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Monster truck birthday cake

May 4, 2012 by Katie Bryson 10 Comments

Monster truck birthday cake

We invited a few of Arlo’s friends round today for a special birthday lunch party – the big man turns three tomorrow!

It was a low-key affair – four little people and mums – which meant the kids played pretty harmoniously while we munched our way through a heaving table of food.

We played four rounds of pass the parcel, Arlo’s absolute favourite game, but that was the extent of the entertainment. They spent the rest of time bouncing on the trampoline and bursting balloons.

Small parties are definitely the way forward!

When we asked Arlo what kind of cake he wanted, he’d been flitting between a dragon and a monster truck. He finally settled on a monster truck cake – can you get monster truck cupcake toppers? Of course not.

So after much trawling through google images for inspiration we were debating creating a cake track and planting little monster trucks on it, or cutting out something in the shape of a monster truck.

Monster truck cake, feeding boys style

In the end we went for the latter option. I baked the cakes and then I delegated shaping and icing to Matthew. He’s such a perfectionist, while I’m a bit slapdash, so I knew he was the man for the job.

I made my basic chocolate cake recipe, fudge iced the wheels, and then we rolled out coloured fondant icing to decorate the rest.

Arlo was delighted; we heaved a sigh of relief!

Grown up party snacks

I used some of the meat from the box that Keevil and Keevil sent me – baked a batch of sausages drizzled with honey, and a tray of chicken drumsticks with olive oil, thyme, orange zest and soy sauce.

The chicken was plump and juicy, and the sausages really meaty and tasty. A great standard from such a low-priced box.

sticky chicken drumsticks

sticky chicken drumsticks

And then this trio of dishes were inspired by this month’s Good Food Magazine little mini mag. It’s all about party food this edition, and boy are there some blinding little ideas.

Mini jacket potatoes

mini jacket spuds - perfect finger food

Mini jacket potatoes – these are new potatoes rubbed in oil and seasoned then baked in the oven.  I added a dash of creme fraiche and sliver of sundried tomato.

They look really cute and taste yum.

Sesame butternut squash

sesame butternut squash

These are little cubes of butternut squash, marinated in sesame oil, soy sauce and honey, coated in sesame seeds and roasted. A really light and delicious bite that adds a vibrant streak of orange to the table.

Goats cheese and ricotta dip

goats cheese and ricotta dip

And this little number is a heavenly mix of ricotta and goats cheese, scattered with pomegranates and chives with a lovely honey and vinegar dressing. Fabulous as a dip or smothered on bread.

If you’ve got some parties coming up i’d really recommend checking out this month’s Good Food as there is a lot of inspiration in that little booklet – stuff that’s a little bit different to the norm but very achievable.

We now have a ridiculous amount of food to get through this weekend having totally over-catered – hey ho! Happy Bank Holiday weekend everyone 🙂

Filed Under: 1 Featured Recipes, Bakes, Party Tagged With: monster truck birthday cake, party food, third birthday party ideas

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Comments

  1. Tara says

    May 4, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Yum. Yourspreadlooksdelicious and definitely a notch or twenty above the average sarnies and hula hoops spread. I’m going to fish that little book back out of the recycling!

    Happy birthday! Ps the cake is Amazing!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      May 4, 2012 at 8:23 pm

      I normally sling those little leaflets straight out, but this one is worth holding on to! Matthew is very proud of the cake…

      Reply
  2. Laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    May 4, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Such a good cake for a boy. My 4yo would be in heaven as he seems to love cars & trucks and hardly touches trains or anything Thomas related!
    Your friends must have been a bit impressed with the grown up food, sounds perfect!

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      May 6, 2012 at 8:43 am

      thanks Laura – it was a lovely party 🙂

      Reply
  3. Elaine Livingstone says

    May 5, 2012 at 5:58 am

    very impressive to look at, but when you visually break it down not hugely difficult to copy. I’m with you though my finishing skills are not the hottest. sesame butter squash sounds nice, and the potatoes are ingenious, never thought to make baby jackets…good picnic food.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      May 6, 2012 at 8:43 am

      Thanks Elaine – yes the impact is great but not too difficult to achieve 🙂

      Reply
  4. Party Organizing says

    May 5, 2012 at 7:46 am

    Theme based snacks and sweets are very good idea for kids birthday party as well as any other event. This blog is very useful to create more fun with food in party.

    Reply
  5. Juliette says

    May 6, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    Hi. Just discovered your blog and think it’s fantastic. It looks like Arlo had a great day, not to mention a super cake, I hope you’ve got your feet up now! Also love the look of the mini jacket potatoes – my 3 yr old Oscar refuses to eat anything potato related (with the exception of crisps) but I might try these because tiny portion sizes often work really well with him. Thanks for the idea.

    Reply
    • Katie Bryson says

      May 7, 2012 at 1:47 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Juliette 🙂 Arlo had a lovely birthday thanks – he was wiped out on Sunday! The mini jackets are great aren’t they – so much mileage in miniature things… so many toppings you could put on them 🙂

      Reply

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