I made this Mickey Mouse 3 Tier Cake for my son’s third birthday party. He loves Micky Mouse.
I baked two tiers in round pans and the third (Mickey hat) was baked in a small round Pyrex bowl. I crumb coated all in buttercream icing and then covered in fondant. All of the shapes were cut from fondant using cookie cutters or fondant cutters. The Mickey shapes were just made from different size circle shapes.
I piped my son’s name on the Mickey shape on the second tier with buttercream icing. The border was made using colored gum balls. The Mickey ears for the hat are also made from fondant I let dry so it was hard enough to stand up. I cut small slits in to the hat cake and inserted the ears and used tooth picks to give it more support. I also piped black buttercream icing on the back of the ears to hide the toothpicks and give extra support.
To make the cake shiny I painted a thin layer of water over the entire cake with a food safe brush. The stars on the top were just candles I found at Walmart.
This cake was one of the easier and faster I have made. Everyone at the party was really impressed and thought I spent a lot of time on it. My son also loved it.
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I’m am speechless, this cake looks amazing. I have been searching for days on end, finding the perfect cake for my two year old son who adores Mickey Mouse. I came across yours, and was completely shocked you made this. It looks so difficult, but when I read the instructions it all seemed so easy. Thank you for posting this, I absolutely LOVE your cake, and cant wait until my son sees this creation on his birthday.
This is amazing. Can you post the recipes for the cake and the fondant. Also, what size round cake pans did you use?
Thanks
The pan sizes I used were 10″ & 8″ with top tier being made out of small Pyrex bowl. I didn’t use any special recipe for the cake. My son loves the boxed “funfetti” cake flavor so that is what I used. Thanks for all the comments.
Sorry I forgot to answer about the fondant….I just used the Wilton boxed fondant that I colored. Thanks again.
This cake is so cute and amazing. I wanted to do a cake for my daughter’s 1st bday but I wanted to know what size pan are both and what can yo do to keep the fondant hard for hours cuz I want to display the cake for a while. Please help or email me at joanna_bringas@yahoo.com. Thank you
I am going to practice making a similar cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. He is all about Mickey Mouse and I wanted to do something different from the supermarket cake. I will post pictures!
i am interested in making this cake for my son’s second birthday. How many layers of cake were used in each tier to achieve the desired height?
I just made 1 cake in each of the sizes I listed and then torted and filled them to get the height thanks!
how much fondant did you need ?
How did you make the mickey ears?
Can you please tell me how much fondant you used, what size of pans and how did you make the mickey ears?
Can u please make mine for my son .I am not a baking person I even burn cookies Please I need help n I love that cake u made
Hi there,
I read how you made this and it looks incredible! I read that you paint the cake with water; you should try a steamer! I also used to paint my cakes with water, until I read about using a steamer. I got a little portable one from WalMart for like $20. It it SO much quicker and easier. Do it once and I guarantee you will love how much time it saves =)
WOW! This is awesome. I was afraid to try making my grandson’s cake for his birthday who also adores Mickey. After seeing this, and with your tips, I think I just might can do it! One question, Did you freeze your cakes before you iced them? Ive heard doing that makes icing much easier. Thanks for sharing this!
may i know the range for this cake?
THANK You for all the wonderful comments! To answer your question Kay, no I never freeze my cakes I think it makes them taste bad. I do a frost and then let it set in the refrigerator until it crusts then I go back and smooth it. Sorry I didnreply sooner I just got the notification in my email that there was a comment :)
Thanks for all the comments! I do not ever freeze my cakes I don’t like how it makes them taste. I frost then put in the refrigerator and let it crust then smooth it.