Take a look at these cool homemade University Emblems 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 am not a pro and only make cakes for friends, family and friends of family. My first attempt at making an animal was a daunting one. This die-hard University of Georgia fan wanted a cake resembling Uga, the college mascot. He is not only a huge fan of this college and their football team … Read more
This cake was done for a friend of mines daughters’ school. I found it on birthday cakes online. It was just a regular 9×13 pan iced with buttercream and using tip #21 for the outside border. And I used piping gel to sketch out the wild cat and then filled it in using tip #16. … Read more
Here in southwest Arkansas we love our beans and cornbread, fried potatoes, sweet tea and yes ma’am we love our Razorback Hawgs. Why one of the first things we teach our precious babies is to call the hogs!! Woooooo …. pigs…. Sooie ! can be heard throughout our state as we cheer our teams on … Read more
My son is a huge fan of Bucky the Badger, the University of Wisconsin mascot. For his recent 6th birthday, he asked for a Bucky Badger cake, so I was busy making mental plans as to how to make one. At the last minute, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and he decided he wanted … Read more
This Tarheel Snowflake birthday cake is three 8 inch cake layers of white almond sour cream cake recipe. Snow flakes were made from cutters I bought on line, using marshmallow fondant and Wilton sugar crystal attached by using glue made from gum paste and water. The symbols and birthday message were printed from my edible printer on sugar sheets. Using … Read more
This Georgia Bulldog cake was a 1/4 sheet, chocolate cake. I used buttercream icing to support homemade fondant. I made and colored the fondant a day ahead of time. After the cake was cooled and iced, I let set in fridge. Covered cake and cut a black fondant outline to mat the bulldog. I used … Read more
My son is a huge Florida Gator fan so for his 13th birthday I made this Florida Gator Birthday Cake for him. I used a 9×13 cake pan for the bottom and a 9×9 square pan for the head. I just cut out the shape of the gator head and after I iced the bottom … Read more
My daughter wanted a OSU Buckeye Block O Birthday Cake for her birthday. I started with an 11×15 cake and cut off the sides to form the block O. The red icing was colored with Wilton paste (red red). I find that this makes the right color of red. I printed a picture of Brutus … Read more
I made this longhorn cake for the UT v. Ohio State Fiesta Bowl. Pretty simple really, I made 2-8×8 inch square chocolate cakes, iced with buttercreme frosting and decorated with a little buttercreme tinted burnt orange. I free handed the Longhorn, which turned out pretty good considering that I am NOT much of an artist. … Read more
My boyfriend is a huge University of Miami football fan so I decided to make him a UM cake for his birthday. I used a sheet pan for the cake and carved the U and the football by hand. I made a basic vanilla butter cream icing of thin consistency and iced all sections by … Read more
This Auburn Cake was done by using frozen butter Cream Transfer. I taped the picture to the back of a metal cookie sheet and then placed a piece of wax paper over that. I traced out the picture using blue icing. I put the outline in the freezer to firm and then I colored orange … Read more
My friends step-dad was graduating from University Of South Florida and I was asked to make a cake for a huge graduation party. It originally was going to be just the USF Bulls logo but we needed more cake. My friend came up with the idea of looking at birthday cakes online to get some … Read more