My baby boy is eight years old today! It’s amazing to think how much he has grown this last year. He’s such a mature little boy, yet full of a beautiful sense of wonder and amazement. He’s truly a treasure, and I’m so incredibly blessed to get to be his mom and hang out with him every single day.
This year I took a very simple route for his cake, but boy, are the results spectacular!
For the cake itself, I used the Classic Yellow Cake recipe from King Arthur Flour and added a few tablespoons of sprinkles for a confetti cake. I’ll share that recipe later on, it’s such a good one! I frosted the cake with a basic chocolate buttercream, and while the frosting was fresh and wet, planted Kit-Kat bars around the perimeter of the cake. A 9-inch cake took 5 king size Kit-Kats (or 40 individual bars) for anyone wondering. Then I filled the top in with several pounds of peanut butter M&M’s, as those are Zander’s favorite variety of M&M. A ribbon was the finishing touch, and all told, it took about 5 minutes to decorate this cake. And it’s stunning to look at!
Zander’s absolutely thrilled with his cake, though I think he’s slightly disappointed that it’s not a massive configuration of Lego something-or-other. We can’t wait to dig in and serve it up with a scoop of Cookies-N-Cream ice cream. Happy Birthday Zander!
