Take a look at these cool homemade Alien/Monster 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!
For this kids cake I used two chocolate Duncan Hines mixes baked in a large heart shaped pan. I trimmed the cake at the top to rid it of the bumps. After smoothing the buttercream icing with a paper towel (allow icing to set for a few minutes then go back with a paper towel … Read more
I made this red devil cake in a number 6 shape with alien cupcakes for my 6 year old’s birthday. Got the idea of the number 6 devil from the Australian Women’s Weekly cake book. 1. To make the number 6 cake, I used my favorite butter cake recipe to bake x2 cakes – x1 ring pan and x1 loaf tin cakes. I shaped … Read more
This three eyed fuzzy Monster Cake is a three layered yellow cake. I made this cake for my son’s cub scout Halloween party. Ever year they have a cake auction to raise money for gifts for the scouts at Christmas time and to donate to the food pantry. This is one cake of three that I … Read more
My son and his 3 best friends all have birthdays one day after another, so they decided to have a joint party for their 7th birthday. All 4 worked on the idea for their cake, complete with drawings. It was decided that it should be a monster, but more silly than scary, it must have … Read more
This Halloween monster cake was one of the most fun cakes I’ve ever made. It was brought to a Halloween party and got rave reviews. I have a Wilton ball pan that I’ve used to make everything except soccer balls. It took me about an hour of decorating after it was baked. My seven year … Read more
My daughter has a thing about aliens ever since she saw them on a Backyardigan episode. I think she’s kind of afraid of them but also loves them and the way only a four-year-old can. She told me she wanted an alien birthday cake but that it ” must be friendly and have only two … Read more
My grandson’s class is completely nut free (serious allergies), so these little monsters that I made for him to share as a birthday treat are “safe.” I made fondant from scratch (microwave marshmallow recipe), and got nut-free colorings. It took ages to cut and roll and put them all together. It was impossible to make … Read more
Last year my little boy was turning 4 and we had just finished decorating his room all in monsters, so he decided (with my help…I have a thing for monsters) to have me make him a monster cake for his party. I was excited to do it, especially because I thought it was going to … Read more
I made this Monster Eye Balls cake for my little sweet Monster. I baked a round chocolate cake covered in orange fondant hair. I used an orange fondant with a clay gun. The eyes I made from green lollipops which I covered in white and orange and black for the eyes. My grandson was ecstatic. He was singing and … Read more
I did this quick orange Monster cake as my submission for the the Halloween potluck at work. The cake was a double layer chocolate cake with the orange butter cream in the middle as well. After stacking, I simply covered it in orange frosting using the “grass” tip. Tedious work, but not too bad. The … Read more
For Halloween, my work has a chili cookoff contest for lunch and invites everyone to contribute either for the contest or a side dish for the lunch. I love cakes, so this Homemade Monster Cake is what I decided to make. I baked 4 round cakes (2 cake mix boxes) and stacked and iced them … Read more
This Alien Halloween Birthday Cake is my 3 year old’s birthday cake. I wanted something very different and unique, yet I wanted to stick with it being for a toddler. So, nothing scary, just fun. This cake turned out to be so cute!!