Cheeky Monkey! The Fantabulous A’s 2nd Birthday Party! 6

June 9, 2012

My ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS nephew turned 2 last week! So yesterday my sister, the incredibly talented and some-time (ok, regular) Phoodie contributor, threw him a very sweet “Cheeky Monkey” party!

The theme was great for 2 reasons 1) It was (semi) original. I say semi as in she wasn’t the first one EVER to do it but it was a nice change from the standard Pirate, Power Ranger, Transformer, Dora, Train, Bob the Builder parties of late! And 2) Being the super duper cute and funny character that he is, it suited him to a T.

I have to take my hat off to my sister, not only is she extremely creative, she also has the ability to throw things together with minus 1 seconds notice and a minimum of fuss, and this get-together was a testament to that! Theme, food, decorations etc were chosen at the very last minute, then a small group of friends and family received an SMS telling them to come along and that was that!

In line with her quick ‘n’ simple approach, I shall also keep this post brief by uploading a few “iPhone pics” and some one liner descriptions.

If you have ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL about anything you see here PLEASE don’t hesitate to leave your question as a comment below and I will get back to you right away!

Enjoy!

‘BANANA’ FAIRY BREAD

White bread, buttered, cut into ‘banana’ shape, sprinkled with yellow glitter sugar, decorated with a chocolate chip and black sugar gel.

CHEEKY MONKEY CUPCAKES
Rich dark chocolate cupcake covered in chocolate ganache icing, decorated with a caramel mouth and ears, red sugar gel, white and dark chocolate chips and Cadbury ‘Flake’.
DECORATIONS
MAIN TABLE – Large Banana leaf  “runners” (Thanks to our fabulous “gardener”, T.) Coconuts, a HUGE soft toy Gorilla, fresh bananas, tall glass canisters filled with lolly Bananas. OTHER – yellow balloons with green streamers, monkey piñata, yellow and white plates and serviettes, cheeky monkey hats and blowers.
LOLLY BAGS
Gorgeous little monkeys, very very cheeky and cute as can be, (complete with tail!!!!) filled with loads of CHOCOLATAAAAA!!!! Regular readers will know my intense hate, well not hate, but dislike, for lolly bags that are low on the chocolate supply!!!!
CHEEKY MONKEY BIRTHDAY CAKE
Chocolate Coconut cake (the same one I made for my daughters 1st birthday, you can see that post by clicking here), shaped into monkey head with 3D ears and mouth, covered in dark and light milk chocolate buttercream icing, decorated with black sugar gel and chocolate chips.

BIG BIG KISS TO MY GORGEOUS, CHEEEEEEEEEEKY A!
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6 comments

1 Anon { 06.09.12 at 8:54 pm }

Welcome back phoodie

2 Helen { 06.10.12 at 8:44 am }

Wow Phoodie M ….. what a fabulous feast … so clever, I never stop admiring you girls!!! Happy Birthday too!!! xx

3 phoodie { 06.10.12 at 6:02 pm }

Thanks Helen! :)

4 chocolatesuze { 06.10.12 at 6:55 pm }

teehee cute theme! love the lolly bags!

5 Jess { 06.11.12 at 10:50 am }

Such a cute party….very inspiring. Very clever sisters!

Welcome Back Phoodie. xx

6 phoodie { 06.11.12 at 10:58 am }

Thanks Jess! :)

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