people who make their own birthday cakes make me sad.

I always make my own (and everyone elses) birthday cake. I don't think it's sad. If I don't make it, who will?

I usually make everyone's cake, and then my bestfriend will make me a cake, and one of my parents' friends will buy me a fancy fruit filled cake. But one year, when I was 9, I made an ice cream cake for my slumber party. It was a hit, but who doesn't like chocolatey cake with m and ms on top, and tons of ice cream in the middle?

I don't think it's sad, if you make a kick ass cake why not! I would rather have ice cream, so I always treat myself to something completely indulgent at Cold Stone.

i've made cakes for friends, but my mom still makes all of us a cake for our birthday (even if it's on an 'observed' date at this point). what cake is that in the photo though; looks delicious!

No. I've always made cakes for others. When it's my day, I get presented with a cake.

it just makes me sad because it makes me think that there is nobody there to bake them a cake. but, i do agree with bluepuppy, if you make a kick@ss cake, why not make your own?

it just reminds me of a friend's roommate. she bought/made her own cake every year because she didn't have any friends. that made me sad. but then i found out she was a backstabbing biotch, so i stopped feeling bad for her.

I make my own most of the time... who else is going to make it!? LOL

I'm actually going to my mine next week. It's my first time. I'm so excited!

I usually end up planning my own party! But one of my friends always brings a cake.

My friend thinks it's ridiculous that I make my own cake every year but I love baking. I love getting creative with cakes and my birthday is just an excuse to do something fun. This year I'm making myself a Nessie cake (Last year was panda cupcakes).

I've baked cakes for my son's birthday. But, I've never baked one for my own.

It's not sad, my baking kicks ass, especially my layered vanilla cakes w/ ganace. I know exactly what goes in it, and I'm not worried about nasty Crisco frosting.

i really hate to make a big deal about things - so yes i have made one for myself in the past but i'm not really one to even celebrate anymore - so it's been a while

today's actually my birthday - and i'm DEFINITELY not having a cake.

I don't usually have a cake for my birthday anymore, but when I was growing up, my dad either baked one or we had a family friend of ours who runs a bakery make it. I've baked birthday cakes for other people though. I baked a cake for my dad once and he really liked it. I also baked a birthday cake for my mom one time...at the time, she was on a diet so I found a recipe for a low calorie cake that she could actually eat.

I usually make cupcakes for myself, and my boyfriend gets a full cake.

I did buy myself a birthday cake for my 21st, as I think before then, the last I'd been allowed to have my own was when I was 5.

I like my cakes and baking is one of my favorite things, so I don't mind making them. I don't think it's sad.

Not a big cake fan. I would make my own, but obviously I'd like someone else to do it, Lol. But I can celebrate without cake too. As long as there is lots of wine or champagne! haha

I love baking and I bake my own birthday cake since I've moved away from home. I don't eat it alone though, that would be sad.

I prefer to make myself a batch of cupcakes before and after my birthday. My mom makes my cake for me still

I do think I make fabulous cakes and cookies, but I've only made mine twice, once because I wasn't sure if anyone had time and I didn't want to be a burden (my roommate was disappointed, she liked to bake, too), and the other was when I lived with my boyfriend and a male roommate - to their credit, they went on about my ice cream pound cake like it was made of gold.

Ya know, I should do this! I me. I'll probably make cupcakes so that I can freeze away in portion sizes because if I don't I will surrrre be in T-R-O-U-B-L-E!

I often make my own cake and never even imagined it was sad, until my mom told me that it sounded sad.

For some reason.....I always end up with the dishes. The cake in the story looks bomb!

Awwww Even the dishwasher person should have some birthday cake!-- I'll share one of my cupcakes with ya!
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This subject has me reminiscing. We'd get a card and whatever kind of cake we wanted Mom to bake for our birthday. Birthdays were never a big deal in our house (now that's kind of sad!). But, I usually enjoy celebrating other peoples'.

My mom usually makes me a birthday pie, because I love love LOVE pie. I usually make everyone else's birthday cake though.

I love making my own cake and usually pick out a new recipe months ahead of time. This year it's going to be cheesecake stuffed dark chocolate!! Mmmmmm...can't wait for the pre-birthday trial run!!

I've never had a cake on my birthday. Maybe this year I will bake my own.