Well, I broke down and did it

I always make our cakes. I have made many different cakes over the years. A fire truck,a bathtub,rubber duck my favorite was an igloo with penguins for my grandson.I bet you willend buying a store cake or your daughter or she will be jealous.

My daughter is 4 and she talks just about every day what she wants her birthday party to be....but her birthday is not til July :). Right now she is stuck on Tinker Bell or Hannah Montana but I know it will change again soon. I really enjoy making my kid's cakes like you. But for characters like that you almost have to order it or buy a toy to place on the top of the cake. My biggest adventure so far was making a dinosaur shapped cake for my son's 1st birthday. It turned out really great. Good Luck and Happy Birthday to your 2 kiddos!!

I hope he enjoys the cake. It will be a good surprise. My daughter had a Little Mermaid cake. And a Finding Nemo cake. I buy her cakes. My sis in law is the baker. And knowing a little something about your daughter, she will notice! I believe a Dora figure on a home baked cake may fit the bill.

Oh, I know your son will love it! For my son's birthday in November I ordered him a Wiggles birthday cake. He loves the Wiggles. For my daughter last week, we just got a small puppy dog cake that I let her pick out.

My kids plan for weeks what they want their cakes to be and because I make cakes I have to stand up to the challenge I think they would know If I simply went out and bought one but I agree sometimes it is so much easier to do that!