My grandson Alize’ requested a cake for his birthday that would have a football, basketball and a baseball on it as he plays all three sports and he wanted to invite many of his teammates. So I created this Sports Birthday Cake.
The bottom is a two layer sheet with strawberry cake and filled with cheese cake , iced and covered with marshmallow fondant to look like a playing field. Then I made a 10X3″ round marble cake filled with white icing, then completely iced and covered with fondant and placed it on the sheet cake. I cut a crescent shape out of it. I made 3 layers of chocolate from a 9×9, filled with chocolate icing then cut and sculpted a football shape, iced it then covered with fondant.
I then used a Pyrex 10″ bowl and baked 2 layers of yellow cake, with cheese cake filling and one 10×3″ round layer cake in the middle. I then sculpted the basket ball, frosted then covered with fondant. I used a Rubbermaid shelf liner to create a texture to the football and the basket ball. I drew lines on the basketball with a blunt tipped knife then drew the lines on with a food coloring marker. I put the basket ball on the cake snug against the crescent I had cut out.
I cut white fondant to make the stripes and the lacing on the football. I put the football on the round fondant covered cake sort of leaning against the basketball. I then made a white cake and baked it in a large roundish coffee cup and sculpted it round, then iced and covered in fondant. I drew the stitching on with a food coloring pen. I placed it directly on the sheet cake.
The little statue I got at the store and it is a little football player and I put my grandson’s number “5” on it. He had his party at a pizza parlor and everyone just loved it. People even came by to look at it that wasn’t even in the party.
I’m totally impressed with your culinary abilities. I’m going to have you come east and bake and decorate for me. You are indeed, a wonderful woman.
Great job Steph! It was quite tasty too. The smile on that boy’s face was real treat. Your the master of cakes and I thank you for making our grandson so very happy.
Stephanie I just loved the picture of cake. It is totally Awesome. Love, Anna
Thanks for the great detail instructions. I made the balls out of rice krispies (and added a soccer ball) and covered them and the cakes in fondant. It turned out super cute. Wish I could have posted a picture for you.
How did you do your football and basketball?
i love this cake i will try to make it if i do a good job i will post the picture