This weekend saw us celebrate both the wee girl’s and the 4yo’s birthdays! With birthdays exactly two weeks apart, we decided to invite friends over just once for a party, rather than twice, and celebrate the birthdays together!
Having said that; there was cake last weekend for the wee girl, there will be cake next weekend for the 4 (soon to be 5)yo, and there will be cake again when we have his ‘school’ party… Next year I’m going to work out how I can do all these different parties together!
Having decided that I was going to make all the ‘treats’ myself, I do like a challenge; I needed a theme. Thankfully both the wee girl and the 4yo love Team Umizoomi. So, that set my colour theme and gave me a start on the cake.
I wanted to have a tea party, with little treats and cakes, as well as the big cake. So, I made cupcakes and ‘top hats’ (which I remember making as a child!).
I also made Marshmallow lollipops (an idea I stole from my sister!). Pop a marshmallow on a lollipop stick. Melt some chocolate (in this case I used white chocolate drops); I used the microwave and did it in 30 second blasts. Dip the end of the marshmallow in melted chocolate and then dip into your sprinkle of choice! Again, taking a tip from my sister, I pierced holes on an egg box and stood the lollipops upright to set.
I liked the idea of using chocolate fingers around the main cake, I had seen a few cakes like this on other blogs and on Pinterest. I then found a cake that combined this with M&Ms, which fitted perfectly with the colour theme. I cheated and used a mix for the cake, there are only so many hours in the day, and made two layers sandwiched with raspberry jam and buttercream. I used a vanilla frosting and then put Kit Kat fingers around the outside, leaving small gaps so that we could cut slices. I added figures of Milly, Geo and Bot (yes, I know the names of the characters…) that we already had and made shooting stars from foam stickers and florists wire; and hey presto, I had a Team Umizoomi cake!
It was a wonderful party, the wee girl and the 4yo had a great time. Everyone enjoyed themselves; there was plenty of food, the children all played nicely together; the adults got the chance for a bit of a natter; it was exceptionally loud!
The wee girl and the 4yo loved their cake! So much so, that I failed to get a single photo of them with it where they’re not jumping around in excitement!
Another lovely afternoon :)
I am so grateful for the group of friends that we have made over here, who help us to celebrate these special events. It’s tough when you’re away from home; and family. Each birthday, each celebration, is touched by those missing. But, our friends here make sure that the kids (and us!) always have a fabulous time.
Sounds like an amazing birthday weekend! I love all the beautifully vibrant colours. Go you! What a success xx #MagicMoments
Thank you x
Birthdays aplenty then! Happy birthday to both of them :) I absolutely love that cake – it looks so bright and yummy!
Thanks Jocelyn, they were very excited by it all :)
That cake looks amazing, no wonder the children were thrilled with it. I’m glad you all enjoyed yourselves.
Thank you Iona x
Wow Sara that cake (and everything else!) looks amazing!! I have to admit my heart sank when I read the words Team Umizoomi – I can’t stand it! – but I was pleasantly surprised and inspired by your creative endeavours! X
I’m learning to tune it out! We watch a lot of it… I don’t actually mind it too much, there are definitely worse programmes (wait till you have to endure the stuff aimed at 8/9/10 year olds…!).
I love that cake , it’s really fantastic. And the marshmallow lollipops too. No wonder they’re jumping up and down all excited :D
Thank you :) I think there may have been a slight OD on sugar going on :)
This is amazing! I have never heard of Team Umizoomi but I’m sure that I am not their target market ;) I love the idea of dipping the marshmallows into sprinkles – ingenious! Well done mummy :)
You’re lucky…! Actually, it’s not the worst, by far :) Thank you x
Wow! That is fantastic. Might have to try those marshmallow lollipops myself sometime x
Thanks! The lollipops were a hit with the kids and adults :)
awww Sara firstly that cake looks AMAZING!! i am also in awe at your party cakes, top hats and marshmallow pops! they are all super!
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments
p.s i have 2 weeks between mine too :-)
Thanks Jaime, it makes for a mad couple of weeks doesn’t it?! Thanks for hosting x
You did such an amazing job – and making me hungry. Hope they both enjoyed the party.
Thank you very much x
Lovely photos!Happy birthdays to your babies!
Thank you :)
the cakes look amazing xx
Thank you very much!
So many yummy treats! The cake looks amazing
Thank you :)
YOu are so good with these things! Congrats for the successful party!
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Thank you Merlinda x
What a fantastic cake! I also love the marshmallow lollipops :) An idea to file-away for little T’s next birthday :) #WhatsTheStory.
Thanks! The marshmallow lollipops are great, so easy and you can put any sprinkles you want on them :)
Wow what an amazing day and you did so well making all those yummy treats! Loving the look of the marshmallow lollies! gorgeous photos of the two of them looking so happy too :) xx #magicmoments #whatsthestory
Thanks Caroline :)
That is such a fabulous cake! In fact, all of your treats look amazing. Happy birthday to your two little ones :)
Thanks Sarah x We had a fun weekend :)
Awesome. Loved marshmallow lollipops. Looks yummy. :)
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Thank you :)
That cake is brilliant! And with all that icing, and those Kit Kats, I think I would’ve dived in head first and the kids wouldn’t have had a look in!
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I have to say that the cake was demolished, mainly by the adults :)
Oh wow Sara that cake is something else. You’re so talented with all your baking and craft skills (not together obviously!). Team Umizoomi is brilliant and how wonderful it worked for both of them. I hope they had the best time at the weekend, I’m sure it was ace. Thank you so much for sharing #whatsthestory
Thank you Charly, I enjoy it :) Everyone had a great weekend… Now I just need to come up with another cake idea for next weekend!
What an amazing cake bonanza! Very HappyBirthday
Thank you Fiona x
Love the cupcakes and cake! Well done you! x #whatsthestory
Thank you! They went down well with the guests :)
This cake is EPIC, unbelievable, wow, hope you can link up with it to #tastytuesdays tomorrow-Happy Birthday to your adorables x
Thank you! I’ll be there, sorry I haven’t managed to link up the last few weeks x
All those treat look delicious, I love the Top Hats! x
Thank you :)
Wow, how fabulous did the birthday cake look. I love little birthday tea party themes, they are so relaxed and just all round gorgeous. Great photos #magicmoments
Thank you Debs x
Wow. What fantastic cakes! That birthday cake is amazing. I love it! What lovely photo’s too! #MagicMoments
Thank you very much!
Lots of fabulous treats! Happy birthday to your little ones x
Thanks, the kids certainly enjoyed it all :)
Birthdays just aren’t the same are they, although it looks like the enthusiasm from your little ones made up for not being in the UK! Your treats look so yummy, well done for doing it all yourself you are a lovely mum/mom! :-)
Thanks Lou, it really isn’t quite the same; but the kids had a blast and that’s the important thing x
I’m sure they had a wonderful time, and I love the cake and the pops! How did you make the Umizoomi characters? #MagicMoments
Thank you! I cheated for the characters; I had fondant icing ready to go, but then thought I would print them out on card (one less job!), but then we gave the wee girl some Umizoomi bath shapes for her birthday and they were the perfect size! Stuck them to a lollipop stick and popped them on :)
I love that cake – it looks so fab. Not aware of the theme, but it’s all so colourful. Might have to borrow the marshmallow idea! #MagicMoments
Ah, you’ve managed to avoid Team Umizoomi! Thank you :)
What a fab birthday party and the cake and treat look awesome and VERY yummy. Love the marshmallow lollipops. Hapy Birthday guys – Lucas sends you MEGA High-5’s xx #magicmoments ‘whatsthestory
Thank you!
to have family and friends around to celebrate birthday makes everything sweeter. the cakes you prepared are beautiful.
Thank you x I definitely miss family at times like this x
Love that big cake! And the marshmallow pops are a great idea :)
Thanks! All the cakes went down well with everyone :)
Wow, I love that cake! It looks amazing! Hope they had a lovely birthday x
Thank you! They had a lovely party :)
The party treats and the big cake all look fab. Hope they had a lovely birthday x
Thank you, they had a lovely time x
You continue to impress me with your whole families creative. This looks amazing. From the marshmellow tipped I am so stealing this idea, to the kitkat cake, that’s awesome! Both a big Happy birthday to wee girl and 4 yo they are so very lucky. I hope they had fun and got spoiled in the process. Just lovely.
Thank you Jenny x They did have a lovely afternoon :)
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What a fantastic cake! I’m not surprised they were impressed :) #whatsthestory
Thank you, I was quite pleased with it :)
What an amazing cake, although it’s your creativity and patience with the marshmallows that impresses me the most! Think their faces in the blowing out the candle picture says it all. #TastyTuesdays.
Thank you Sarah, seeing how much they enjoyed it all was well worth the effort x
This all looks pretty spectacular to be honest! Love the colours, and the use of kitkat fingers!! :) looks like a fab time was had by all. Well done mum! :)
Thank you! The kids had a great time, made it all worthwhile :)
You did such a great job with the cake, cupcakes and marshmallows, they look fab! I bet the little ones were really pleased. Mel #TastyTuesdays
Thank you, they loved it, made it all worthwhile :)
That cake looks amazing and I love the cupcakes and marshmallows too. Bet they loved it
They did, everyone was very excited by all the treats :)
Incredible, a seriously spectacular cake, wow, wow, wow! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Thank you :) The kids loved it, which makes it all worthwhile x
HI, what an amazing job !!! I would love to know how you made the cake toppers, I want to make it the same :) Thank you in advance .
I’m so sorry, I’ve just seen this comment! The Umizoomi characters came from a set of bath shapes and the stars are foam stickers threaded onto florist wire.
Where did u get ur bot geo..?
The Umizoomi characters came from a set of bath shapes!