When my son turned 7 I was asked to prepare a cake for the “Bug” theme he had chosen. This cake was made with one box of white cake mix. I baked the cake in a bunt pan and after it cooled I cut it in half, then joined the two halves together on one … Read more
I really don’t know where the idea came from for a caterpillar cake! My daughter and I were trying to think of a theme for her son’s first birthday. I thought some kind of bug would be cute. I thought about a caterpillar. After looking through pictures of cakes, I decided I wanted a three … Read more
This Caterpillar Cake from Baby Einstein was a cake that was easy to make and super fun to decorate! It all started when I received a huge 1st birthday party pack for free with the Baby Einstein theme, so we decided to go with it for my son’s 1st birthday which was just right around … Read more
I made this Baby Einstein 1st Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 1st birthday. I used this site for inspiration. For the body of the cake I used box cake, chocolate and white (I was not sure which she would eat). I mixed the cake mix as directed on the box. Then baked in a glass … Read more
This Hungry Caterpillar Cake was for my son’s 1st birthday. He has a caterpillar that he carries everywhere so it made sense that his first cake would be a copy of his best friend. I made the body using a bundt cake cut into sections iced with 2 shades of green icing. The sections are … Read more
I saw a similar picture of this childrens birthday cake on the internet and decided that would be my two year daughters birthday cake. I used a white boxed cake mix and two cream cheese store bought frostings. I baked it in a bunt pan and sliced off 1/3 of the cake then took the … Read more
Heres another Baby Einstein Caterpillar cake to add to the wonderful cake gallery. We used the Wilton’s half dome cake pans. We actually used 3 simple (Duncan Hines moist deluxe) white-boxed cake mixes— 1 per every 2 domes (you end up with an extra dome). Everyone asked for the recipe for the white cake. Then … Read more
My mother and I made my son’s smash Baby Einstein caterpillar cake for his 1st birthday party. Everyone loved it, including my son. The 6-inch cake was the perfect size for him, especially since it was going to be destroyed. To keep your cake from sliding around while frosting it, spread a little frosting on … Read more
I was inspired by other Baby Einstein caterpillar cakes on this site especially cake #7 by Crystal. We also used Wiltons sports ball pans. The whole cake was made with four boxes of cake mix. Box 1: Chocolate-split in half by pouring mix into two 9×13 pans. Box 2: yellow cake- for yellow and blue … Read more
I was inspired by this site to make my own Caterpillar Birthday Cake for my daughter’s first birthday party. It was actually really easy, but looks complicated and received a ton of compliments. I used the Wilton Sports Ball Pan, but you could easily use any oven-proof bowl that doesn’t have a flat bottom. Using … Read more
My little girl told me she wanted a Caterpillar birthday cake for her second birthday. I Googled till I saw a few pictures and then let my imagination go wild (maybe a little too wild!). I used a packet mix cake as I didn’t want to waste extra time if it all went wrong. To … Read more
This Baby Einstein Caterpillar Cake took about eight hours in which I felt like my arm and hand were going to fall off towards the end but I was so pleased with the outcome. I would also recommend making the frosting ahead of time and store them in disposable plastic containers so you can throw … Read more