Is a cake expected?!
Is a cake expected?
Tomorrow I'm having a good female friend over for dinner. It is for the excuse of her birthday which is the day after tomorrow. Do I need to bake a cake for the occasion? Or is a nice home cooked dinner with say, ice cream for dessert, just as fine?
Additional Details4 months ago
It's just the two of us, so I guess it's not exactly a birthday party.
4 months ago
hehe.. actually I bought cake mix already which is for a chocolate cake with chocolate icing on top. But I'm a bit tired and lazy :p
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4 months ago
It's just the two of us, so I guess it's not exactly a birthday party.
4 months ago
hehe.. actually I bought cake mix already which is for a chocolate cake with chocolate icing on top. But I'm a bit tired and lazy :p
I would not think it's expected since it will only be the 2 of you, but it would be nice and more of a birthday celebration if you added let's say a cupcake with a single candle.
If not, I certainly don't see your friend complaining about your free home cooked meal in her honor!
Good luck!
cake is traditional, if its a birthday party cake should be involved somehow.
Yes, you are obliged by law to bake a cake. Failure to do so could result in a prison sentence of up to 3 years and a fine of $1000. Come on! Do you really think that a good friend is really gonna be bothered if you make a cake or not? (But just in case you make one anyway, it should be a chocolate one with icing on the top!)
bake a cake
put candles on it
and sing happy birthday
There's no hard and fast rule that you have to have a birthday cake to celebrate one's birthday. If you're having a friend over for dinner to celebrate her birthday, though, you should make it a special occasion. Cupcakes might also be nice...something that you can light a candle on for her to blow out. Or, if you want to be really cheesy, get some Hostess cupcakes and light them with candles.
if she is actually special take her out to dinner
No, you don't but I'm sure it'd be appreciated.
Technically though, it's not her birthday yet.
You don't necessarily have to do a cake, but as its the day before her birthday she might expect one and as you have already brought the cake mix why don't you surprise her with it.
But what you should do is still do the home cooked dinner and then have a light dessert say a fruit salad or strawberries and raspberry's, something light and then after wards when the two of you have just having a general chit chat then get the cake and have a few candles on it and sing happy birthday to her, that would be a lovely surprise
buy a cake
Cupcakes would be good. Cake is cliche so it probably is expected.
no cake is not expected - just make sure and put a candle in the ice cream :)
bake the cake. it will only take a total of an hour out of your life. just do it.
would not think it's expected since it will only be the 2 of you, but it would be nice and more of a birthday celebration if you added let's say a cupcake with a single candle.
If not, I certainly don't see your friend complaining about your free home cooked meal in her honor!
Good luck!
No, make an ice cream dessert like put the ice cream in a pretty glass and add some fresh berries and drizzle chocolate/ caramel syrup over it with some powdered sugar and ...... BAM BAM..... your done!
It's all about presentation. don't forget a sm candle for her's.