This Dolphin Cake was my (twin) son’s second birthday cake. My husband and I usually put in a lot of effort into these cakes! The dolphin was my husbands’ artwork, while I was attending to the butterfly. I usually use Nigella’s buttermilk cake recipe. It is moist and sturdy – perfect for cutting out. I … Read more

Yup! Another cake request from my family! My youngest niece was turning 21 and LOVES dolphins. I made a dolphin cake, similar to one that is already posted here, for my oldest niece for her 31rst birthday. I wanted to something a little different for Katy. I wanted to attempt a 3-D effect with dolphins … Read more

I made this cake for my niece’s 10th birthday. She is crazy about dolphins and asked her mom for a homemade dolphin birthday cake for her party. I started with four 9×13 cakes (two yellow, two chocolate). I iced it with blue buttercream and chocolate frosting. I made sand with vanilla wafer crumbs and granulated … Read more

My sister-in-law loves dolphins and we have this tradition now that whose birthday it is will get a special cake. So I wanted to make her a Dolphin Birthday Cake Design. I got some ideas from this website and then drew a template on paper and cut it out making sure it would work with … Read more

My co-worker wanted a Dolphin Birthday Cake for her daughter’s 6th birthday. After searching this site, I thought I would give it a try. My cakes are made by using a modified box mix. Use 1 cup milk, 1 cup oil, 4 large eggs, 1 box vanilla pudding and 1 yellow cake mix. I started … Read more

One of my daughter’s fellow dance classmates was having a 7th birthday and her mother wanted a special Dolphin Cake Design, as her daughter LOVES dolphins. Her family are bilingual, hence the “Happy Birthday” on one side and “Feliz Cumpleanos” on the other. We came up with this design. I formed the dolphin out of … Read more