Take a look at these cool homemade Bathtub 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 Duckie in Tub Birthday Cake for my daughter’s first birthday. It was very easy to make. I made a two layer round cake and frosted it. I applied graham crackers around the cake to be the “tub”. I then dyed piping gel blue and frosted the top of the cake. For the … Read more
My 2 year old daughter loves ducks. Where do ducks live? In a duck pond. This is one of my favorite birthday cake designs.
This is a Rubber Duckie Cake I made for a friend. Its Ernie and his Rubber Duckie taking a tubby. The tub is the cake carved and covered in fondant with fondant accents and Ernie and rubber duckie are also made from fondant and sugar paste. The cake is on a board with wood pegs … Read more
This was for my sons first birthday. He had a thing for ducks and I thought it would be the perfect idea. I found the duck in a coloring book and had my husband enlarge it on the copier at his work. I cut out the duck and after I put my regular icing on … Read more
I made this Baby Shower Bathtub Cake for my friends baby shower. I made (2) 13X9 one chocolate and one vanilla. I placed cakes in the freezer for easier handling. Apply frosting to center and add top layer. I cut out the center of the 13X9 to match the size of the plastic container. Frost … Read more
For my daughters 1st birthday, I decided on a duck theme and searched for cool birthday cake designs. “Duck” was the only word she knew and what to associate it with, so that’s what we did. I’ve never made a 3-D cake before and decided against buying a 3-D cake pan, because I wanted it … Read more
This cake is a tub cake with ducks swimming in it. I used two 9×13 inch pan to make the cake and cut the center out of one of them. I made blue jello and used it for the water in the tub. The faucet is just some foil that I shaped to look like … Read more
My daughter wanted a ducky party for her 2nd birthday. I made white cupcakes and decorated them with light blue icing. Just white icing with a little blue food coloring. Then to add the bubble effect. I cut small white marshmallows in half and rolled them into little balls to put on the cupcakes. Finally, … Read more