Take a look at these cool homemade Whales and Orcas 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!
I browsed through a lot of themed birthday cake ideas for kids until I found this one. My son was quite insistent that he have a whale cake for his fourth birthday. This is the first novelty cake I made and as I don’t have any birthday cake ideas for kids, was pleased with his … Read more
As I was shopping I ran into a A friend of mine. She said she was throwing her son a “Whale” themed Pool party for his 1st birthday. I saw the decorations she was purchasing in her shopping cart and they were adorable. However, someone in her family was making his cake. (That was fine. … Read more
For my twins second birthday, they were obsessed with whales. So I decided to try my hand at making a shaped cake for the first time and made this pink whale birthday cake. I used store bought cake mix and made a rectangular cake for the “water”. For the body of the whale, I used … Read more
I made this Shamu Whale Cake for my little sister after she went to San Diego and saw the Shamu whale show five times. I used a chocolate cake mix. I used a 13×9 cake pan and cut out the torso and tail separately before I stuck them together. Black food dye was a little … Read more
I made this cake for a friend’s 3 year old daughter’s birthday party. It was a last minute favor and I think the cake turned out well. She wanted a homemade whale cake design because her daughter was having an underwater theme party. I started out by baking two 11 x 15 sheet cakes. I … Read more
I made this cake (with help from my husband, the engineer who thought up HOW I could make a Shamu whale cake) for my daughters 4th birthday. She is OBSESSED with Shamu; wants to be a Shamu trainer and so she wanted a Shamu whale party and cake. This is one of the nice birthday … Read more
My son is really into sharks and whales, so for his 2nd birthday we had an under the water birthday party. His favorite whale is the humpback so we decided to make that for his cake. I cooked three cakes from a cake mix and put each mix in a large loaf pan. I made … Read more
My niece wanted a Shamu cake for her birthday. I mentioned this to someone I know who told me that her friend made a killer whale cake for her sons’ birthdays and sent me a link to photos. The photos were amazing but I decided that I could do it! It required working with fondant … Read more
I just found a picture of a killer whale on the web and went from that. I made my own frosting out of 1/2 c. margarine, 1/2 c. Crisco, 3/4 bag powdered sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla, add milk to your consistency liking.
My step-daughter loves whales and asked me to make a cake with a whale on it for her birthday. I found a design for a whale cake on this website that I loved and decided to copy it. It turned out so well that I thought I should submit my picture. The first thing I … Read more
Heres our Jonah and the Whale birthday cake idea! Our son was fascinated with the Jonah bible story. So here is what we did! CAKE With 3-D cakes it is easier to use box cakes utilizing the pound cake recipe. Call 1-800 customer service number if the recipe is not on the box- they will … Read more
I made this Under the Sea Whale Cake for my daughter’s 6th birthday. She wanted an Orca under the sea theme. I wanted to make the Orca the focal point of the cake being her favorite animal. The ocean is made from 4 13×9 sheet confetti party sprinkle cakes, two side by side then a … Read more