Take a look at these cool homemade Waterfall cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
I made this waterfall cake for my friend’s son who wanted a green cake and likes turtles. This cake is a combo of ideas from the cakes in the “Safari section” and the “Waterfall section” of this site! I baked two cakes. The back end of the cake is higher, creating a hilltop effect for … Read more
I have been making homemade cakes for about a year now and have thoroughly enjoyed it! This homemade waterfall cake was for my bridal shower which was a Luau theme. I got the idea from this site and decided that I really didn’t want all the palm trees, monkeys and hula girls since I thought … Read more
I love this website. I’m a beginner at cake decorating and it has given me the best ideas. This waterfall cake is a compilation of a lot of the luau cake ideas. I used one 12 inch cake for the bottom, then two 10 inch cakes and two more 6 inch cakes for the top. … Read more
We were throwing a luau potluck at work and I was nominated to bring the desert. The base of the Waterfall Cake was German Chocolate cake mix with chopped Andes mints. The “island” part of the cake as well as the shore line were yellow cake. I baked several rounds for this. The entire cake … Read more
This Hawaiian Luau Waterfall Birthday Cake was for a relative’s birthday party. It is four tiers (some chocolate and some vanilla cake) with an extra side cake (actually the cut off top of the 6″ cake) for the tiki. The round tier sizes are 14″, 12″, 9″, and 6″. I leveled the top of each … Read more
I made this Tropical Oasis Cake for me for my birthday. It was very easy to make anyone can do it. I baked a two layer ten inch and a two layer eight inch cake. If you have trouble with your cakes sticking, grease the pans with butter flavored crisco and spray with a non-stick … Read more
I made this waterfall cake when I was 13 years old for my neighbor’s 11th Birthday Party! I asked if he had any perforations, and he ask if I could do a safari/jungle themed cake. So I did just that. I baked 3 different cakes. One chocolate cake baked in a 12 X 14 inch … Read more
This Luau birthday cake was for my daughter’s 8th birthday. We had a pool party and a luau! I had so much fun making this cake. First, I used a VERY large cake pan (12x18x2) for the bottom layer of the cake, and 2 (9×13) for the top layer. You could use just 1 (9×13) … Read more
I made this waterfall cake for my son’s 4th birthday. He had seen a Diego cake online and requested something similar. I baked two 9″ round cakes, one 8″ round cake, two 4″ cakes, and one cake in a springform pan (for the lower level). We cut the lower level just a bit to fit … Read more
My son is turning 3 and wanted a Go Diego Go cake, at first I was really intimidated but thanks to looking at the great cakes on this site I decided to give it a try and make my own Homemade Go Diego Go Waterfall Birthday Cake! It was really easy, I used a 13X9 … Read more
I started by baking two sheet cakes. One I used for the base cake and the other I cut in half and stacked on one end of the base cake. I cut a shallow river down the middle and at the base a shallow lagoon. I frosted the majority of the cake green and then … Read more
My daughter and I decided to make a cool Luau cake for her birthday. I made a three tier cake with six layers so we could add a long waterfall. We frosted the cake with green to create the inner island feeling. I used a # 233 Wilton tip to create the various grass and … Read more