For my son’s 7th birthday, I tried a snake cake. I bought scrapbooking paper that looked like dirt, put it on a piece of cardboard, and covered it with plastic wrap. I baked two cakes in bundt pans, cut each in half and laid the four pieces in the shape of the snake. I made … Read more
I made this Coiled Timber Rattlesnake birthday cake for my son’s 15th birthday. This is my very first fondant-covered cake. I am typically a cupcake baker – so I took this as a challenge to experiment and be creative! I started with two thick 10″ round layers of red velvet cake. I made the cake … Read more
To make this birthday cake decorating idea I used two 8″ round pans and cut the shape for the snake from those. I pieced them together using frosting to hold everything in place. It was then frosted using a star tip, mini chocolate chips and M&M’s make up the snakes spots. I also used a … Read more
This Snake Birthday Cake is a very forgiving cake, which is why I chose it for my first attempt at fondant. It is from 50 Easy Party Cakes. Cake: White from a box, bunt pan . The design is so forgiving that it broke coming out of the mold and I “glued” it together with … Read more
I made this homemade snake birthday cake for my husband, Jim, for his 51st birthday. He loves reptiles and I modeled this one after our 5-foot bull snake, Alice. Since I made this cake shortly after Easter, I found the “Edible Grass” in the clearance section of my local Rite-Aid. It’s supposed to be for … Read more
I made this Rattle Snake Cake for my nephew who was bitten by a rattle snake in 2006. It was a HUGE hit! I made a white cake (from a box)in a bundt pan, cutting out about a quarter of it. I did have to straighten the curve of the cake slightly, which caused a … Read more
I made one chocolate cake and one vanilla cake, each in a bundt pan. When the cakes cooled, I cut each cake in half and laid them out on the cardboard. When I laid them out, I flipped every other 1/2 so to get the curved appearance. I cut the tail end into a point … Read more
My husband who has owned snakes and various reptiles for years, usually has his mum (yes even at his age, a family tradition of sorts)make him all various kinds of reptile cakes, but this year she was too busy so I stepped in. I’m not a cook/baker in the slightest, so feeling a little overwhelmed … Read more
I made this Snake Birthday Cake using two bundt pans, with a box cake mix for each pan. Then I let them cool and cut them in half to store in my freezer for two days. I made two colors of buttercream icing, pink and purple, and I also made chocolate buttercream icing, the day … Read more
My 7 year old son is right into snakes and reptiles so I wasn’t surprised when he asked for this Birthday Snake Cake. The size approx 40 x 20 cm and the only thing I had big enough to put it on was my extra large chopping board. I used my large rounded edge roasting … Read more
For this Snake birthday cake decorating ideas, prepare 2 bundt cakes. Cut the cakes in half and place together in a snake pattern. I froze the cakes before frosting them. I made green frosting, used M&Ms for eyes and red licorice for the tongue.
I’m an Au Pair and I made this snake cake for Jade on her third birthday. She is really in to pink, but I couldn’t find any food colour at the markets. This cake is made from two chocolate cakes, with a filling of white chocolate/lemon butter cream. On the top I put a layer … Read more