Our family just got back from a trip to southern California. We spent a week visiting family, running all over the Disneyland Resort, and making a quick stop at the beach. It was so much fun and what made it even more special was getting to celebrate my two oldest kiddos' birthdays!
I knew that being on vacation I didn't want the stress of making two cakes, and I had a simple idea for how to personalize a store-bought cake to make it special for my little dove.
Prior to leaving on the trip I had him pick out two cars that he wanted (of course, then I got to hear him ask about them for weeks, "Mommy, where's my Lightening McQueen? Where's my Mac?"). I also brought along some chocolate graham crackers. The day before his birthday I went to the store and bought this $7.00 cake; epic blogger fail though, I forgot to take a picture before I had scrapped off the whipped cream and the cherry. Oops.
Then I crushed up some graham crackers and made a road, then piped some grass along one side. I plopped the two cars on the cake and that was it!
It took no time at all and my son loved it! Plus, the cars make a great additional birthday present and are much sturdier than your basic cake topper you get when you order a pre-decorated cake.
I was staying with family so I had easy access to stuff to make and pipe frosting, but if you're staying in a hotel or seven camping, you could either skip the grass, or buy one of those pre-filled frosting bags that they sell in any grocery store, it couldn't get any easier!
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