450+ Coolest Homemade Safari and Jungle Cakes

Coolest Lion Cake

This lion cake made for my sweet daughter. I made this cake for her 1 year old birthday. This is chocolate and I made the color from carrot because I don’t want to use any food coloring. Every one loved the cake!

Cute Homemade Giraffe Birthday Cake for my Son

My eldest son chose a Giraffe Birthday Cake for his 9th birthday. This cake was based on a photograph that we took of a real giraffe during a family trip to South Africa in 2008. I traced the enlarged photo and used this as a template to cut the cake to size. The cake was … Read more

Cool Homemade Safari Cake Design

My friends loved this Safari Cake Design for a baby shower cake! The cake was red velvet with chocolate flavored buttercream frosting. The faces of the animals were made from gum paste.

Coolest Jungle Cake

My son wanted a jungle cake for his 3rd birthday. The bottom tier is a 12×12 square, the second is a 8 inch round and the top is a 6 inch round. I crumb coated and then iced the cakes with green icing, and then stacked them (make sure you use straws or dowels for … Read more

Cool Homemade Elephant on a Ball Circus Theme Cake

I made this circus cake for a friend who was having a joint birthday party for all of her children. They were having a circus themed party so I decided to make an elephant cake using a Wilton elephant shaped pan. I decorated the elephant with a blanket on his back (to which I added … Read more

Easy Cake Recipes and Ideas for a Snake Cake 3

I got the idea for this cake from this web site for easy cake recipes. My son loves reptiles so this was a perfect idea. This snake has the colors of the Arizona Coral Snake. This cake is made from two bundt cakes.

Coolest Homemade Elephant Birthday Cake Pictures and Tips 4

I baked two 9×13 in. cakes and then stacked them on top of each other. Then I cut the whole cake in half and placed them next to each other like a “T” shape. The horizontal became the head and vertical became the body. Next, I rounded the elephants head and body free hand with … Read more

Coolest Homemade Alligator Cake Photos and Tips 3

We were having a reptile party at our house. A reptile company came in with several live reptiles so naturally I needed to come up with a themed cake. I made this alligator cake by using three pans. The head is actually a pan in the shape of ballet slippers. The body is an Easter … Read more

Coolest Homemade Crocodile Cake Photos and Tips 8

I looked all over for a crocodile cake pan and when I couldnt find one I broke down and carved it out of cake. The alligator was carved from a 9″ round yellow cake. I colored the cream cheese frosting, made his eyes out of fondant and piped on the rest. The swamp is a … Read more

Coolest Homemade Safari and Jungle Cake Ideas 10

The animals of this jungle cake are made out of “Candy Clay”. Its just white chocolate and corn syrup. The borders are made out of fondant. I cut the letter out with letter cookie cutters. The top 2 tiers are chocolate cake and the bottom is a white cake. The frosting is butter cream. It … Read more

Awesome Homemade 3D Crocodile Birthday Cake

My son wanted a Crocodile Birthday Cake for his 2nd birthday. I put together a few different ideas, some from this site and from another. I used a bunt tin and a loaf tin and carved out the pieces. The body is 3/4’s of the loaf tin – the remainder was used for the head. … Read more

Simple Crocodile Birthday Cake

I made this crocodile birthday cake for my son who requested (when asked) a crocodile cake for his third birthday. I baked a rectangular chocolate pound cake. I cut out free hand the outline of the crocodile, put it on top of the cake, then cut around it to have the shape of the crocodile. … Read more