The girls wanted a birthday cake they could help make. So when we saw this idea of a Surfing Birthday Cake in a book, we knew it was the perfect candidate. And we love how it turned out. It is our favorite cake yet!
We used pre-made blue fondant: 1.5 lbs for the cake and another 1.5 lbs to cover the 12-inch square board. The waves were made with a total of 1.5 lbs white fondant. Decorations were made with various other colors of fondant and affixed to the cake with piping gel, which makes a perfect glue. Drink umbrellas complete the look.
The main cake is a 10-inch round. Inside, ours was a white cake with buttercream icing. I strongly recommend a more dense recipe so the wave will hold its shape better. The surfer girl sits on a bamboo skewer that was inserted through the entire cake, both wave and round. This helps add stability.
That cake is too cute! You have to move back to Cali so when Hailie turns 16 you can make her sweet 16 cake!!! Plus my wedding cake…someday! ;-)
You were born to be in the kitchen! So talented!
WOW! What a creative idea and cake. What a joy for young ladies to be able to help. That was a really neat idea they’ll always remember.
We’ll continue to enjoy your creative efforts.
Our best wishes for a great future in cake creating!! Hopefully there will be some creative cakes for us also!!
Hi Chris,
You’re cakes ROCK! I know you’ve been selling quite a few. Now you need a business name so people can find you on the internet.
Love ya!
Lisa