okay, recently about a month ago... i posted a topic about everybody expecting me to bake my FUTURE MIL a cake for her b-day, long story short i was busy that week, that i didn't think it was a big deal, and nobody mentioned to ask me. Anyway, this friday is my BF's b-day. I work FT and have a child with him, and i am a PT student also. H e hasnt asked me for a b-day cake, but he did say that it wasn't necesary to get him anything for his b-day. I still plan to get him a b-day present but Should i make the cake? i know he would appreciate a cake like a paramedic truck cake, but i am busy but would you squeeze in time for a cake for your BF/ HUSBAND? or should i commit the ultimate sin and buy him a cake?

Considering your schedule, I think a nice gourmet type cake would be nice. I'd go fancy with flavour as opposed to fancy with design. Maybe a 8" round chocolate cake with a decadent icing or ganache or whatever his favourite flavour of cake is.

JMHO

Edited to also add - does he want you to all your very valuable free time in the kitchen or hanging out with him?

A simple cake doesn't take long to bake and ice. I'd make it for him! I think I'd feel slighted if my SO baked cakes for other people but then didn't bother to make one for my BD....Just my opinion...

I would make him a cake ( doesn't need to be elaborate - just the fact that you took the time to make it ! ) - It's not a birthday w/out cake !!

Just make something simple. He'll understand that you are very busy, and the gesture should go far.

Bake him his favorite flavor and don't make it overly fancy - guys just don't get into frills.... But let him know you have plenty of icing left over to play with!!!

My husbands' birthday is next week and I have an 8" square party cake, two two-tiered party cakes, one 3 tiered party cake, and a full sheet cake to feed 100 w/ custom fondant work to do!!

I will bake him his favorite cake and it will be iced plain - no decorations, no "Happy Birthday" - he will be thrilled as he knows my work load for that week. He didn't ask, it's just something I want to do for him.

my two cents....make a small, tasty cake and enjoy it!

I agree with everyone else to just make him a cake without the fancy decorations. My husband prefers undecorated cake. He says that I spend so much time decorating a fancy cake that he hates to cut it.

I agree.. Unless his favorite cake is actually made at a restaurant you frequent, I would make his favorite by you.

I'm not particularly busy, but my husband wants one cake, always... yellow cake (from a box mix) with chocolate icing (preferably duncan hines or the like). He even wanted that as his groom cake, but I had to spruce it up a bit.. hehe No decorations or anything.. Just bake it, and slap it together.. Don't even level it.. haha He's so silly sometimes.

Sadly, neither him, nor anyone in my family, ever think to get me a cake on my birthday.

Seriously, though... if you don't have time, and you know for a fact he would rather have a dessert from another place, I'm sure he would be just as happy with that. You know him better than we do.

Good thing he's not a she, though.. because we're terrible for saying no we don't want it, when we really do.

Holly

I would make just a little one - it would be the gesture that would make the impact. Something small and he fav flavors - then you can spend more time with him - helping him eat his cake.

Thank you for all the suggestions, i think i will bake him his favorite red velvet cake, simple icing, and i should get my son to help me write happy b-day on it. he might like that simplicity! thank you everyone!

if you have time after ft and pt you could....it would be nice.