This basketball cake was made for Inbar’s 5th birthday. He loves basketball and is a fan of the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, who’s colors are yellow and blue. The cake is a chocolate cake, any chocolate cake will do, as long as it is baked in a half ball cake tray. It’s topped with … Read more
When I asked my grandson what he wanted for his 8th birthday cake, he responded “a basketball cake”. “Basketball, I can do that I replied.” “Wait Nana, let me tell you exactly what I want” and he did. He went on to say that he wanted a gym floor, two posts with hoops, a scoreboard … Read more
I made this cake for the two year-old son of one my co-workers. I was told it was the centerpiece of his birthday party and everyone wanted to know who makes such fantastic basketball cakes! I made the basketball using a sports ball cake pan and buttercream icing tinted the exact color of an actual … Read more
I made this Basketball Birthday Cake for my little sister’s best friend, Ann. They had a joint graduation party and I made a cake for each of them. She played basketball through middle school and high school, so I thought this would be the perfect cake for her. I cooked 1 cake mix (Funfetti) for … Read more
This University of Louisville Cardinals Basketball Cake was made for my uncle…a die hard U of L fan! The backboard was a 13×9 cake and the ball was the Wilton’s sports ball cake! They were both crumb coated to prevent crumbs! The backboard was final iced with a white homemade butter cream. The cardinal icon … Read more
This cake was made from a sheet cake and soccer ball pan. The soccer ball was placed on top of the middle of the sheet cake then the sheet cake was cut around and away so that the ball seemed higher than the rest of the cake. The ball was starred so that it would … Read more
This NBA Spurs Cake is a 9 inch round cake pan made in double layers with frosting in the middle. I used a double batch of cake batter to make the cake larger. Basic buttercream frosting coats the cake. The Spurs logo is an edible image framed in buttercream piping. Easy cake to decorate. A … Read more
A friend from church asked me to make a cake for her husband’s 60th b-day. She wanted a golf and basketball theme since those are his favorite sports. I had a horrible time finding a way to combine them! I looked for hours online, trying to find some ideas. This is a combination of ideas … Read more
I made this cake for my sons end of the year basketball party. I used a 16X20 Wilton’s cake pan and the Wilton’s six ball pan. I traced the t-shirt onto the cake and used the star tip all over it with the Wilton’s butter cream recipe for frosting. I placed one ball on the … Read more
My daughter’s team, the Jayhawks, was in the playoffs so I made them this basketball cake. I used a basic chocolate cake mix and used buttercream frosting for the filling. The bottom cake is 2 10″ cakes and the tops is an 8″. I used dowels and a cardboard round to stack them. I frosted … Read more
I did a Utah Jazz Basketball Cake for a client’s daughter. It turned out really well. The logo is made out of homemade fondant along with all the basketballs and detail work. It was a marble cake with a chocolate pudding filling. The white icing is made from homemade butter cream recipe that is my … Read more
This is two 1/4th sheet cakes one chocolate and one yellow. This was a basketball cake my granddaughter wanted for her birthday as she is an avid ballplayer. The icing is a creamed icing. I take 1 stick butter and 1/2cup shortening and cream. Then I add a 2lb. bag confectionary sugar a little at … Read more