I made this for a little girls 4th Birthday; she loves turtles. I sculpted out of three 9×13 cakes and then decorated with buttercream icing.s 4th Birthday; she loves turtles. I sculpted out of three 9×13 cakes and then decorated with buttercream icing.
When my daughter was turning 6 she wanted a Turtle Cake Idea, so I stacked two 10in round cakes on top of each other and shaped them like a ball then placed them on a layer of rice crispy treats to look like the bottom of the turtle. I frosted the shell with homemade frosting. … Read more
A plain white cake mix was made by the boxs instructions. To 1/3 of the batter I added a couple drops of green food colouring and a few drops of peppermint extract. The two batters (the plain and the mint green) were then spooned into a round cake and muffin tins to give a swirled … Read more
This is the turtle cake I made for my son’s 6th birthday. I made it using a soccer ball cake mold for the shell and a special round ball cupcake type mold. I made three of the balls, cut two in half for the feet and used one whole one for the face. This cake … Read more
My daughter adores turtles and for her sixth birthday, she wanted to have a turtle theme birthday party! This cake is a 9-inch round cake with four cupcakes for the feet, and a larger custard cup size head. I iced it with a chocolate ganache and the head, feet, and shell pattern is green tinted … Read more
I made this Turtle Cake with the Wilton ball cake pan. I then lightly colored my marshmallow fondant with Wilton green food coloring. After covering the cake I make the head and legs with fondant. I then used the back end of a small paint brush to create the shell texture/tiles. After creating the look … Read more
This is the turtle cake I made. It is done with buttercream icing with a bag stripping effect. I stripped the bag with black and brown, filled it with green icing and then piped it onto the shell. The head and neck I sculpted from fondant.
I made this turtle cake for a lady’s birthday who loves turtles. It really is pretty easy to make. First, I baked and stacked 3 round cakes and then carved them for the shell. Next, I baked a fourth round cake that I used to make the head and the 4 legs. I thinned out … Read more
I used a glass Pyrex bowl to make the shape of the cake look like a shell. Head, legs, tail are all molded from fondant. The swirls on the shell were piped with butter cream.
I received a phone call asking me if I could make a birthday cake at the last minute. Thinking that they wanted a plain decorated cake, I agreed. But then came the bombshell: “Can you make me a tortoise?”. Well, this was on a Wednesday and she wanted the cake by Friday. So it was … Read more
For my sons 5th birthday he insisted on a teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cake. Of course none of our local bakeries had Ninja Turtle cakes. He wanted the Turtles to come out of the sewer just as they were on the paper cups we got at the party store. With a little editing and creativity … Read more
I used a large round cake pan for the shell, and a small round cake pan for the body beneath the shell. The head and feet are mini loaf pans. And the flippers/arms are from a small round cake pan that were sculpted to they fit to the body. I put together the body and … Read more