I made this Curious George Birthday Cake Design for a 2 year old’s birthday. I used regular cake mix and store bought frosting (2 years old’s don’t know the difference). I used a Pyrex bowl to make the body and the sports ball pan to make the head. Using a picture from a kid’s book … Read more
I am a born procrastinator, but occasionally, it works for me. I printed out a George mask and after frosting the cake yellow, I poked thumbtacks carefully through the printed out sheet following the lines like a connect the dots. I then carefully held the sheet over the frosted cake and laid it down to … Read more
My 10 year-old daughter loves monkeys! She really wanted a monkey cake for her birthday. I couldnt find a monkey cake pan so I used what I had and was very happy with the end result. I used the Betty Crocker Bake and Fill Dome pan for the monkey face. I also baked a 6-inch … Read more
I made these monkey cupcakes for my sons third birthday party after he requested a monkey party. I didn’t have the guts to attempt the “Martha Stewart” monkey cake so my mom ended up with that job but the cupcakes looked like fun so I gave them a try! I just copied the pictures I … Read more
I was desperately trying to find a cute but age-appropriate cake for a 37-year-old. My husband’s nickname is “Monkey Boy” so I thought it would be funny to make this kind of cake. The cake itself is a white chiffon cake with a whipped strawberry filling (all homemade) and the recipes can be found at … Read more
For my friend’s 21st birthday, I was really stuck on what to do. Thankfully, during a random chat about our favourite things, she went off on a big rant about how much she loves monkeys, so a monkey cake it was! First of all I made my usual chocolate fudge cake recipe with extra chocolate … Read more
I started with the Martha Stewart recipe for banana cake. I used the Wilton stand up teddy bear cake pan and one small scoop of batter in a muffin tin. I baked the cake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. The cake did not bake over the edge of the pan like it does with … Read more
This Monkey Birthday Cake Design was my first cake from scratch. When my sisters told me were having a party together for my two nephews and my one niece, I jumped at the chance to start my cake making. They told me they want a vanilla cake with a chocolate pudding and sliced banana filling … Read more
My daughter wanted a zoo theme for her 2nd birthday and loves monkeys, so with the help of this site and my Mom, I created this monkey cake. It started with the Wilton 3D bear mold and a 9×13 cake to use for “parts”. First we shaved the face to make it more monkey-like, then … Read more
My daughter wanted a monkey birthday party for her 5th birthday so I looked around for ideas and found lots of inspiration on here for a Monkey Face Birthday Cake. I used a boxed chocolate cake mix for this cake. What I did is make one round 9 inch cake and 12 cupcakes with one … Read more
This Curious George Birthday Cake is a basic two layer yellow cake made from store bought yellow cake mix and Sam’s Club Amaryllis Yellow Butter cream frosting. We like the frosting because it is dairy free for those with allergies and is reasonably priced at about $2 per pound. The tub that I bought was … Read more
