McDonald’s Birthday Cake UK – Latest Update

Do you know that back in the 90s, it was common for people to let McDonald’s host their children’s birthday parties? Sadly, as time progressed, people started to forget about it. Besides hosting the party, McDonald’s offered a birthday cake, making the children’s day extra special. But to many, it is quite a news, so let’s figure out the case with McDonald’s birthday cakes nowadays.

Ronald Birthday Cake White

Franchise owners keep the McDonald’s Birthday cake a secret item off the menu. The cake, often featuring an image of Ronald McDonald, actually comes wholly frozen in a unique, neatly done packaging.

 The cake caught social media by storm when That 40 year guy on tiktok was quite surprised when he realized the birthday cakes were still sold. He went to his nearest McDonald’s franchise and demanded the birthday cake. The employees were flabbergasted by such a unique request, but upon affirmation, from the branch manager, they realised that the cake was available. 

That video on TikTok made people realize that McDonald’s also offers birthday cakes, but their availability depends on the franchise. The franchise owner decides whether to keep the cake at the branches for sale. 

This visual represents McDonald’s Iced White Birthday Cake with a brownie cake base. Whipped creme is generously spread across its top to add the finishing touch. A gleeful image of Ronald McDonald is imprinted in the middle(using edible products).

Mcdonald’s Cake Price In UK

As I said above, the cake is classified as a “Secret Menu Item.” And it solely depends on the franchise owners to stock it or not. Furthermore, unlike in the US, people are far too unaware of the existence of the cake, so there is no definite price for it. However, it is sold for $9 in the US. So, do you wish to buy one? It is best advised to contact your relevant branch manager to ensure its availability and price.

Ingredients And Making Of Iced White Birthday Cake

The cake starts with its soft yet luscious base, which is comprised of the following ingredients:

• Bleached White Flour is the essential ingredient for the making of the base.
• Sugars like sugar, invert sugar, and high fructose corn syrup are used for sweetening.
• A Whole Egg and Fats like canola oil, palm oil, kernel oil, soybean oil, Mono and Diglycerides, citric acid, and polysorbate 60.
• Other ingredients include Baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, monocalcium phosphate), Milk powder, Natural Flavor, Salt, Water, and Xanthan gum.

Then comes the preparation of icing and decoration of the cake. The ingredients are as follows.

• Icing Sugar and Corn Starch for sweetening.
• Edible Image is made up of Algin, canola oil, caramelized sugar, citric acid, corn syrup solids, glycerin, microcrystalline cellulose, modified corn starch, polyglycerol esters, potassium sorbate (preservative), red beet concentrate, red cabbage extract, sodium bicarbonate, sugar, tapioca starch, water.
• White Fondant consists of glucose, sugar, and water.
• Emulsifiers consist of Diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides, modified corn starch, mono- and diglycerides, phosphoric acid, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate, sodium propionate, sodium stearoyl lactylate, sorbitan monostearate, tricalcium phosphate, water, and xanthan gum.
• White Starch as a Thickener.

Nutritional Facts

Allergens

The cake contains allergens like Wheat, Milk, Eggs, and Soy. Due to the production process, there is a chance of cross-contamination, so people with allergies should avoid it.

Afterword

As mentioned above, there is no definite proof of the cake’s availability across all the branches, so it is best advised to call the respective branch you wish to go to, confirm the cake’s availability, order it, pay at the franchise, and collect it.