Make a money gift – fold a money cake out of banknotes

I’m not really that keen on giving cash gifts, but if the recipient wants to buy something bigger, or if there’s absolutely nothing suitable to be found at the moment, or they want to save up, then of course it makes sense to give money. But I definitely don’t want to just press the notes into their hand, so I always browse the internet to see whether I can find something funny or suitable for the recipient for presenting the money. In my case, the recipient is a gifted pastry chef and creates wonderful cakes. So it was obvious to make her a money cake. This cash gift isn’t that difficult and doesn’t take that long, but you should work precisely, otherwise the cake won’t be even.

Folding banknotes into a money cake

What you’ll need:

• 10 pieces of 10-euro banknotes
• Tixo
• Scissors
• Candle
• Possibly decorations, such as ribbon stars

Instructions:

First, on all 10 notes, fold the right side backward along the line by the archway

Then fold the note in half lengthwise down the middle and crease well

Next, use a ruler as an aid; this makes it easy to fold the diagonal.

Now fold the note diagonally from the ‘archway’ to the halfway point.

And do this on both sides so that it looks like a slice of cake:

If you turn it over now, you’ll see the slice of cake:

Repeat this process with all 10 notes.

Then the “cake slices” are glued together. For this I use a small strip of Tixo, which I roll from the outside inward so that the sticky side is on the outside and a ring is formed.

I stuck this “glue ring” right at the front and right at the back on the side and connected the “cake slices.”

Do this again with all the cake slices. Then connect the pieces on the outside with a narrow strip of Tixo.

So that the cake holds together better, I also glued the tips together on the inside with narrow strips of Tixo.

Once everything is well glued together, you’ll have a €100 cake in front of you. Don’t be surprised: the cake is a bit dome-shaped and rises in the middle; mine didn’t turn out soooo accurate either, but I still think it’s wonderful. For decoration, I used Tixo to stick a candle into the middle and glued a gold gift-ribbon star on top. Now I’m looking forward to the recipient’s face.

Read also: Finding a gift for your best friend

Photos by Sabine, meinhaushalt.at