The Duck Cake from Bluey | Binging with Babish

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2024
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    Wackadoo! It's about time I tried to create this long-requested (very cute) cake.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 1 тис.

  • @theringman77
    @theringman77 3 місяці тому +3960

    As long as we’re doing food from Bluey, you should do the ‘special’ from the episode “Fancy Restaurant”.

  • @MrMonkeyCrumpets
    @MrMonkeyCrumpets 3 місяці тому +2140

    Well that’s a dose of nostalgia I never expected. This comes from the “Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake” book. A cake from that book was a rite of passage for many Aussie kids and mums in the 80s and 90s, though rare was the mum who dared tackle the duck cake. Bluey certainly knows their audience, or at least their audiences’ parents lol.

    • @lolsistrata
      @lolsistrata 3 місяці тому +50

      "Duck cake" thereafter becomes a swear word on the show.

    • @cab63868386
      @cab63868386 3 місяці тому +68

      and they are "crinkle cut" chips not pringles cause pringles weren't a thing in australia when the book was made

    • @ForkytheSquirrel
      @ForkytheSquirrel 3 місяці тому +26

      Was posting to say is a blast from the past when saw your post explaining it perfectly. Yes, the Aus/NZ kids from 80s will definitely get some nostalgia from seeing this (kiwi myself, 80s baby).

    • @mightyfilm
      @mightyfilm 3 місяці тому +16

      [Spit take] You mean to tell me an Australian cartoon show is making Australians would get?
      (Seriously, though, I watched an episode of Michael Cussack's Koala Man that centered on "show bags" and I had to look up what that was).

    • @Shae_Sandybanks
      @Shae_Sandybanks 3 місяці тому +4

      My favourite cakes growing up were totally from that mag. Kiwi here

  • @katefulton9385
    @katefulton9385 3 місяці тому +1612

    As an Australian, it's sending me that he's not just following the instructions from the book. Mostly, because he's actually making spherical cakes. Like, this cake was designed to be cut out of slab sponges from the supermarket. It looks great but it's so extra. I love it. Also, making caramel corn - the popcorn we use is actually from this sweet, multicoloured popcorn we get from the shops. Its not caramel corn. But tbf, I dont know if they have rainbow popcorn in the states...

    • @jimdandy6408
      @jimdandy6408 3 місяці тому +147

      I can't speak for ALL of the United States, but I've not seen rainbow popcorn in a supermarket in decades. I only ever happen to find it in gift shops and tourist traps.

    • @chellewilson7730
      @chellewilson7730 3 місяці тому +70

      I was going to say it's meant to be that horrible chewy multi coloured popcorn 😂

    • @matthobbs05
      @matthobbs05 3 місяці тому +168

      I suspect he does not know about the Women's Weekly cake book.

    • @nettness
      @nettness 3 місяці тому +63

      I yelled at the screen when he used corn syrup. This is not a thing in the recipe, friends!!

    • @SlipperyEel13
      @SlipperyEel13 3 місяці тому +103

      The original recipe calls for two boxed cake mixes. I doubt he's seen the actual book this came from, but even if he has he was never going to do it the easy way. 😂

  • @d_izzy
    @d_izzy 3 місяці тому +1136

    There is a cultural history of the duck cake, it comes from the 80s/90s (now a cult classic) woman's weekly magazine which had other birthday cakes such as clown train and swimming pool cake with water made from jelly(jello) as a topping.

    • @jaybehkay2438
      @jaybehkay2438 3 місяці тому +26

      My favourite was always the echidna cake with tv snack quills

    • @creativeoj
      @creativeoj 3 місяці тому +12

      I loved the turtle. There was something so appealing about its dome shape and tiny appendages

    • @Harlizarrd
      @Harlizarrd 3 місяці тому +16

      My poor mum made me the train cake as a kid!

    • @hawkfeather6802
      @hawkfeather6802 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@jaybehkay2438 What's a echidna?

    • @emmakatenotcake
      @emmakatenotcake 3 місяці тому

      ​​@@hawkfeather6802google is your friend, brother.
      Seriously. I don't really know how you'd describe one other than looking like "a hedgehogs very distant cousin twice removed", so you really do have to see for yourself.

  • @TheRandomAustralian
    @TheRandomAustralian 3 місяці тому +734

    7:35 "why not Pringles I have no idea" because Pringles weren't sold here until 1992

    • @SlipperyEel13
      @SlipperyEel13 3 місяці тому +40

      The originals were definitely Smith's, for sure.

    • @NoThankUBeQuiet
      @NoThankUBeQuiet 3 місяці тому +7

      It's been 30 years

    • @Ahreigh
      @Ahreigh 3 місяці тому +39

      @@NoThankUBeQuiet yes but pringles aren’t Australian and the Bluey cake is an exact replica of the duck cake from the 80s-90s birthday cake cookbook by The Australian Women’s Weekly. To make this cake in the most authentic way you have to use crinkle cut chips. Every single Aussie kid from that time had multiple different birthday cakes from that cookbook (much to the dismay of every mother who had to make them) including the creators of Bluey, it’s a nostalgia thing.

    • @moonlightdreamer4957
      @moonlightdreamer4957 Місяць тому +1

      @@AhreighThat’s really interesting! I’m an American, so I never knew that. It’s so cool how so much of the show has so many Australian references and I love learning about them. My tradition has usually always been ice cream cake lol, kind of a splurge a couple times a year thing and my Mom or I usually make it homemade if we could which makes it even better than Carvel or Dairy Queen.

    • @Talentless_Talent-hb7sh
      @Talentless_Talent-hb7sh 5 днів тому

      ⁠@@moonlightdreamer4957the most prominent cake that keeps showing up for me is tres leches. Crazy to think about popular cakes in different regions .

  • @StudioKelpie1993
    @StudioKelpie1993 3 місяці тому +788

    Mimkey (Mini Hockey) is a shrunk down version of Hockey that is played at Austrialian Primary Schools

    • @em5345-
      @em5345- 3 місяці тому +16

      So basically, it's the in-between version of standard Hockey and Air Hockey?

    • @whymihere86
      @whymihere86 3 місяці тому +53

      Just as a heads up, I think he misunderstood it as ice hockey, not field hockey which based on Bingos equipment is what she's playing, I'm guessing. Or he was just being a goof.
      Normally for kids in US as far as I know, ice hockey for kids Bingo's age would classified as a mite league. I don't know about field hockey leagues in the US. I was confused the first time I watched the episode until Bingo came home. 😅

    • @KekuTheLaughing
      @KekuTheLaughing 3 місяці тому +2

      This is what I was looking for.

    • @TheMimiSard
      @TheMimiSard 3 місяці тому +3

      Ahh, that is why I don't know it. I am middle-aged and Child Free, so I have not been exposed to the venue of mini hockey.

    • @rachkate76
      @rachkate76 3 місяці тому +2

      Austriaialieaien?

  • @salt-emoji
    @salt-emoji 3 місяці тому +543

    I went into bluey expecting a kids show made for dogs. This show made my genuinely cry waaaaaaay to many times.

    • @toriwolf_92
      @toriwolf_92 3 місяці тому +55

      My husband and I are 31, we have no kids, we have watched Bluey 3 times all the way through and cried a lot

    • @bethanyoneal5789
      @bethanyoneal5789 3 місяці тому +4

      Me too

    • @mimsredjelly
      @mimsredjelly 3 місяці тому +18

      35, no kids, Cricket always gets me bawling

    • @pamcakemix
      @pamcakemix 3 місяці тому +2

      Meeeee toooooooo

    • @fuzzylittlespider
      @fuzzylittlespider 3 місяці тому +6

      Same 33 years old and I cry like a baby when certain episodes are on.

  • @fionamurray3248
    @fionamurray3248 3 місяці тому +340

    The reason the beak is crinkle cut chips and not Pringles is because Pringles weren't available in Australia back when the Women's Weekly cookbook was first published.

  • @rickybryan1759
    @rickybryan1759 3 місяці тому +299

    The Women’s Weekly birthday cake book is an icon for Aussie families. I recall my late Mum making me the swimming pool cake with Smurfs chilling in and by the pool!

    • @catrionagraham7095
      @catrionagraham7095 3 місяці тому +6

      My parents made me the jewellery box with the dancing ballerina!!

    • @rickybryan1759
      @rickybryan1759 3 місяці тому +5

      @@catrionagraham7095 our parents made memories is what they did

    • @WarioWareFan01010
      @WarioWareFan01010 3 місяці тому +1

      I’m sorry for your loss

    • @Daniel-om4ce
      @Daniel-om4ce 2 місяці тому

      @@rickybryan1759dude that hit hard. They do so much for us. I’m sorry for your loss. I can’t even stand the thought that one day my mom won’t be here anymore.

    • @rickybryan1759
      @rickybryan1759 2 місяці тому

      @@Daniel-om4ce it’s the little stuff that make memories that birthday I was like 4 and I still remember it. I’m now 49. Similarly my daughter talks about her birthday at the reptile park etc… make those memories.

  • @dngr_412
    @dngr_412 3 місяці тому +24

    the woman who created the woman's weekly cakes said to never make the garbage truck, even suggesting to glue the pages together so the kids never see it- so you should make the garbage truck

  • @astonewithnomoss
    @astonewithnomoss 3 місяці тому +456

    Noooo you needed to do the original recipe from the Women's weekly cookbook - the taste of the cake and icing from that book is incredibly nostalgic for Aussie kids for generations.

    • @greengreen4616
      @greengreen4616 3 місяці тому +16

      Yeah, I don't think it did it with sphere tins, I dont think they even existed for a family kitchen when the book was made. It got you to stack some cakes on top of each other and carve. (The leftover icing gets put on the leftover cake after carving!)

    • @leniciuro9192
      @leniciuro9192 3 місяці тому +12

      @@greengreen4616 and the batter waaaaay too dense. It is meant to be a sponge. Light. Easy for kids to cut. As well as it being normal buttercream. Not whatever that icing (not frosting) he made.

    • @StandAsYouAre
      @StandAsYouAre 2 місяці тому +5

      The whole point of the show was Bandit was taking a recipe that has driven fear to the hearts of so many parents. And doing it the way it was done in this video was sort of taking the easy way round.
      Someone send the actual recipe and instructions and see how it goes…

    • @Piatification
      @Piatification Місяць тому +2

      Was disappointed he didn't do the original recipe before doing his own take as usual. Would of been interesting to seem him wrestle with the same problems my mother did lol

    • @kriegsfurst3029
      @kriegsfurst3029 Місяць тому +1

      @@leniciuro9192 man who gaf make your own and post it

  • @Da6moose6
    @Da6moose6 3 місяці тому +240

    As a father who is constantly overwhelmed with work and life. This episode hit hard. I can’t wait for the day my daughter is old enough to have an interaction with me like bluey does with bandit after cleaning up the cake.

    • @Jamesfrancosdog
      @Jamesfrancosdog 3 місяці тому +27

      Single dad here: kiddo has watched from age 2-now, and Bluey is legitimately one of the best blessings I’ve ever stumbled on. It’s just a parenting show that kids can watch.

    • @jasonrundle3372
      @jasonrundle3372 3 місяці тому +21

      That's a great description I never thought of before "A parenting show that kids can watch." A great show for me as and my 6 year old. I can only hope to strive to be a Bandit :)@@Jamesfrancosdog

    • @TheBubblegumgirl14
      @TheBubblegumgirl14 3 місяці тому +9

      Your daughter will definitely appreciate it. This show is showing me that my parents (especially my dad) barely did anything for me and I miss a childhood I never had

    • @Da6moose6
      @Da6moose6 3 місяці тому +6

      @@jasonrundle3372 100% I am striving to be a bandit.

    • @samanthab3292
      @samanthab3292 3 місяці тому

      Love that bluey is teaching a whole generation of parents, worldwide, things they never knew or had 🥺❤️

  • @dizzyallison6520
    @dizzyallison6520 3 місяці тому +57

    The cake recipe originated from the 80s - they use crinkle cut chips because Pringles weren’t really a thing in Australia then. The came to Australia in 1992 (I did Google it)

  • @shadowprince4620
    @shadowprince4620 3 місяці тому +62

    I'm loving how my fellow Babish fans from the Land Down Under are taking this as the opportunity to emerge from the outback and the bush

  • @ianpope4467
    @ianpope4467 3 місяці тому +80

    You missed the point of the cake. It comes from the Australian Women’s Weekly Cookbook.
    Every Aussie child had a cake made out of this book (till they are old enough to enjoy a caramel mud cake from The Cheesecake Shop) My personal favourite was the cricket pitch :)
    We are Aussies living in America now and each birthday, our 2yo daughter chooses a cake out of the book! Tradition is important.

    • @IsaacIsaacIsaacson
      @IsaacIsaacIsaacson 3 місяці тому +4

      Mine was orange mudcake but thats so true

    • @TheRealPotoroo
      @TheRealPotoroo 3 місяці тому +1

      Every Aussie child born after 1980, perhaps.

    • @s6r231
      @s6r231 3 місяці тому +3

      Every kiwi kid too. I begged my mum to make the castle cake!

  • @joyl7842
    @joyl7842 3 місяці тому +168

    "cause it made my tail wag" is the best reason ever to do something! 😊

  • @fjvarro
    @fjvarro 3 місяці тому +193

    My 6 year old is obsessed with watching your videos. Her birthday was a week ago. I will now hear no end of the questions as to when I am making her Duck Cake.
    Worth it.

    • @sophieisawesomeoh
      @sophieisawesomeoh 3 місяці тому +20

      Not sure how accessible it would be for you but I'd recommend seeing if you can get the Australian women's weekly children's birthday cake book. It has the actual recipe as well as a whole bunch of other much easier cakes.

    • @karenfanias9760
      @karenfanias9760 3 місяці тому +9

      You need to find a copy of the Australian Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake recipe book. Although you will NOT want to show this to your kids as you will have to make the rest of the cakes over the coming years 🤣🤣🤣

  • @juts89
    @juts89 3 місяці тому +89

    The duck cake is actually from women's weekly, some australian mom magazine staple that apparently every house had a subscription to.

  • @gabelstapler19
    @gabelstapler19 3 місяці тому +40

    One of my favorite Bluey moments comes right before this clip, with the mention of the clown cake. Everyone gets that far off, shared PTSD stare while Bluey shudders, stating, "That was not a happy clown...".

  • @wamble_
    @wamble_ 3 місяці тому +126

    Bandit did a fantastic job given the instructions in this video.

    • @JM1911A1
      @JM1911A1 3 місяці тому +12

      The instructions in this video are actually very VERY incorrect for the actual formation per the book for the Duck Cake. (Also Bandit is also incorrect, the Tip Truck is in fact the hardest of cakes and it supposedly wasn't even working in the photos/by the person who was doing the cakes for the book.)

  • @ashxjo28
    @ashxjo28 3 місяці тому +49

    A super cool series would be to do all the cakes from the Australian Womens Weekly book that this is originally from!!

    • @TheRealPotoroo
      @TheRealPotoroo 3 місяці тому +5

      Babish versus the dump truck cake would be great viewing. (The dump truck cake is notoriously hard because the "tray" is tilted up and sponge cakes aren't known for their strength).

    • @Jayne_e
      @Jayne_e 3 місяці тому

      I would love to watch him make the dump truck cake 🤣

  • @tas5686
    @tas5686 3 місяці тому +52

    Just seeing the thumbnail of the duck cake brings back childhood memories! I used to love looking through my mum's copy of the Women's Weekly cake book. She once made the garbage truck cake from the same book for my brother's birthday. It was awesome.

  • @elcucumber2847
    @elcucumber2847 3 місяці тому +173

    i've a feeling we'll be seeing this on botched by babish. like, you could have gotten the recipe from the birthday cake book, or even from the actual bluey website 😭

    • @rubyscott1902
      @rubyscott1902 3 місяці тому +69

      As an Australian who grew up with the cakes I definitely agree this is a botched because what Babish made is a cake that is a duck but it’s not THE duck cake

    • @Peter-mw7wr
      @Peter-mw7wr 3 місяці тому +31

      This Aussie is calling for a future botched episode.

    • @architecturaldream1
      @architecturaldream1 3 місяці тому +15

      A simple google search amIright?!

    • @goldie5576
      @goldie5576 3 місяці тому +22

      please redo this one as a botched, this hurts to watch 😭

    • @PixieApples
      @PixieApples 3 місяці тому +10

      Definitely botched.

  • @Hello_World_not_taken
    @Hello_World_not_taken 3 місяці тому +51

    A kids show that doesn’t hide behind “It’s for kids, so we don’t have to try”
    Legends!

    • @Jamesfrancosdog
      @Jamesfrancosdog 3 місяці тому +7

      That’s because it’s actually a parenting show that kids can watch too 👌🏼

    • @lorddalek
      @lorddalek 3 місяці тому +2

      @@Jamesfrancosdog Well it is in Australia. The version we get from the BBC has all the "Bandit's thinking about getting his tubes tied" bits cut out.

    • @Taolan8472
      @Taolan8472 3 місяці тому

      Sadly, their video game absolutely played the "this is for kids, we don't have to try." card.

  • @Mars0War
    @Mars0War 3 місяці тому +32

    Now imagine being an Australian mother in the 90s who had to make this cake without a stand mixer.

    • @revylucian8289
      @revylucian8289 3 місяці тому +7

      There's no need for a stand mixer when following the original recipe which uses two packs of regular sponge cake mix, a hand mixer would do just fine. Or for the more authentic "mum" version just get pre-made sponge cakes from the supermarket.

    • @stacey4758
      @stacey4758 15 днів тому

      Electric mixers were still around then

  • @wesleymiles8756
    @wesleymiles8756 3 місяці тому +274

    I think “Adhering with nonstick spray” is a funny little oxymoron

    • @harringt100
      @harringt100 3 місяці тому +3

      It's non-stick for cakes, not parchment paper.

  • @internetuser7763
    @internetuser7763 3 місяці тому +19

    As an Aussie, this gives me so much nostalgia. For the first 10 or so years of my life, my mum made my birthday cakes from the Women's Weekly birthday cake book, which is where this cake originates from. My favourites include the swimming pool birthday cake with blue jelly water and the number cakes that my mum would decorate with cut marshmallow flowers and mint leaf lollies 🥰🥺

  • @KingEvan1000
    @KingEvan1000 3 місяці тому +493

    Bluey is required viewing for everybody not just parents

    • @grandpagohan1
      @grandpagohan1 3 місяці тому +28

      I don't have kids and I've binged it 3 times already. It's so much fun.

    • @peenaplesad1504
      @peenaplesad1504 3 місяці тому +1

      Bruh

    • @henryault458
      @henryault458 3 місяці тому +4

      I concur

    • @brigitblu3828
      @brigitblu3828 3 місяці тому +6

      😂 I have kids but if prob still watch it if I didn’t

    • @AnonymousSam
      @AnonymousSam 3 місяці тому +14

      It's a great series to watch if you're learning a foreign language. Each episode is relatively short, the vocabulary is useful for everyday speech and is both easy enough to follow but complex enough to be stimulating, and the plots are engaging in a way that isn't repetitive or trite.

  • @filmfocusmind
    @filmfocusmind 3 місяці тому +90

    If you ever want to do another Bluey that’s simpler than the Duck Cake, my favorite episode of the show is Pavlova. Pavlova seems relatively easy to make and you can add a lot of stuff to it.

    • @TheLostFae
      @TheLostFae 3 місяці тому +16

      As an Australian, pavlova is a temperamental tricky beast (due to being both soft and crunchy at once) and should only be attempted by buying a premade base and then customising 😂
      Not quite as "the baker of these cakes said don't attempt the duck cake" but very very hard

    • @architecturaldream1
      @architecturaldream1 3 місяці тому +7

      @@TheLostFaeRight! Try making Pavlova in Queensland - the humidity will ruin your attempt!

    • @PKLuver944
      @PKLuver944 3 місяці тому +7

      There is a fine line between having a pavlova and having a pile of curd that either cracks or falls into itself

    • @rokurokubi3273
      @rokurokubi3273 3 місяці тому +9

      @@PKLuver944 I feel like it's not authentic if it's not partially shattered

    • @TheRealPotoroo
      @TheRealPotoroo 3 місяці тому +3

      @@TheLostFae It's not that hard. Pavlova Magic anyone?

  • @JumpHigherVA
    @JumpHigherVA 3 місяці тому +13

    If the aussies correcting him in the comments means another Botched by Babish episode then I am not complaining. Those are some of my favorites

  • @joletapetty6706
    @joletapetty6706 3 місяці тому +267

    Any other Aussies feel increasingly uneasy watching this? Babish, you do understand that there's a real way to do this, right?

    • @mattg4396
      @mattg4396 3 місяці тому +80

      Very. If you’re going to make the cake from a very specific book ingrained into Aussie culture for decades… just make the cake from the book.

    • @rebeccasunflower
      @rebeccasunflower 3 місяці тому +29

      And the right ingredients… we don’t make popcorn, or use m&ms… or argue that pringles are better 😂

    • @harringt100
      @harringt100 3 місяці тому +4

      ​@@rebeccasunflowerWhat's it supposed to be if not M&Ms?

    • @taylorharris1355
      @taylorharris1355 3 місяці тому +27

      @@harringt100probably smarties

    • @JoKay
      @JoKay 3 місяці тому +13

      So much this. Dude clearly didn't do his research!

  • @markwilson1192
    @markwilson1192 3 місяці тому +9

    Any Aussie kid that grew up in the 80/90’s should recognise this book! It’s an Australian classic! Would love to see a Babish series where he goes through and makes them all! That would be fun! I had several birthday cakes made for me from that book when I was growing up and I have made the train for my nephew when he was little. I still have my mum’s original copy ❤🎉

  • @WobblesandBean
    @WobblesandBean 3 місяці тому +113

    This is relevant to my interests. Quack.

  • @kalliste01
    @kalliste01 3 місяці тому +7

    Is it possible that Babish didn't even know the book/recipe was a real thing? His version seems way more complicated :D

    • @patrickweyland-smith1023
      @patrickweyland-smith1023 3 місяці тому

      Literally takes two secs to google duck cake Australia. It’s the first recipe up on the Woman’s Weekly website.

  • @farley360
    @farley360 3 місяці тому +11

    the subtle bits of humor...the raw vulnerability...the absurd dish that I'll never make...just bravo

  • @carlaviz6605
    @carlaviz6605 3 місяці тому +8

    I love the Women's Weekly cake book! Some of my favourite memories are me and mum going through it before my birthday each year to pick which one we'd make. I read a great interview in Frankie magazine with one of the women who worked on recipes for the book and said that her editor was constantly putting her draft cakes into photoshoots and using them for the final product because the appeal is that it's for people who don't necessarily have time or artistic skill to make fancy cakes, but still showing them how to make cute cakes for their kids.

  • @mikesiletta3363
    @mikesiletta3363 3 місяці тому +9

    The nobule you buttered is called a planitary shaft lol. I build those stand mixers at KirchenAid. My family loves Bluey and this was another amazing video. Maybe I can now make a duck cake!

  • @lordfrostwind3151
    @lordfrostwind3151 3 місяці тому +12

    Oh duck cake! Not going to lie I have been using Bandits trick replacing curses with food, works surprisingly well when the kids are around. Bluey is a great show.

  • @roughneckactual2646
    @roughneckactual2646 3 місяці тому +14

    Bluey is hands down my favorite show to view with my kids.

  • @blinkowarner3117
    @blinkowarner3117 3 місяці тому +20

    "Just don't say anything, this is a family show"
    You got it, I always enjoy watching Binging with Boobish

  • @youandiwillmagnify
    @youandiwillmagnify 3 місяці тому +7

    The fruit by the foot bow tie was such a clever idea!

    • @greengreen4616
      @greengreen4616 3 місяці тому +2

      The original was satin ribbon. It was trouble to tie/attach without getting icing on!

  • @Phrancq
    @Phrancq 3 місяці тому +47

    As an Australian, your version of this cake made me cry. Find a copy of the legendary (in Australia) Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Book and make it properly!

  • @WolfGan0178
    @WolfGan0178 3 місяці тому +11

    I made this cake for my daughter's third birthday, she LOVED it.

  • @kalliste01
    @kalliste01 3 місяці тому +8

    I don't think I ever asked for the duck cake. My biggest memory was the pool cake.

    • @SaffronMilkChap
      @SaffronMilkChap 3 місяці тому +1

      Yes! Did you have gen1 pool cake which predated blue food colouring and so looked like a swampy pond? Or gen2 “resort pool” cake?

    • @christinaleyva6522
      @christinaleyva6522 3 місяці тому

      I always wanted the pool cake and mom would never! 😂 too much food coloring she said

    • @kalliste01
      @kalliste01 3 місяці тому +1

      @@SaffronMilkChap I remember it being green. So I guess I predate the food colouring? It was mid 90s.

  • @SwaggBae
    @SwaggBae 3 місяці тому +9

    Bluey made it into the BCU? For real life? No but I really like what I've seen so far of the series, and would happily share it to a family of my own later in life.
    HOORAY

  • @Leif265
    @Leif265 3 місяці тому +7

    They're wavy crinkle chips instead of Pringles because when the cake was invented by a local magazine Pringles didn't exist yet ❤

  • @Dionysus56
    @Dionysus56 3 місяці тому +14

    Do whatever the crisp is from the Christmas bbq episode. Idk what it is but it looks delicious

    • @AdaSoto
      @AdaSoto 3 місяці тому +5

      Look up pork cracking. It's like crispy pork belly but done on a whole pork roast.

  • @snowyalice
    @snowyalice 3 місяці тому +17

    I have multiple copies of the book that this comes from (including an original 80s copy) and seeing the duck cake on Babish made me so happy. The duck cake is such a meme for Australian millennials.

  • @somefreshbread
    @somefreshbread 3 місяці тому +3

    You can pass the chunky frosting through a fine mesh sieve while it's warm to save it.

  • @ralfbraun2950
    @ralfbraun2950 3 місяці тому +6

    "Adhering with non-stick..." that'll keep me up tonight.

  • @Bluetartinator8
    @Bluetartinator8 3 місяці тому +10

    Leaning Tower of Pisa Honeycake from Arthur episode, "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"

  • @craigmacfayden
    @craigmacfayden 3 місяці тому +1

    My mom had a cake baking book when I was a kid. This cake was one of them. Instant flashback to my childhood

  • @MissLibbs
    @MissLibbs 3 місяці тому +6

    My mum once made me the Womens Weekly mouse cake for my birthday but in order to get the body shape right she kept carving the cake smaller and smaller until there was only enough left for four kids lol. Lots of nostalgia in this video

  • @limalicious
    @limalicious 3 місяці тому +11

    Anne Reardon did an experiment with different kinds of frostings to see not only how they taste but also how they stand up to being outside for a theoretical outdoor children's party. That frosting is an Ermine frosting, and Ermine is the frosting that stands up to the heat the best (second best is American buttercream, which is often considered too sweet and gritty by anyone over the age of 8).

    • @rollapoid
      @rollapoid 3 місяці тому +1

      buttercream can be smooth if you dont make it wrong

  • @a-b0t633
    @a-b0t633 3 місяці тому +1

    My mom decorated cakes for many years. She made it seamless by smoothing a Viva paper towel between the icing and her spatula. The icing needed to set for a few minutes prior to prevent the paper towel from sticking as she smoothed the whole surface.

  • @Laurannbeckerman
    @Laurannbeckerman 3 місяці тому +24

    Yes! He did bluey!!!

  • @staceye6075
    @staceye6075 3 місяці тому +7

    Aww the memories from the AWW cake book! We were allowed to choose a cake from there each birthday!!! Never got a duck tho!!! Didn't have enough Lollies (Sweets) on it for a typical kid!!!

    • @greengreen4616
      @greengreen4616 3 місяці тому

      The witch cake did, I got that once!

  • @someoneawesome8717
    @someoneawesome8717 3 місяці тому +8

    Aww I bet Andy's nephews would love to try a piece of that

  • @Charliefarley170287
    @Charliefarley170287 3 місяці тому +2

    “Oh ducks cake!” is my new favourite way of swearing thanks to Bluey and Bingo’s dad.

  • @s6r231
    @s6r231 3 місяці тому +2

    The book in this show is a real life book. The Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake book. I always wanted the duck as a kid!

  • @ThereAreThoseWhoCallMeTim
    @ThereAreThoseWhoCallMeTim 3 місяці тому +9

    FINALLY!!! 🎊😁🎊 Took ya long enough, mate. Thank you so much in any case for covering a dish from one of the all-time greatest tv shows made (primarily) for preschoolers!

  • @kala6576
    @kala6576 3 місяці тому +6

    Seeing this done both by you and @tiggamac in less than a week really makes me want to try making a duck cake.

    • @PKLuver944
      @PKLuver944 3 місяці тому +2

      If you want to get the authentic 90's Australian vibe, you can follow the Women's Weekly duck cake recipe that the Bluey episode was referencing. Slightly different than Babish's recipe, but perhaps compare the recipes and see what's most achievable for you!

  • @devereuxxo
    @devereuxxo 3 місяці тому +2

    You must track down a copy of the book. It's a great part of Australia history haha.

    • @patrickweyland-smith1023
      @patrickweyland-smith1023 3 місяці тому +1

      They’ve reissued it several times. Difference is that they no longer have the Disney licenses so no Mickey Mouse Donald Duck cake

    • @devereuxxo
      @devereuxxo 3 місяці тому

      @@patrickweyland-smith1023 true!!!

  • @francoalmiron5107
    @francoalmiron5107 3 місяці тому +3

    Is fantastic that you made a food from Bluey, hope that you do the Pavlova that Bandit made sometime soon.

  • @bonnaroobanzai7521
    @bonnaroobanzai7521 3 місяці тому +4

    My kids were too old for Bluey when we discovered the show during the pandemic, but it’s still one of our favorite shows to watch together.

    • @nettness
      @nettness 3 місяці тому +3

      No human is too old for Bluey.

  • @Diabolotherium
    @Diabolotherium 3 місяці тому +3

    "Hheyy bayyybe" my wife and I communicate like this most of the day now

  • @punkrockzoologist9449
    @punkrockzoologist9449 3 місяці тому +2

    You've gotta do the recipe from the original Women's Weekly cookbook. It's a goldmine of fun birthday cake ideas.

  • @xavmiz3070
    @xavmiz3070 3 місяці тому +3

    I love learning about culturally relevant foods I'd never heard of before. It's fascinating the silly and fun ways people celebrate with food around the world.

  • @guaip
    @guaip 3 місяці тому +5

    Millenial dad here, father of a 3yo girl. I'm so happy right now!

    • @Jamesfrancosdog
      @Jamesfrancosdog 3 місяці тому

      Right here with ya man, only my little lady is about to turn 5!

  • @meleblen1781
    @meleblen1781 3 місяці тому +1

    I remember picking cakes out of that book when I was little! The pink jewellery box was my favourite

  • @VideoRicetta
    @VideoRicetta 3 місяці тому +2

    Ideea fantastica! Complimenti!

  • @tylerhess3725
    @tylerhess3725 3 місяці тому +4

    Mini hockey, mini sticks or shinny is where you get down on your knees with small hockey sticks and battle to the death, preferably with younger siblings

  • @Idonotlikepeanutbutter832
    @Idonotlikepeanutbutter832 3 місяці тому +9

    Ham-Egg-Edon from Green Eggs and Ham episode, "Goat", would be nice on Saint Patrick's Day! Or Dumpling Soup from Wish Dragon movie for the Year of the Dragon starting on February 10th

  • @liamdooley863
    @liamdooley863 3 місяці тому +2

    Between me and my four siblings my sweet mother must have made every cake from that book at least once

  • @David13579
    @David13579 3 місяці тому +2

    Mum used to make me and my brothers some pretty cool cakes growing up (I’m from Melbourne, Australia)
    Not surprised this is in an Aussie kids show 😊

  • @Kiwi-ju1xb
    @Kiwi-ju1xb 3 місяці тому +7

    valentines day boutta go crazy with this duck cake

  • @ReggieKSanshire
    @ReggieKSanshire 3 місяці тому +15

    2:49 *”anyway, welcome back to Boobcakes with Babish”*

  • @mistressbearmaker1554
    @mistressbearmaker1554 3 місяці тому +2

    Great try! Now you just need to work your way through the 2 Women's Weekly Kids Birthday Cake books. You might like to try the train next or the monster or Hickory Dickory Dock or.....oh, just get the books and make them all. lol These were the go to books for Aussie kids birthday cakes in the 80's and 90's.

  • @monochameleongaming5317
    @monochameleongaming5317 3 місяці тому +1

    Mini-hockey, or "Minkey" in some places, is hockey (not ice hockey) played by very young kids. It's basically less about positions and winning and losing and more about learning the basic skills and developing a sense of teamwork. As for the cake, it's an interesting interpretation, but as an Aussie I'd love to see you tackle the Women's Weekly Birthday Cake book, not just for this one but some of the other classics in there.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 3 місяці тому +12

    That is SO cute! 🥹🥹

  • @zsandmann
    @zsandmann 3 місяці тому +4

    Well this is everything I’ve ever wanted. Now you need to make a Pavlova!!!

  • @celestenunez442
    @celestenunez442 2 місяці тому

    I love that you show us the mistakes

  • @kendoruslink7017
    @kendoruslink7017 3 місяці тому +1

    I instantly recognized that cake, it is from the Woman's Weekly Birthday Cake Book that was sold in Australia and New Zealand. My mum had a copy and she made a few of the cakes from it. I actually found a copy in an op shop and I bought it, since the one we had was all worn out. Loved looking at all the cakes in that book

  • @ToaOfFusion
    @ToaOfFusion 3 місяці тому +2

    Now Babish will face judgement from Paul and Prue for his cake-making skills.

  • @VirtualSatyr
    @VirtualSatyr 3 місяці тому +3

    You should do Carl Weathers' stew from Arrested Development in honor of his memory.

  • @LD-ky8bo
    @LD-ky8bo 3 місяці тому

    !Nice! I has never thought of using the cake pop mixture at a molding piece.

  • @loganh0217
    @loganh0217 3 місяці тому

    This was adorable and I loved every second

  • @DeLorean58
    @DeLorean58 3 місяці тому +3

    I'm here for the umpteenth second on, but Babish didn't do it show accurate first. I'm perfectly fine with this being the Babish version, but let's see him make it exactly the way it should be done. They even posted the recipe directly on the site for you to use. But anyways, what I really want to see Babish tackle is the Pavlova.

  • @waheedabdullah6371
    @waheedabdullah6371 3 місяці тому +5

    Fried Orb from The Owl House episode, "Really Small Problems"

  • @juanitarodriguez8238
    @juanitarodriguez8238 Місяць тому +1

    All the comments saying its from a nostalgic tradition, make me want to see you actually make it from the magazineeeeeeee
    Do a take 2 on this plzzzzzzzzz 🎉

  • @Spikey_Spike
    @Spikey_Spike 3 місяці тому +2

    Oh my gosh, I’m so happy that you covered something from Bluey

  • @BradHann
    @BradHann 3 місяці тому +3

    Looking at these comments makes me happy that so many people remember the Women's Weekly cake book.

    • @SlipperyEel13
      @SlipperyEel13 3 місяці тому

      I've still got one on my bookshelf now!

  • @RealClassixX
    @RealClassixX 3 місяці тому +3

    But did you have a heartwarming bonding moment with your daughter as she learned of the joy of helping others?
    It's in the recipe, I sure hope you didn't forget.

  • @purplerose244
    @purplerose244 12 днів тому

    I love the Duck Cake episode of Bluey, so happy to see it made!

  • @doomcake2020
    @doomcake2020 2 місяці тому

    This is the cutest thing. So glad you made this one.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 3 місяці тому +5

    Bluey Time!!!

  • @markghughes
    @markghughes 3 місяці тому +419

    A bunch of Australians are probably going to point out that the Duck Cake originates the popular Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake book that was a fixture for kids growing up in the 80s and 90s.
    I am not Australian myself. I am a Canadian who also grew up with a copy of that book in the house, but I never requested the duck cake to be made.

    • @tjmichael
      @tjmichael 3 місяці тому +6

      Botched with babish?

    • @misakit.4110
      @misakit.4110 3 місяці тому +4

      im aussie and this brings up some weirdly specific childhood memory but i cant recall anything past the duck cake.

    • @hammygames077
      @hammygames077 3 місяці тому +4

      It makes me so sad that there is no longer a number cake for my age, also that ladybug cake is fire

    • @tedigilmartin6323
      @tedigilmartin6323 3 місяці тому

      I feel like the Canadian equivalent is the Jello pool cake

    • @felicitylange1606
      @felicitylange1606 3 місяці тому

      What one did you pick?

  • @GregPolkinghorne
    @GregPolkinghorne 3 місяці тому +1

    This feels a lot fancier than whatever the instructions in the woman's weekly cake book actually says.
    For those not familiar, it's a staple book in Australian homes. Milenials in particular will have had a lot of birthday cakes from that book.

  • @jasper1414
    @jasper1414 3 місяці тому

    As a parent who loves Bluey more than my child, I'm so excited about this!

  • @bernadettemarietavendale7055
    @bernadettemarietavendale7055 3 місяці тому +4

    As an Aussie I'm impressed with your success in making this challenging duck cake 🇦🇺🦆🎂