Coolest Happy Feet Birthday Cake

Homemade Happy Feet Birthday Cake

My son loves Happy Feet, so for his 2nd birthday we decided to make him a Happy Feet birthday cake. We used two round cake pans. We used a larger one for the body and a smaller for the head. I am not sure of the size, but you can use whatever size you need … Read more

Coolest Penguin Cake

Homemade Penguin Cake

I used a teddy bear shaped cake pan to make this Penguin cake. I cut off the ears and shaped the feet to make it look like a penguin. I used chocolate frosting for the black color and butter cream for the white and orange. I outlined his face and belly with the white, his … Read more

Cool Penguin Cake

The cake decorating design ideas I had was such fun to figure out. I took the Stand up Wilton teddy bear and the mini teddy bear and on both I trimmed off all the arms, legs, ears, tails and noses so I basically had a snowman cake. I then piped in the black and white … Read more

Coolest Shark Birthday Cake

Homemade Shark Birthday Cake

I made this homemade shark birthday cake for my nephew’s 8th birthday! The cake is two 9-inch round cakes. I used Duncan Hines chocolate fudge mix and the frosting is homemade buttercream. The shark is made of marshmallow fondant, this was my first time working with fondant. I’m not sure how well I like using … Read more

Coolest Shark Birthday Cake

Homemade Shark Birthday Cake

This Shark birthday cake was a simple 9×13 cake using a box mix. One can of blue frosting, then piped on homemade cream cheese frosting for the shark. I used mini marshmallows cut diagonally for the teeth and a chocolate chip for the eye. Added some green licorice for seaweed, Swedish fish, gummy turtles, and … Read more

Coolest Shark Jumping Out of the Water Cake

Homemade Shark Jumping Out of the Water Cake

This Homemade Shark Jumping Out of the Water Cake was made with 3 boxes of white cake mix. One box was used for the water (base) in a square cake pan. The other two cake mixes were baked in a large glass measuring/mixing pitcher to make the shark. The pitcher was too large for the … Read more

Coolest Shark Picture Cake Ideas 6

My son Simon is obsessed with Bruce the shark from Finding Nemo so I thought Id try to do a shark cake for his 3rd birthday. I saw another shark cake on this site and overall my cake is quite similar however I used a different shark picture. It was a rough drawing of a … Read more

Coolest Orca Killer Whale Cake

Homemade Orca Killer Whale Cake

This Orca Killer Whale Cake is an easy cake with an unusual animal. I baked a slab of chocolate cake, maybe 9X13 Pyrex, and inverted it onto a blue tray. I put a couple layers of turquoise-tinted butter frosting on it (crumb coat, then a thick, rough layer to look like ocean waves. I made … Read more

Coolest First Birthday Under the Sea Cake

Homemade  First Birthday Under the Sea Cake

This First Birthday Under the Sea Cake is really easy! Just two square cakes (Madeira is best type of cake to make), the smaller one placed in a diamond shape over the bigger, bottom cake. The 3rd top cake was made using a small loaf tin, and cutting it into a square. I used butter … Read more

Coolest Fish and Rainbow Octopus Cake

Homemade Fish and Rainbow Octopus Cake

My 6 year-old son made this Fish and Rainbow Octopus Cake. Since it was for a cake contest, he did everything himself. The cake is a round Wilton cake pan. The fish is a large lollipop broken up and rearranged (it might be able to be broken or cut more exactly if an adult was … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ocean Cake Ideas 4

This was for my friend’s birthday. He loves his aquarium so this was the theme that I decided to make. I made a chocolate cake for the sheet, frosted it with white frosting and then spray painted it with edible spray paint. Then I used different items to decorate the underwater theme. All edible! I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Ocean Cake Ideas and Tips 9

What you will need for this ocean cake is: 2 1/2 sheet size cakes (or you can use just one but it wont be as thick) Blue and Tan Frosting, Blue Decorating Gel, Hawaiian cake decorations (I purchased mine from babykakes.com) Place a layer of frosting (or your favorite filling) in between each layer. Frost … Read more