karrie
Food is my love language. But so is saving money. So I like to combine the two a lot and make thrifty make ahead and freeze meals to save time. Because life is busy, and freezer meals can come to the rescue for all of us. And yes, they actually CAN taste good. Read more...
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