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.
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.
Moving down a notch in price and with locations across the city, Loblaws is a reliable standby, with a cadre of fans who insist its cakes taste absolutely home-made. You can choose from a series of cake styles ranging in price from $12.99 up to $60—just give them 24–48 hours’ notice. Dairy Queen also sells ice cream cakes in different sizes, and staff are happy to scrawl a personalized birthday message in colored icing onto the cake of your choosing.
If you’re firmly old-school, and farming out the job just feels wrong, head down to Artistic Cake Design on Merivale Road. There is no better place in Ottawa to find all the supplies you’ll need do a professional job yourself, from cake pans in every imaginable shape to top-quality decorating supplies and equipment—not to mention advice.
And if you get there with the best of intentions and then it all just seems too much, take heart and remain calm ... they take custom orders too.
Three Tarts
(613) 729-9832
1320 Wellington Street
The Girl with the Most Cake
(613) 839-2741
Loblaws
Various locations
Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cakes
Various locations
Artistic Cake Design (Merivale Road)
www.artisticcakedesign.ca
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Tested by Patti R., Ottawa |  |