My children always give me a challenge for their birthdays. When my daughter was turning 10 she wanted a komodo dragon cake. You just can’t go buy one of those at the IGA. That’s the year I started making all my children’s birthday cakes, so for her 12th she wanted a turtle birthday cake and … Read more
To make the sea turtles I used a ball cake pan for momma and and only used half of the ball instead of making two as you would to form a 3-D ball. I had another pan that made four smaller cakes in one that I used to make her babies. All of the limbs are made … Read more
My daughter turned seven and told me she wanted a Littlest Pet Shop Sea Turtle Cupcake Puzzle Cake. I admit I wasn’t sure how to create a cupcake puzzle cake. I knew it would be easier to arrange the mini cupcakes than the normal size cupcakes but I wasn’t sure how I was going to … Read more
My grandson turned 2 and his favorite thing to do was play in the sand box, so I decided to make a turtle sandbox cake, just like the one he played in. It was not as hard to do as I thought it would be. It was a big hit with all the kids but … Read more
I made this turtle birthday cake for my daughter’s birthday. She loves turtles and I thought this would be enjoyed. The cake was chocolate and French vanilla, with butter cream icing. I used Wilton gel for colors and added Wilton vanilla for flavoring in icing. A very large sheet cake pan I used and doubled it’s layers. The turtle was … Read more
My youngest girl wanted a turtle cake for her 3rd birthday. I initially thought it might be a nightmare but I managed to come up with the turtle so close to the real for my 3 yr old. I managed to get ideas from all over the websites and finally from the super market. Yep, … Read more
We had a turtle party for our son’s birthday. We used a soccer ball cake pan that we ordered on-line to make the shell of the turtle. We just piped icing around shapes from the soccer ball in green, light green, blue and yellow, consecutively. We used baker’s icing because it is easier and thicker … Read more
For my son’s 12th birthday, he requested a two-headed turtle cake! I always use photos for reference. I used 2 boxed cake mixes and baked them one at a time in an 8 cup Pamphered Chef mixing bowl. One cake was used as the shell and the other was trimmed to make the contours of … Read more
This sea turtle cake was made for a “sea turtle lover who doesnt like sugary sweet cakes”. The body was baked in a tin turkey roasting pan. It gave the perfect shape and popped out of the pan beautifully. The legs were cut from 8in round cakes (the front legs have a perfect angle if … Read more
This Turtle Pull-Apart Birthday Cake was my 1st attempt at decorating a cake! I made it for my son’s 2nd birthday and he absolutely loved it. I got the idea from the Betty crocker online site. The body is made of 7 cupcakes arranged closely in a circle and I used glaze icing to frost … Read more
I made this cake for my nephew’s first birthday. I first baked a cake for the body in a Pyrex baking bowl, then for the head I made a bowl out of tinfoil the size I wanted and I made cupcakes for the legs. I decorated with the star tip in green and chocolate for … Read more
This Baby Turtle Cake was made from one box of cake mix! It was a small turtle cake for a 1 year old, so we had another sheet cake at the party to be able to feed everyone. I baked 2 small round cakes, one using a deep pan and one using a regular pan. … Read more