I made this Penguin birthday cake for a friend’s mom. She loves penguins. I made a yellow mix cake 9″ x 13″ and a chocolate mix cake 8″ x 8″. I leveled the tops and covered them in homemade buttercream icing, tinted blue with Wilton icing colors. The recipe for my buttercream is from C&H … Read more
I drew out the design using the shape of the tin as a guide for how big I needed it. I used the spare cake around the head to add on as wings. I made the cake a day before I needed to ice it as it is easier to ice than fresh cake. I … Read more
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
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
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
When my daughter turned two, she was really into “Happy Feet.” We decided to venture away from our typical Wilton pan birthday cake and do a freehand Happy Feet Birthday Cake. Using the Happy Feet napkin design, my husband cut the Happy Feet shape seen in the picture using a serrated knife. We used a … Read more
I made this Penguin Birthday Cake for my son’s first birthday! I layered seven eight inch rounds and sculpted the top 2/3 for the head/upper body. The sculpting was a challenge since I’d never done it before! I used fondant for the belly and eyes and black frosting for the body. While not a masterpiece, … Read more
You can use any cake and frosting recipe. Bake cake and frost. Cover with blue colored fondant. The ice and snow are done with royal icing which I applied with a tip (Wilton #11 or #12) and also used a (damp) knife to spread. Use tip #2 or #3 for the fine/pointy pieces of ice. … Read more