I had a blast making this banana and monkey cake! It was a banana flavored cake with banana cream filling. I used the Wilton loaf pan which makes a double length loaf of bread or two loaves. Tearing the cakes and filling them then carving the cake into a banana shape, I then crumb coated … Read more
I made this cheeky monkey cake and cupcakes for my son’s 2nd birthday, they were a hit! The main monkey cake was a banana cake batter baked in a Pyrex mixing bowl lined with baking paper, to make a head shape. I also made a dozen cupcakes to use for the monkey ears and smaller monkeys. This … Read more
This monkey cake was made for a baby shower. A week in advance, I made the monkey head from gum paste so it could dry. I baked two 10″ strawberry cakes, two 8″ vanilla cakes, and two 6″ marble cakes. The strawberry cakes had strawberry butter cream filling, the vanilla ones had white butter cream and the marble ones had … Read more
I made this monkey cake for my niece’s baby shower. The cake is 2 tiered and each is 2 layers. The monkey I made out of gum paste, also out of gum paste is the flowers on top. The icing work is all butter cream. When I have to transport a cake I bring the tiers separate and put … Read more
I recently did a first birthday Monkey cake for my great niece Isabella also known as Izzy. I basically did a combination of fondant and flavored icing. The letters, number, and monkey are also done in fondant. I did the letters and numbers on toothpicks, an easy way to just pop them right on the cake, but was sure to … Read more
My neice had recently found out she was having a baby girl, and of course i was happy to share this day with her and throw the babyshower for her! We had a monkey theame shower and she wanted me to make the cake. I used a wilton cake pan with homemade buttercream icing and … Read more
This 1 year old had a big party with a big birthday cake. This cake was created using two 10″ squares for the bottom layer, two 8 inch squares on the middle layer and the top present layer was created out of Rice Krispy Treats. Each layer was covered in colored marshmallow fondant, stacked using … Read more
Ever since my little boy was born, we called him our “Lil’ Monkey” so when his 1st birthday came around, I wanted to do something monkey themed. I didn’t like the jungle ideas so, while looking for other things monkey related, I came across this website and another sock monkey cake. I had my theme! … Read more
I made this monkey cake as part of a set for a daughter in law’s baby shower with a theme of Jungle babies. The cakes also included a giraffe, lion and elephant. I used a 9 inch round pan, a small approx. 5 inch bundt and a small 4 inch oven proof bowl to bake … Read more
My daughter requested a monkey cake for her 4th birthday. I’d never made a cake without a mold pan before. A friend gave me some pointers and I am very pleased with the results of my Monkey Birthday Cake Design. I actually used a stuffed monkey we had at home to model the cake after. … Read more
I made these monkey cupcakes for my daughters 9th birthday! She loves monkeys! I used the Wilton animal cake pan. I cut off the ears and placed them so that it looks like a monkey and not a pig! I used Betty Crocker frosting with Wilton peach color for the area around the monkeys mouth. … Read more
I made this Monkey 1st Birthday Cake Idea for my nephew’s 1st birthday. The palm tree is made up of cupcakes and the center of the tree is the little cake that he got to make a mess with (and he did)!