November traditionally sees the leaves fall off the trees, the temperature outside drop a further ten degrees and a flood of premature Christmas merchandise flood the shops. On the nineteenth, it also sees my brother, sister and I jump excitedly out of our beds, plough through our presents and blow out the candles on our birthday cake. This year will be our twenty first birthday, and to celebrate I chose to honour my University course in English and American Literature by being English and having an American-themed party. In order to get into to the spirit, I have donned my cowgirl hat, dug out my flaming torch of progress and found four American dream cakes:
1. Surprise Stars and Stripes Cake
Besides the cheerfully patriotic banner, from the outside this cake looks fairly modest. Cut into it and we discover the hidden secret – a beautiful stars and stripes cake! The picture is from an incredibly creative event planner’s website, which you can access by clicking on the image below. For details on how to make the cake, visit this website which has written instructions and a link to a very helpful video. Hands over your hearts, everyone.
2. Two Tiered Flag Cake
A second appearance for the famous flag, this cake is a little more over the top than the previous one. Although the, er, stars and stripes should have made it obvious, the highly informative stars bursting out of the top leave us in no doubt as to the nationality of this cake. Follow the link on the picture for this and a host of other very creative Independence Day-themed cakes, although be prepared; if you have an aversion to red, white and blue, give it a miss.
3. Barack Obama Cake
Can we find a cake in the shape of Barack Obama? Yes, we can. In an original but slightly terrifying take on dessert, here is the President presented in cake form. Although one can only hope that Obama spends his time as deep in thought as this cake’s pensive expression suggests, he might be slightly bemused by this caricature. Grab some red, white and blue balloons, add a few candles and you have a potential present for the man who has everything: Happy birthday, Mr President!
4. New York City Three Tiered Cake
Last but by no means least is my personal favourite. While I generally believe in keeping fruit and cake firmly apart, this representation of the Big Apple is stunning. From the skyline to the Statue of Liberty, the details make you want to look and look, and I love the cute yellow taxis. The apple on top even looks good enough to pick up, shine and take a bit out of – assuming it is chocolate, of course.
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