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Printable DIY Birthday Money Cake Instructions (Text)

Really surprise someone with this extra-special DIY money cake! It would make the perfect surprise for a birthday, wedding, graduation, or any other special event.
Keyword birthday cake, money cake, money roll
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Cook Time 2 hours
Servings 1 money cake
Author Lisa Leake

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • Tape

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Gather supplies.
  • Insert bills/notes into fifteen 4×9 treat bags.
  • Tape bags together securely (completely covering any overlap, including folding the tape over the sides).
  • Cut a slit in the top of the tube about ¼″ wider than the short side of the bag (leaving at least ½″ of the tube intact on each side for structural integrity). My husband used a knife to do this since our tube was pretty sturdy.
  • Roll up money as tightly as possible. NOTE: The first attempt was too big to fit, so it had to be rolled a little tighter (next step).
  • Hold the center of the roll on the sides, pull the end to tighten, roll up the slack you create, and repeat until the roll will fit in the tube.
  • Punch (or cut) a hole in the middle of the top of the last bag (we folded over and taped the end first to ensure it would’t rip when pulled), securely tie the string, and insert into the tube.
  • Wrap the tube in plastic wrap and put tape around both edges.
  • Keeping scissors flat against the tube, cut a slit for the opening.
  • Pull out about ½″ of the first bag.
  • Hold roll above the cake to figure out what size hole to cut.
  • Cut a piece out of the cake to fit the tube and place the money holder into the hole. Slice off the bottom of the piece removed and place into back into the cake on top of the tube to weigh it down (otherwise the tube might get pulled out).
  • Carefully make a slit down the center of the cake piece for the bags to come out of, cover with icing (while holding the string up), and hide with a berry.
  • Continue decorating as you normally would and then tell the recipient to pull on the string carefully and slowly (after blowing out the candles)! As you can see, I carefully put the candles around the edge of the cake to avoid the cut part over the tube in the middle.

Notes

I used this recipe for the cake and this recipe for the icing.