{"id":992,"date":"2025-04-11T07:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/?p=992"},"modified":"2025-04-11T07:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T07:41:59","slug":"severance-themed-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/severance-themed-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Severance Themed Birthday Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My friend is 40 today. He&#8217;s the penultimate person in our quiz-friend group to turn 40, with me being the last one next month. We all have a love for the TV show, Severance, so I decided to make a cake for his birthday based on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I usually lack my own ideas and look to the internet for inspiration&#8230; but there were so few out there! I had to use my own imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162012711.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162012711.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2.jpg 692w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162012711.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The front of the cake \/ balloon was based on a TV poster for season 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-1-1.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then went for the &#8220;numbers&#8221; for the rear of the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1737484757412.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1737484757412.jpeg 424w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1737484757412-300x185.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162048396.PORTRAIT2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162048396.PORTRAIT2.jpg 692w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162048396.PORTRAIT2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1113\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2.jpg 1113w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-1024x698.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-2-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cake itself was verrrrrryyyyy soft. I ussed plant butter for the buttercream (just as it&#8217;s so much cheaper than butter) but I added some liquid to it like I do with usual buttercream and this led to a very soft consistency. It held shape, but it did not hold up to being sliced with a butter knife at the pub. At least it tasted AMAZING!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1756032.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1756032.png 906w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1756032-296x300.png 296w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1756032-768x779.png 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1756032-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250410_184724464.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250410_184724464.jpg 692w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250410_184724464-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162036835.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162036835.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2-1.jpg 692w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PXL_20250409_162036835.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL2-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212.jpg 919w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GridArt_20250409_175240212-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1759402.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1759402.png 889w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1759402-290x300.png 290w, http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot_20250409-1759402-768x794.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend is 40 today. He&#8217;s the penultimate person in our quiz-friend group to turn 40, with me being the last one next month. We all have a love for the TV show, Severance, so I decided to make a cake for his birthday based on this. I usually lack my own ideas and look &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/severance-themed-birthday-cake\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Severance Themed Birthday Cake&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,33],"tags":[32,5,8,140,141,142],"class_list":["post-992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birthday-cake","category-cake","tag-birthday-cake","tag-cake","tag-home-baking","tag-severance","tag-severance-birthday-cake","tag-severance-cake"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1006,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992\/revisions\/1006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}