The Boob Tick Cake

[Anastasiya]

I just came across this picture from a year ago and had to share it with you ladies.

Every birthday we make a cake to represent what the kids' interests are that year. Well, when DS2 turned one, my hubby and I were talking about his interests. "He has none." DH said. "He has no favorite toys. No favorite foods because he hasn't even started solids yet, no favorite blanket or color or storybook or anything. All he likes is boobs!"

We used to call him "our little boob tick."

So that was that. I made a boob tick cake.

When I served it to the guests (who were equally giddy with disbelief and horrified) I said, "Now, none of you can ever say you were never breastfed!"

[teale]

That is the best cake ever!

We had the same issues at the one year mark- only I had a Mister Potato Cake made because we call him Mister Potato.

[flg mama]

That is so awesome! Did you make it yourself or can Ace of Cakes take credit for that?

[mumkimum]

Totally cool cake.

[Anastasiya]

double post

[Anastasiya]

Originally Posted by flg mama

That is so awesome! Did you make it yourself or can Ace of Cakes take credit for that?

Who's Ace of Cakes?

I made it myself. I used a big mixing bowl for the shape, then another cake in a circle pan to give it more height, and 1/2 of a small muffin shape for the nip.

Then I frosted it all with flesh colored icing, froze it till hard, took it back out, washed my hands and smoothed the frosting out with wet hands till it was close to flawless.

It was kinda disturbing, me caressing this big ol' foot-long boob on my counter.

The ticks are cake mini muffin tops, with black licorice legs.

[penstamon]

Wow! I love it, great job! Dh calls DS a little tick

[Fujiko]

This is awesome! You should send it to Cake Wrecks. (Not that it's a wreck, per say, but they do posts on "interesting" cakes.) (Oh, and as a biologist, I must note that ticks have eight legs. Still awesome.) (ETA: After further research, juvenile ticks indeed only have six legs. Since your son is only a year old, I find this representation acceptable. That is all.

[Anastasiya]

Originally Posted by Fujiko

(Oh, and as a biologist, I must note that ticks have eight legs. Still awesome.)

Seriously? How gross. I thought only spiders had 8 legs.

Ticks are arachnids. I get it. YUCK!!!

[Aletheia]

I LOVE it! Do you want to share nips-- I mean tips on how you made it?

[Jojo F.]

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[broodymama]

That is such an awesome cake!

[NettleTea]

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[onyxravnos]

awsome!

[stormborn]

Hehe dd1 had a shirt with "boob tick" on it as a baby; forget where we got it.
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That's the best cake ever!! Just the boob would have been great for a first Bday but the ticks just put it on a whole new level.

[durafemina]

awesome. totally awesome!

[waldorfknitmama]

OMG absolutly amazing!!! Seriously, you did a really great great job!!!! And also could this thread get any funnier?:

[JessicaTX]

That is awesome! I love it!

[PatioGardener]

Best cake ever!

[JBasel27]

Originally Posted by aletheia

i love it! Do you want to share nips-- i mean tips on how you made it?

:d