Hilarious birthday cake PIP

[mekia]

A four-year-old boy wanted a “cow having a calf” on his birthday cake, so his mom went for it

Benz Packard loves farm life; one of his favorite activities is helping out on his Aunt and Uncle’s farm, helping milk the cows, collect chicken eggs, and apparently, witnessing the miracle of birth.

When Benz’s mom, Jamie, asked him what he wanted for his fourth birthday cake, she assumed it would be farm-related. She probably, however, wasn’t expecting anything so…earthy. In a Facebook post that has now gone viral, Packard said that for months Benz told her that he wanted “a cow having a calf” for his cake. She and her husband tried to persuade him to choose something that involved fewer vaginas, like Thomas the Train. But Benz wasn’t falling for it, saying, “I don’t even watch Thomas the Train”.

So Jamie Packard, hero mom, made her boy a very birthy birthday cake.

You have to admit that for a child’s birthday cake that involves crowning, this is pretty darn good. Packard said she searched for “cow having calf” cakes on Google images, but, “…guess what, there were zero results, surprise, surprise!”

Not anymore, Jamie.


This cake will be the standard bearer for all animal childbirth cakes. You have the correct view from the rear, you have blood, afterbirth, the slightest hint of birth canal, cherry pie filling between the layers for, as Packard put it, “some added drama when it was cut into,” and, most importantly, the hooves-first entry of a very surprised calf. Said Packard, “So as I’m molding rice crispy squares into little hooves I’m thinking to myself, no mother is ever really prepared for this kind of stuff. And as I’m applying cherry pie filling as afterbirth, I found myself thinking…Thank goodness it’s only family coming to this party!”

The things we do for our kids, huh?

Well, on behalf of everyone, we want to thank Jamie for sharing this picture. And we want to thank Benz for sticking to his vision. As Jamie told Today Parents, “His version of a bedtime story is paging through his treasured ‘Canadian Angus 2016 Bull Buyer’s Guide,’ which he plucked from the waste bin at the post office.” This boy has a passion for farming and a couple of good-humored parents who are willing to roll right along with him.

It’s a good reminder for us to not take it all too seriously, and that kids’ birthday parties are supposed to be about them and not us. So don’t be anal about your kids’ birthday cakes — instead, maybe be a little vaginal.

www.scarymommy.com/boy-asks-for-birthday-cake-cow-having-a-calf/

[hungrycaterpillar]

I would have had to veto this request

[gummybear]

The jelly is a bit much. I feel faint.

[bears]

Aug 31, 2016 19:22:42 GMT -5 hungrycaterpillar said:

I would have had to veto this request

Whatever happened to saying no?

This belongs on cake wrecks.

[birdistheword]

"tried to persuade him to choose something that involved fewer vaginas" is killing me.

[Monica Geller]

The fuck?!? It's really okay to tell kids "no."

[MWOS]

I like it. If it made my kid happy, why not?

[mekia]

Really? I thought this was cute, especially since the boy grew up on a farm and has obviously witnessed a lot of births. It's probably a big part of his life!

[oliviapope]

I thought it was funny. And I tell my kid no all the time

[deanlicker78]

I think the mom sounds fun. I'd much rather have this cake and go to that party than to a Pinterest-ed to death, fancier than my wedding, bday party.

[WOUNDTIGHT]

Nope. 

[hisno1girl]

You should have titled this "Vomit inducing cakes."

Gross.

[nicbreeful]

His name is "Benz"?

[birdistheword]

Aug 31, 2016 20:10:42 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

His name is "Benz"?

Yes, this part is more flameful than the cake.

[textbookcase]

Ya'll are crazy, I love it.

[isabel]

I would attempt it if DS really wanted that. I will say that I'm certain mine would not look anywhere near as realistic.

[ducklover]

It is just a fucking cake! I would eat it

[clairedunphy]

My parents have a farm, and I can totally see DS2 asking for something like this. Unfortunately for him, I would be artistically unable to do it, and too embarrassed to ask a bakery.

[followyourarrow]

I love it, but I'm a farm kid.

[lilybug]

I would have had to veto based on my lack of cake talent, not because it's gross. I think it's hilarious.

[WOUNDTIGHT]

Aug 31, 2016 20:57:04 GMT -5 ducklover said:

It is just a fucking cake! I would eat it

Looks like the fucking was done about 9 months ago. This is just the aftermath.

[sproctopus]

If you can't be weird as a kid, when can you?!

[spinnaker5]

We can all be thankful that his mom was not Cupcake Girl. Still, though. Go with a little calf next to its mom and call it a day. 

ETA vicky  and wannabe , how would you rate this?

[konstantine]

Aug 31, 2016 20:10:42 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

His name is "Benz"?

Yes. And get this- his brother's name is Cruz. I'm not even joking. It sounds like a Snoop Dog song.

[nicbreeful]

Aug 31, 2016 21:36:29 GMT -5 konstantine said:

Aug 31, 2016 20:10:42 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

His name is "Benz"?

Yes. And get this- his brother's name is Cruz. I'm not even joking. It sounds like a Snoop Dog song.

You are lying and I refuse to believe otherwise.

Please tell me you are lying...

[litebright]

I love this. And I would totally do it if one of my kids asked. I would probably try to talk them out of it first, too, but I'd cave if they stuck with it.

I make exactly two decorated cakes a year, for their birthdays, and I try to just go with what they ask for. Mostly it has been dragons and pirates, but when DD1 turned five, she wanted a bald eagle cake, lol, so DH and I figured out how to do one. Kids are funny.

And it's kind of hard to tell, but it looks like it's sort of 3D? The story said the calf's hooves are made out of rice krispie squares? Hilarious!

[wannabe]

Aug 31, 2016 21:35:55 GMT -5 spinnaker5 said:

We can all be thankful that his mom was not Cupcake Girl. Still, though. Go with a little calf next to its mom and call it a day. 

ETA vicky  and wannabe , how would you rate this?

oh.  i...oh.

that is not something i would have served at my kids' parties.

[claudiajean]

I'm all for making your child's birthday cake a reflection of their interests, but I draw the line at after-birth.

[LanaLang]

I doubt it's something my child would want, but I've grown up around a lot of farm kids and think this is pretty cool. He doesn't care about fake characters. His life revolves around his reality. My guess is that this young boy has been involved in a few live births and was amazed by them. It's way cooler than Thomas the train for sure, and I really respect that. While not traditional, I'll bet money that he grows up to be a passionate farmer or the next James Harriot.

[sofamonkey]

Aug 31, 2016 19:24:12 GMT -5 @licia said:

Mooooo.