This idea came from a party magazine where I saw ladybug birthday cakes. I used two 9″ rounds. One cake I didnt level out to get the rounded top. I made about six cups of buttercream frosting. I dyed about three cups with no taste red dye for the body. I used the Wiltons tube … Read more
This ladybug cake was my first 3D cake. Not to bad I guess. I just used a bake N fill pan and a small Pyrex bowl for the head. I used store bought white icing and attempted to tint it red, well as you see after an entire bottle of color I ended up with … Read more
I made this ladybug cake for my daughter’s two year birthday. She is a fan of ladybugs and was a ladybug for Halloween so I knew she would love a ladybug cake. Both the cake and cup cakes were made of devils food cake mix. I used apples sauce in place of the oil in … Read more
I made this Pink and Black Ladybug Birthday Cake Design with a butter cake in the Wilton Ladybug Pan. First I outlined the eyes, cheeks and dots and them went back and used a #16 star tip to pipe in the colors. I made the ladybug pink because red can be a little bitter. Next … Read more
Here is a cute Ladybug Birthday Cake I made for my neighbor’s 4th birthday over this weekend. I used a glass bowl to bake the cake to get the shape of the body. I covered with fondant I colored red.
I made this ladybug cake for a dear friend of mine who loves ladybugs. I made the body out of a 2 qt. Pyrex bowl. The grass stand is made out of an 8 inch square pan. The icing is homemade butter cream icing. I piped the red on with a star tip and used … Read more
I used my largest mixing bowl to cook this Homemade Ladybug Birthday Cake in. Choose any of yours that you think would be a good size. I used waxed paper specially made to line the bowl, just at the top. My bowl had a little bit of a flat area on the bottom. It still … Read more
I made this ladybug cake for my daughter’s second birthday. Initially, I planned a different ladybug cake, but couldn’t find a ball shaped pan required for that design. While searching for the other one I came across this classic ladybug pan and decided to change the design. This is Black Forest layer cake with almond … Read more
This ladybug birthday cake was made for a co-worker by another co-worker of mine. It is not my design but this is an awesome cake and I wanted to share the amazing job she did on this cake.
My daughter loves bugs and lizards and likes to try to catch them. One day while in the back yard we found a lady bug. With her second birthday just a couple of months away I decided to do a garden party theme and make a lady bug cake. I used a Wilton lady bug … Read more
I just made a ladybug cake for my daughters first birthday. We always call her bug so I thought it was appropriate! I used a large metal bowl and small glass bowl and the lady bug birthday cakes cooked as well in both (the large bowl just took longer). I put a piece of aluminum … Read more
The sizes of the tiers are 12, 9, 6 inches. The 12 inch took about 1 1/2 cake mixes, and one layer was enough. I baked the 12 inch at 300 for an hour – made a nice thick, even cake. I did 2 layers of the 9 inch. And the ladybug was made of … Read more