This last minute Nemo Birthday cake was my first ever attempt at a big cake. I never stray from what I know which are cupcakes, but my friend couldn’t afford to pay at the time so I offered free of charge to attempt one. So glad I did. It was a plain vanilla sponge cake filled … Read more
I made 4 sheet cakes and layered it with frosting in between. Then carved the body shape and frosted it. I then made a lot of rice crispy cereal treats and shaped them into the fins of the fish. I had to shape them around bowls and cups and let them harden for a while … Read more
This Nemo cake was made for my granddaughter. My grandchildren think I can make any cake and decorate it! It is a lot of pressure for this very inexperienced cake decorator. This was about my third attempt working with color flow icing. I used the Wilton color flow mix. By using color you can create a dimensional … Read more
I made this Finding Nemo birthday cake for my hairdresser for her granddaughter, she said she loved Nemo the film and decided this was what she wanted. Before baking the cake I needed to make the decorations so they dried out. I started by making the body of the fish. I colored one piece of icing in orange … Read more
My sister in law called me as my nephew’s birthday was approaching and asked me if I could combine his two favorite characters, Scoop the Dozer from Bob the Builder and Nemo, into a cake for his second birthday. I asked her to text to my phone a picture of Scoop, which she promptly did, and off … Read more
This was my first attempt at a 3D cake, and my first attempt in working with Marshmallow fondant. I was inspired by the cakes I saw on this site, and decided I would try my hand at it. I, like many others, started with the Wilton 3d Egg cake mold. I used the Wilton concentrated … Read more
I made this Finding Nemo Birthday Cake for my niece’s second birthday. I used a 12″ double layer and an 8″ double layer homemade white cake with cooked pineapple filling. The filling is just one can of undrained crushed pineapple, one cup of sugar and about 4 tablespoons of cornstarch (stir the cornstarch into the … Read more
I’ve been dabbling in cakes since I got married 30 years ago. My Aunt who made my wedding cake while in the hospital undergoing surgery in Denver Colorado inspired me. My four-tier wedding cake was then flown to Texas on dry ice to my parent?s house then driven to Arkansas where the wedding took place. … Read more
I used three cake mixes and a 12″ and 8″ rounds for this Nemo cake. I bought the food coloring at the grocery store in the neon colors and the fluffy white frosting by Betty Crocker (I think) and believe it or not that’s how I got that blue color. I went to the Disney … Read more
My husband and I made this Homemade Finding Nemo Birthday Cake for my son’s 1st birthday. We used Wilton food coloring and fondant. Then we melted different colors of chocolate to put in sea life molds. We made the characters out of fondant too. Took us about 3-4 hours. Not bad for first timers I … Read more
I made these cakes for my sons second birthday. I made the large cake with a small round layer on top. I used the leftover batter to make the small round individual cake for my son. I used a buttercream icing and made many tropical colors for the sea.s second birthday. I made the large … Read more
I used a butter cake as the base for this Nemo cake and made it in a large roast tin (20cm x30cm x4.5cm). I made a butter cream frosting and added blue coloring to give the appearance of the ocean. I was limited to actual Finding Nemo figurines but went into my local toy shop … Read more