Let Them Eat Cake

They’re loud. And wired. And hungry. They’ve eaten all the piñata candy, they’re tired of playing freeze dance, and they’re going to start flushing toys down the toilet if you don’t bring out the cake.

Better make it a good one. Kids today are cake connoisseurs—don’t even try to sneak zucchini in with the chocolate. And remember, this cake had better compare favourably with the intricately decorated T-Rex-shaped cake that little Tyler’s mom spent 16.5 hours creating for his party last month.

If you’re up for the challenge, more power to you. If the whole idea of competing with Tyler’s mom makes you want to collapse to the floor weeping in an exhausted, resigned heap, we have one word for you: Subcontract.

That’s right, you can pay someone else to make the fabulous cake that your child will remember for the rest of his life.

If you really want to make a splash and money is no object, go big and call Cakes by Tatiana in Old Ottawa South. What’s good enough for Adrienne Clarkson, Jean Chretien and the Ottawa Senators (among many other high-profile clients) is probably good enough for your birthday girl.

In Wellington Village, Three Tarts can custom-make a variety of cakes for reasonable prices—$20 for a cake that will feed six to eight people, or $30 for one that will do 16 to 20. In Dunrobin, The Girl with the Most Cake will dazzle you with her creativity—and she delivers.

Comments