I used two cake mixes for a 16×11-inch cake. I let it cool completely, inverted the cake onto a large board and removed the pan. Using a serrated knife, I cut and scooped out an oval from the center of the cake, a shallow lake, leaving a thin layer of cake on the bottom (also … Read more
This swimming pool cake was pretty simple. Just a sheet cake frosted blue. I made it a little rough to look like water. Made frosting ropes and buoys down the cake for lanes and added some little swimmers racing. I made the starting blocks out of wafer cookies and toothpicks to hold them together. I … Read more
My mom and I made this swimming pool cake for a “double birthday bash” for my two little boys. We used an 11 x 15 pan for the base, iced it with white icing, and made everything else out of fondant/gum paste. The cake and characters were modeled after the invitation so it tied in … Read more
I made this swimming pool cake for our twin nieces who are competitive club swimmers and represent their area in the country. Its made of 3 8″ square cakes, two side by side with the third cut in half and butted alongside the two others. The cake should then measure approx 16″ x 12″. I … Read more
I made this Jell-O cake recipe for my sons fourth birthday party. We were having it at a local pool. I made a total of 3 cakes using mixes; 2 were rectangles and one was a circle, which I cut in half to make the half-circle area of the pool. You can get creative with … Read more
This swimming pool cake was for a friends 30th birthday. I made two 9″ round cakes. Once leveled I cut about an inch off one side of each cake to make a flat end. I glued the two ends together with icing, forming the shape of the pool. I iced all around the cake, smoothing … Read more
My daughter decided she wanted a pool party for her 7th birthday. We found lots of good ideas and pictures on this website to enable us to make this awesome swimmingpool cake. It took lots of time and effort, but the look on her face was well worth the trouble. Basically we made a 9×13 … Read more
I made this Pool Party Cake for a 16th birthday pool party. The cake is a half sheet. I carved out the middle for the pool, covered it with buttercream then marshmallow fondant. All the decorations are fondant and the writing is buttercream.
This idea came from the birthday theme “A Pool Party”. You would need: 2-packs of vanilla waffle cookie, 2 packs of M&M candies (either one color or all colors), 1 box of Teddy Graham cookies, 1/2 cup of blue icing, 2 cups of white (buttercream) icing, 6 gumballs (will be beach balls), 3 strips of … Read more
This swimming pool cake was a time consuming project. I got the idea for the major part of the cake from this site from the beaches theme and then kept on adding my own ideas. I know one thing for sure – will never use a Jello Jiggler for a pool again unless I can … Read more
This swimming pool cake was taken from an old Australian Women’s Weekly Cake book. I made it for my son’s 1st birthday. It was a replica of a cake my mother-in-law once made for my husband and it had the original (cupie?) dolls that were on my husband’s cake (yes my MIL had kept them … Read more
I made this Swimming Pool Party cake for my piano students (twins) for their 8th birthday (that’s why the pool is 8-shaped). The base is 13×18 inches and the pool on top is 13×9 inches. It’s chocolate moist cake. I carved the 8 shape first before I put the pool on top. I then covered … Read more