Ds's trashy birthday party ;) *pic heavy*

[mich.el.le]

 So, I made a post a few months ago asking for food ideas that went with our outdoor/camping themed birthday party and was told it was trashy that I wasn't serving a meal..just to explain my title. lol  Everyone thought it was awesome!  I had way too much food, in spite of me being so horrible and not serving a meal, and I got a lot of compliments on the decorations and the cake. :)

You can see the favors in the peat planter things and kind of see the bugs I made out of easter eggs and pipe cleaners.


Cake everyone said was super yummy.


I thought I got a pic of the whole spread but I didn't. :(  You can kind of see the trail mix bar (sticks, rocks, bugs, mud, etc.)

Ds had a blast, his friends had a blast and the adults all said it was really cute. ;)

Cake recipe, since a few people have asked:

I bought a cake mix. Imo, the taste of homemade isn't that much different than a box when it comes to cake so I saved myself some time, trouble and money and bought a milk chocolate cake mix. I made homemade frosting though using this as my base:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/creamy-chocolate-frosting/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=chocolate%20frosting&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

But, I wanted a more chocolatey frosting than that so I added about 1/8 cup more cocoa powder and backed off the powdered sugar (probably about a cup less). I would just slowly mix in until you have the flavor you want. :)

VERY IMPORTANT: You HAVE to put the oreo crumbles on before the frosting sets and gets that thin little ''crust'' on it!!!
I scraped off the middles of oreos, crushed them and pressed them into the top and sides of the cake then added Willy Wonka bugs to it.

[redbutterfly666]

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

yum that mud cake looks good :O

very cute idea btw :)

 It was! 2 of the moms told me they don't even like chocolate cake but they both had 2 pieces. lol

im thinking of making dirt cupcakes for ds's birthday :) dirt cakes are soooo good 

[mich.el.le]

 

Quoting ShesALady:

Cute. He had fun. That's all that matters.

 Every time I see your sn I want to sing. lol

[1Angeland3Girls]

That's stupid, kids don't eat a meal at a bday party, if u make them a plate of food, they pick at it, and leave the food to go play

Quoting LucyMom08:

Really? I've never served a meal, haha...



And his party looks like it was awesome!

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting 1Angeland3Girls:

It is cute!, its not trashy

 Thanks!  I don't think so either but I got quite a bit of flak for not serving a meal. lol 

[mich.el.le]

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

yum that mud cake looks good :O

very cute idea btw :)

 It was! 2 of the moms told me they don't even like chocolate cake but they both had 2 pieces. lol

im thinking of making dirt cupcakes for ds's birthday :) dirt cakes are soooo good 

 I was going to make cupcakes too but it was too much work. lol  I'd never made or had a dirk cake before, just the dirt and worms dessert.  The cake was so much better, imo.

[LucyMom08]

My SIL had a construction theme for her son's party last year, and she served a mud cake in the bed of a toy dump truck. It was soooo cute!

Quoting redbutterfly666:

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

yum that mud cake looks good :O

very cute idea btw :)

 It was! 2 of the moms told me they don't even like chocolate cake but they both had 2 pieces. lol

im thinking of making dirt cupcakes for ds's birthday :) dirt cakes are soooo good 

[Prissy_Gurl]

Cute and very different.

[mich.el.le]

 

Quoting 1Angeland3Girls:

That's stupid, kids don't eat a meal at a bday party, if u make them a plate of food, they pick at it, and leave the food to go play

Quoting LucyMom08:

Really? I've never served a meal, haha...



And his party looks like it was awesome!

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting 1Angeland3Girls:

It is cute!, its not trashy

 Thanks!  I don't think so either but I got quite a bit of flak for not serving a meal. lol 

 Ikr?!  Plus the party was mid afternoon.

[redbutterfly666]

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

Quoting mich.el.le:

 

Quoting redbutterfly666:

yum that mud cake looks good :O

very cute idea btw :)

 It was! 2 of the moms told me they don't even like chocolate cake but they both had 2 pieces. lol

im thinking of making dirt cupcakes for ds's birthday :) dirt cakes are soooo good 

 I was going to make cupcakes too but it was too much work. lol  I'd never made or had a dirk cake before, just the dirt and worms dessert.  The cake was so much better, imo.

yeah :) i agree i was thinking of getting the dirt kit for the little kids but i think the mud cupcakes would be better :) im putting melted chocolate in the middle ^.^ 

[Mommavieve]

I don't think I've ever been to a birthday party where they served a meal.

[mich.el.le]

 

Quoting Prissy_Gurl:

Cute and very different.

 My son looooves bugs and snakes and dirt and.......lol