Frugal Friday : Create your own birthday cake

Birthday cakes can be expensive. Especially when you get into custom order cakes. All those cute little decorations are awfully cute. 

But, why pay so much for them?

My youngest son had his second birthday recently . Wanting a small family get together , I didn't intend on spending a lot of money .

With two boxes of cake mix , I prepared and then laid one of them down into the toss-able pan.  I took the second cake, cut it into three pieces, and arranged them in a "hill." 

 

Mud (chocolate frosting,)dirt (crumbled oreo cookies,) and grass (green sprinkles) work perfectly for the base of this cake. I found the cars and construction scene set at the Dollar General store for $5 !

For around $11 I had a fun , perfect for the occasion, cake that will feed a crowd. ...frugal-icious !!

So, are you reconsidering buying that expensive cake this year?

Do you have some FRUGAL ideas or projects?

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fru·gal/ˈfro͞ogəl/

Adjective:

1. Sparing or economical with regard to money or food.

2. Simple and plain and costing little: "a frugal meal".