During our service yesterday, we did something I've wanted to do for a long time--a Happy Birthday, Jesus cake with all the symbolism that goes with each decorations. There are so many ways to do one so I mixed and matched from several different sources.
You start by baking two- two layer cake mixes (1 white (half colored red/half colored green) and 1 chocolate). You use three of the layers to make your cake. Frost with white icing. Decorate with heart candies and yellow decorations including a star on top.
We talked about each symbol and read the Scripture references that coincided with the symbol.
Symbols and Scriptures:
Cake is round to represent the worldJohn 3:16Icing white to show Jesus' purity covers our sins1 John 1:7Psalm 51:7Star led the wise man to baby JesusMatthew 2:9-10Red candies show God's love for usJohn 3:16Candle represents Jesus is the light of the worldJohn 8:12Ephesians 5:8Chocolate layer represents the sins of the worldRomans 3:23Genesis 6:5Red layer reminds us Jesus' blood shed for usEphesians 1:7Green layer represents eternal lifeIsaiah 9:6John 3:36
There are different variations on this like putting an angel on top as the first bearer of the Good News (Luke 2:10-11). Some make the entire cake chocolate and use red candles to represent the blood Jesus shed and surround the cake with evergreen for everlasting life. I would suggest doing a 2 layer cake if you have a smaller gathering because this makes a whole lot of cake. The kids especially enjoyed this edible "object lesson" of the season. Happy Birthday, Jesus! May our gift to you this year be our undying devotion to worship and serve You!
