Tomorrow, my little Chickeymonkey turns 7. Today, she and her friends will be bouncing and playing for hours. Yesterday, I spent the entire day working on this beautiful and tasty moist marble monkey birthday cake that I will be slicing into little pieces and serving to several children. I will be wiping monkey remains of off of the tables. Pieces of this fun little dude will be smashed and smeared into forks, plates, and ice cream puddles.
The girls will squeal and giggle and ooh and aaah and not hesitate to devour him. Me, I’ll be sniffling, quietly, over my lost consumable masterpiece, and also, over my daughter – who is growing up so fast.
It seems like just yesterday I was screaming at the nurses to go get the doctor because I was gonna push RIGHT NOW, WITH OR WITHOUT HIM. Just hours ago that I received my baby girl swaddled up in a warm receiving blanket and listened to her squeak like a mouse. Moments ago that the nurse took her from me to “have that checked” and seconds ago that I took her home after an emotional week in the NICU. Upon her arrival home and our first realization that there was dark hair covering every inch of her body, she became our sweet little Chickeymonkey. Seven years later, she’s stopped all the squeaking and is still covered in hair.
Happy Birthday, Chickeymonkey! (A day early, even.)
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The cake is incredible, but that sweet little girl is by far your greatest creation! Happy Birthday to her!
:jester: Happy Before Birthday To Youuuuu!!! :sing:
Love you J!!
G-ma
Hope you have an exciting and joy filled day!!
Happy Birthday, ChickeyMonkey! :princess:
Awesome cake, Leanne.
Happy Birthday, ChickeyMonkey!! :dance:
Happy Birthday Jayden! Hope your monkey is delicious!
Happy Birthday Chickymonkey! Hope you have a great one!
Great work on that cake! I stopped making cakes for DD cuz I couldn’t take it when it was time to cut them up. 🙁 now I make cupcakes and let the kids decorate them themselves…then they get to eat their own creations.
Now, if I could just keep them from trying to lick the frosting tips…. :/
Happy Birthday. Chickymonkey!! :yahoo:
What a perfect cake! Happy Birthday to your sweet monkey :wave:
Too weird, the very second ChickyMonkey’s cake popped up on the screen, a monkey on the DVD Leon was watching started chattering! (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Happy Birthday, ChickyMonkey. Seven is a great age.
Happy birthday cute ChickeyMonkey! Your birthday cake looks REALLY yummy! :jester:
Happy birthday to your sweet girl!
That cake looks amazing!
xo
LBC
Awesome cake!! If you don’t mind me asking, how did you ice this cake? I noticed you didn’t use the star tip.
Hi Shayla,
Thanks so much! I just used the regular tip, and then made texture with a mini-spatula. I wanted him to look furry, not starred. If found the mold at Wilton.com. 🙂
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