Take a look at these cool homemade Mushroom and Toadstool 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 used two oven proof serving bowls for this cake and a homemade cake recipe. I cut the bottom one down to make it look like a stem, the only warning I have for this cake is use a sponge, not a moist heavy cake as it will crush the bottom cake being so much … Read more
When my youngest daughter was turning 3, I knew it was my last chance to choose what she had for a birthday cake… and I’ve always wanted to do a Fairy tea party, since seeing something similar on your website. Bel was having a joint party with her best friend, and I agreed to make … Read more
My niece lives in another state and would be visiting shortly after her birthday. She told me she wanted to skip a birthday party with her friends and asked if I’d make her a cake for her birthday and have it with her cousins. I said yes to it, but she had no idea what … Read more
I have very happy memories of my mother making me a toadstool cake for several birthdays when I was a child. So when my daughter Mimi turned one, I thought I’d give it a try myself. With a baby to look after, I knew it would be a struggle to find the time to make … Read more
I made this fairy toadstool house cake for my friend’s 3 year old daughter for her fairy party. It was a hit! I used a basic butter cake recipe with buttercream frosting and it is the equivalent of 3 standard 8-inch cakes. The bottom layer was baked in a 1 liter pudding steamer and the … Read more
I decided to make a mushroom shaped cake for my daughter’s first birthday after searching the internet for inspiration. However, I wanted to make it relatively healthy so I decided on a carrot cake. I made it with half gluten free flour, half regular flour (because I didn’t have enough of the regular flour) and … Read more
This Toadstool House Cake is the cake a made for my daughter’s 5th birthday. The inspiration for this cake came from some cakes I found on the internet. This is the first time I have used fondant and was surprised by how easy it can be (albeit a little time consuming) but I found this … Read more
I made this Fairy House Mushroom Cake for my daughter’s 6th birthday. I used two cake mixes, one for the house and one for the roof. For both the top and bottom of the cake I used a dome shaped baking tin. Once the bottom of the cake was cooked and cooled, I shaped the … Read more
For my daughter’s second birthday I wanted to make something special. As the party theme is Fairy’s I decided that the cake would need to be special! I did a little bit of research on line but couldn’t find anything that was just perfect. I have never made fondant people before let alone fairies! Since … Read more
This Homemade Woodland Mushroom Twins Cake was for a Baby shower for twin girls. The theme for the Shower and nursery is woodland and fairies. I used the giant cupcake pan for the cakes, turned the base upside down, shaved off the ridges and as a hidden treat, hollowed out some of the middle to … Read more
I got the idea for this cake from Australian Womans weekly cake book and just used a homemade cake recipe for the actual cake. I prepared the mushroom top by using the Betty Crocker Bake-N-Fill pan and the stem with a regular round cake pan cut down to size. I decorated the cake using different … Read more
This is a toadstool cake I made for my daughter’s 2nd Birthday. I was 8.5 months pregnant at the time and whilst the cake wasn’t really that much work, the party was a little bit tiring and my second bub arrived just 5 days later. So if you’re 36.5 weeks pregnant and over it, just … Read more