Olivia Munn Says She 'Didn't Have the Energy' to Make John Mulaney's Birthday Cake This Year

Mar. 15, 2025

John Mulaney and Olivia Munn; the store-bought birthday cakes Munn got for Mulaney.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty; Olivia Munn/Instagram

Dave Benett/Getty; Olivia Munn/Instagram

John Mulaneydidn’t get a homemade birthday cake this year — but his wifeOlivia Munnsuggested it might be for the best.

On Monday, Aug. 26, Munn, 44, shared a photo of the cakes she bought her husband to mark his 42nd birthday. However, unlike the 2023 sweet treat she gave the comedian, she didn’t make this one herself.

An image shared on the actress’Instagram Storiesshowed a cake with what appeared to be chocolate icing on it and the words, “Happy Birthday,” while a second one was covered in white frosting and had “John John!” written on it. Both confections had four red candles on them.

“I didn’t have the energy to make a (bad) birthday cake this year so I went to the grocery store,” Munn wrote across the snap.

Olivia Munn shares her store-bought birthday cakes for John Mulaney.Olivia Munn/Instagram

Olivia Munn/Instagram

She then shared another photo on herInstagram Storiesshowing last year’s offering, whileJustin Bieber’s 2015 hit “Sorry” played in the background.

“Last year’s,” Munn wrote across a photo of a messy cake with white icing, lots of sprinkles and Happy Birthday candles on top of it. The star added a melting face emoji.

Last year, Munn revealed that her and Mulaney’s sonMalcolm Hiệp, 2, haddestroyed the birthday cakeshe’d been working on.

Sharing a clip on her Instagram Stories at the time, Munn said, “I tried to make a four-layered birthday cake and the bottom layer is coming out."

“Like and subscribe for more baking tips," she joked in the caption as she stopped Malcolm from grabbing a knife that was lying next to the cake in the post. That didn’t stop the youngster from getting his hands on the frosting, though — the actress also shared a photo of his hand next to a large handmade dent in the cake.

Olivia Munn shares the 2023 birthday cake she made for John Mulaney.Olivia Munn/Instagram

Despite the sweet treat not being the prettiest, Munn insisted, “The cake was delicious. An ugly. Success!”

Last month, Malcolmgave his mom an adorable birthday shoutoutas the actress spoke to the camera while celebrating her 44th birthday.

“Happy birthday Mommy!” the toddler said in the clip shared onInstagram.

“Oh my gosh! Thank you so much, you’re the sweetest," Munn replied, adding, “Can you say ‘I love you, mama?’”

“I love you so much,” Malcolm told her, as the proud mom responded, “I loveyouso much.”

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source: people.com