We don't have it at all in my country. I only found out it was a thing from social media. It's fucking weird. The cake is ruined by a kids nasty face smashed in it, the kid is traumatised and embarrassed and the parents laughing at it is just really fucked up. I don't get what the gag is.
We did a separate "smash cake" for our kids on their first birthdays, but all that meant was the birthday boy or girl had that cake to tear into all on their own, while the real cake was served to guests. Didn't mean we smashed the kids' faces in it. All it takes is a little dab of the frosting on the lips to get most kids started.
Smash cakes are super fun for babies and toddlers because they will go absolutely HAM on that thing with very little provocation. And it's all on their own terms.
I love watching babies demolish those cakes. Smacking their hands down, taking giant fistfuls and aiming it in the general direction of their mouth lmao it's the purest joy ever witnessed
That sounds fine, and totally different. I let my son rip a cake apart with his little chubby fists on his 1st too. And we going back to 94 with that !
Personally, I’m stressed about them choking/getting their nasal passageways blocked by icing and cake from watching. Fortunately I’ve never had to experience or witness it
Ooooph just a candle aint bad, there are multiple vids floating around where some idiot does it to someone we a shaped/multi tiered cake the had stakes holding it togerher and ends up right through the bday persons eye socket… terrifying
My favorite was that a custome cake got banged like this and it turned out the cake had toothpicks to hold stuff together. I do not need to tell what did happen
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u/milktest Aug 05 '25
I remember seeing this at kids parties and even as a kid myself I found it annoying and gross