I used an example of “rainbow fish” I found online to get the idea (I found a Finding Nemo picture); but basically I created this all by myself. I used 1 cake mix and two 9″ round pans. I cut out the shape of a fish (I had to get creative) and pieced it together … Read more
After browsing all the photos on this site I decided to try my own Nemo for my sons first birthday. I made 2 rectangular cakes and a third using the football cake pan. I covered the 2 rectangular cakes with icing and marbled marshmallow fondant (quite fun to play with). I placed Nemo’s body in … Read more
This was a Nemo cake I made for my 1 year old boy who loves Nemo. It is made from two Betty Crocker pound cake mixes. I used bowls for cake pans in different sizes. For the body I used a mixing bowl and different sized custard cups for the fins. I used chocolate frosting … Read more
I recently bought my son the movie Finding Nemo, which he has watched endlessly and now recites! So when it came to his birthday a couple of weeks ago there was no contest about what to make him. The whole thing took 2.5 hours from the time I remembered I had to make him a … Read more
I used to make special birthday cakes for my three children when they were growing up. My son remembers the cakes fondly and told his wife that he wanted his son to have that experience. My daughter-in-law asked me to continue the tradition by making her son’s birthday cakes. Last year, I made a monkey … Read more
My son was turning 2 and he is in love with Nemo. I knew I needed to make my 1st cake. (I was scared). I came upon this site while doing my search! And used some others ideas. I did 2 9×13 white cakes with chocolate filling, 2 9in layered round cakes with Vanilla filling, … Read more
I made this Nemo Birthday Cake for my 2 year old son for his birthday. I looked for a few months for a Nemo Cake topper or Nemo decorations and was unable to find anything. I decided that I would just make it myself. This was my first attempt at a cake other than just … Read more
This Finding Nemo cake was decorated on a 1/2 sheet cake. I frosted with buttercream frosting. On the top of the Finding Nemo cake, frost creating waves and dips. With spray gun, spray waves and dips w/Chefmaster Airbrush Color Hawaiian Blue 3016. For the border I used the Wilton tip #21. From local cake decorating … Read more
I copied pictures of Nemo and Marlin and enlarged them on a tag board. I cut them out so I could use them as templates because I cannot draw very well. I used a cake board to lay out the design of the cake. I iced the top and sides of the cake with the … Read more
I made this cake for a friends daughter who insisted on having a Nemo cake. I used an 8-inch round, two 6-inch rounds and the Wilton ball cake pan. The fins, eyes and mouth are made out of fondant. My friend’s little girl absolutely loved it!!!s daughter who insisted on having a Nemo cake. I … Read more
At the time of my sons second birthday, Finding Nemo was his favorite movie, so we picked Nemo for his party theme. I had two Wilton oval shaped pans I thought would be perfect for the body, but knew they were too small to be “the whole cake”. I also figured it would be too … Read more
We had an underwater themed birthday party for our sons second birthday and got some ideas for Nemo cakes from this site. I hadn’t used fondant before so I didn’t want to try coloring it myself. I just bought the colored fondant from the craft store. I’m not much of a sculptor so I found … Read more