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Book Inspired Cakes

April 3, 2013 •

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Two of my favorite things- children’s books and cake!  Combine the two and you have a match made in heaven.   Each year I try to make birthday cakes inspired by favorite books from the past year for my kids.  When my oldest son turned one, I made this truck cake to go with My Truck is Stuck.

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On his second birthday, he loved the Humpty Dumpty rhyme from this Hickory, Dickory, Dock book.   So, I made a wall out of pound cake and Humpty Dumpty out of a sugar cookie.

So, now it’s my youngest son’s first birthday this week.  I will be attempting an owl cake to go with the book Peek-a Who?  I’ll let you know how it turns out.  Keep your fingers crossed.

If you would like to see some well done book inspired cakes, check out this collection of 40 Book Inspired Parties from the Tip Junkie. 

I’m obviously an amateur cake decorator, but I love creating literacy memories for my boys.  Have you ever created a cake based on a book?

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Michelle Breum says

    April 4, 2013 at 9:30 am

    I haven’t made a book inspired cake. I love yours. I’ve made a few fun cakes for my kids though. I’m an amateur too.

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