My daughter was about to turn two and we were looking for a theme for her birthday. We then realized that she loves fish so we started looking for a fish birthday cake. We found this website and were happy to find so many great ideas. This cake is a combination of the ideas we … Read more
I made this Fish Birthday Cake Idea for my friend’s son’s 1st birthday. I used butter cream frosting and used plastic toys for decorations. I put cupcakes for the air bubbles.It was one of my first cakes I made. I used a fish shaped cake pan and cut a cupcake in half for the lips. … Read more
My girlfriend had used this fish birthday cake idea for my sons first birthday. His birthday is in the summer so I went with the Finding Nemo / Tropical theme. She did a sheet cake half white half chocolate with vanilla filling. The fish on are sugar cookies with a sugar icing glaze, they were … Read more
This was my first grandson, Michael, first birthday cake. They had a fish theme so I made fish birthday cakes, with a hot dog party and swimming in the backyard. They were given their birthday treats, bucket with a shovel. It was an 11” x 17” cake pan and it takes 2 cake mixes for … Read more
I made this Fishbowl Birthday Cake Idea by making two round cakes. I put a layer of buttercream icing and stacked them. Put it in the fridge to set/firm. Then I trimmed the top and bottom to make flat spots, and stood it up. Then covered it in a thin layer of white buttercream icing, … Read more
This super-easy octopus cake was a huge hit at my son’s 1st Birthday party. My son loves watching the fish in the fish tank so I chose an under-the-sea theme. I purchased the cake pan from Williams Sonoma but decided to simplify the design on the package a bit. I used regular cake mix baked … Read more
I made this Giant Octopus Birthday Cake Idea for my three year old son’s 3rd Birthday. It was an “Under the Sea” party. It was my second attempt at making a cool cake, he’s second birthday being the first. It’s super easy to make. You need a large round cake for the head, any size … Read more
I made this Club Penguin Birthday Cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. I baked a 13″x9″ cake, and then cut out the shape of the penguin. I iced the penguin with icing and then worked on the detail of the penguin by spreading icing. It was a big hit and he loved it.
I used a 9-inch round for the penguin cake, crumb-coated in vanilla buttercream, and covered in white fondant. The penguins are made of fondant, as are the snowballs and snowman. The igloo is a small bowl that I covered in fondant, and covered the “door” in black fondant, a super-easy way to make a great … Read more
I made this Homemade Penguin Birthday Cake for a friend that collects penguin-themed items. It’s a 2 layer round cake. I made the igloo from the cake scraps and a little icing, and the “doorway” is made of fondant. I sculpted all the little penguins from fondant. There are penguins placed around the sides and … Read more
I found a picture of a seahorse online, blew it up to 9×13 and cut it out for this seahorse cake. I then baked a 9×13 cake. Next I laid the picture over the cake and used a bread knife to cut the shape out. The fin on back was cut out separately. I then … Read more
I have a 4-year-old who is crazy about sharks, so I had to make him a shark birthday cake this year. I got some inspiration from this site and a few others, as well as looking for a real pic of a Great White through Google Images. It is made with a regular chocolate cake … Read more