I never did anything like this before. I made my favorite chocolate cake recipe in a pan that was about 11 x 17 x 2 inches. I doubled the recipe. I drew a picture of one of my daughter’s favorite toy penguins (she has 3). Then I used it as a guide to cut out the body shape of the penguin cake. (It’s like an 8).
I used the leftover cake pieces to make the wings and the feet. I wanted to use chocolate frosting so the black is a mix of milk and semi-sweet chocolate with black food coloring and the white & yellow are white chocolate frosting (the yellow with food coloring).
My one big warning is that the black food coloring stains badly, so don’t use it near anything porous.
This is adorable! Awesome job! My boyfriend loves penguins and I keep thinking about doing a penguin cake for his birthday. I like yours a lot!
I had never done anything like this cake either but it was very easy and fun. My best friend looooovvves penguins and this is her Christmas present!! i think she will love it thanks soooo much!
My aunt hates penguins and i love them so we have this war of penguins when we see one we buy it for the other person well my for aunts birthday i wannna make a penguin cake and this cake is so cute and a fun idea. thank you so much for posting this.
I loved your cake !! My daughter is turning 9 tomorrow and I made cupcakes. I looked up ideas to arrange the cupcakes and make it into a penguin and look like a cake! I took your great idea 1 step farther ! I wish I could post a picture of it ! Thanks for the idea !!