smash cake
n.— «(1 year birthday)…The bakery provided a “smash” cake for him to make a mess with, but he was weary of putting his hands in it even with us encouraging him to do so.» —“from another forum: “smash cake”?” by khan Usenet: alt.support.childfree May 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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