This caterpillar birthday cake was for my son’s 1st birthday, because he loves Baby Einstein. I premade 2 batches of marshmallow fondant- one regular and one with cocoa added. I dyed the regular MMF using Wilton gel colors a day or so before, so it would be ready to go. I baked one cake with … Read more
I made this Caterpillar Birthday Cake for my daughter’s first birthday. I used the sports ball cake pan. I coated the pan with Crisco and dusted with flour before adding the cake batter. Let cakes cool then they will come right out of pan, no sticking. I made five cakes and shaved the top of … Read more
It was my son’s first birthday and I decided to go with the Baby Einstein Theme for his party. Since he was having a party on a farm where you do all the set up and clean up work I decided to go with a Baby Einstein Cupcake Cake. I used Betty Crocker Cake mixes … Read more
For my son’s first birthday I found this site and was inspired by the other Baby Einstein Caterpillar cakes. This is my take on it! Two Wilton Ball pans, 5 cake mixes and 4 hours of icing. The tail and feet are halves of iced Twinkies, his antennae are Twizzlers. I drew the eyes and … Read more
I made this homemade Hungry Caterpillar birthday cake for my baby girl’s first birthday. I used a yellow cake mix in a bunt cake pan. I cut off the bottom of the bunt cake to make it flat and used the discarded cake to shape the head and the end of the tail. I cut … Read more
I found a picture in a blog of this collection of cake and cupcakes. There are 22 cupcakes arranged to be the body of the caterpillar. Each is iced with green frosting in a swirl pattern. The 12 cupcakes on the outside edge have sprinkles pressed into the frosting to look like hairs. This part … Read more
I had a friend that was throwing a Baby Einstein party for her sons first birthday. She asked me to make the cake, and I was more than willing! For the Baby Einstein Caterpillar cake, I found a picture of the caterpillar on the internet and began to “copy” it in the shape of a … Read more
My baby girl absolutely would squeal with delight at the sight of the Baby Einstein caterpillar, so that was my last minute decision for her first birthday cake. Being that I am an amateur cake decorator (this was a first for my husband and I!). I kept it simple for preparation. For this Baby Einstein … Read more
My sons first birthday was a Baby Einstein themed party. He loved watching the videos and every time the caterpillar came on the screen he would get so excited. I looked for a caterpillar Baby Einstein cake on the internet and I was inspired by three cakes submitted on this website. The Baby Einstein cake … Read more
I wanted to use the baseball cake pan but I could not find it. So I used a tin cupcake pan and rounded it out with a baseball before I poured in the batter. I took each half and cut the top flat and frosted the flat sides and wrapped them in plastic wrap. I … Read more
My nephew was having a bug theme for his first birthday. I created a homemade caterpillar cake for the main cake and a bumblebee cake for the smash cake (in another post). This was my first attempt at 3D cake, and I highly recommend it for its general ease and creative options. I used the … Read more
