Here is the George Peppa Pig cake I made for my little boy’s 2nd birthday. It is the second cake I have ever made! ( 1st being a heart shaped practice run a couple of weeks ago!).
My son is mad on Peppa and George pig, however it was so difficult to find a boys George pig cake, I decided to attempt it myself.
I made the cake with a large rectangular baking tray and used a standard sponge recipe then filled with jam and butter cream,
I printed out a picture of George to use as a template. After cutting the basic shape from the cake I covered in a thin layer of butter icing then sugar paste roll icing. I decided to do the ears separate and add them to the cake rather than ice the whole thing together,
To cut out the details from icing I again used the print out as a template for the eyes etc.
I decided to add George’s favorite toy dinosaur and a balloon!
All in all I think it turned out really well! and saved me a fair bit of money too (cost around £50 to buy online!)
My little boy hasn’t seen it yet as the party is tomorrow. I cant wait to see his face, I know he will love it!
My next mission will be to make a Spiderman cake for my other sons birthday in May!
I just wanted to say well done Lyndsay…my son has requested a Dinosaur cake (like George’s in Peppa Pig)for his 3rd birthday. Like you I want to make it myself. I took to the web looking for pics and came across your cake. I can feel your excitement and how proud you must be…you have brought tears to my eyes!! Here’s hoping my cake turns out as well as yours!!! Maria.
I love this cake – it is so cute and so very well done. I haven’t got any sons yet, but if I get the chance, I’ll be remembering your idea and cake. It’s just beautiful! George is sooo cute! lol
I want to make a Peppa cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday and you have really inspired me. I am now confident I could do a good job (although I am sure not quite as good as this). Thanks for the tips, I will post my cake when the time comes.
I have 2 sons and a daughter and they all love Peppa Pig as I was commenting my son was watching and his birthday is next month he says to me “mummy my cake George dinosaur roar” hope I can make it as well as you congrats x
Your George cake is just what I’m looking for. I live in Australia where Peppa and especially George are hard to come by..I’m very excited about making this cake and hope mine is as brilliant as yours.
Thanks so much for sharing it!
this is great been looking for a cake to work from and this is great ….is their any chance you can post the link to the site where you got the picture for the template you sed and what size board did you use as well …many thanks xxxxx
I think this cake looks fab, Its my sons 1st birthday on saturday and I am gonna take the bull by the horns and give this cake a go, am really nervous and am really hoping it comes out as good as the one in the picture. Gonna bear in mind all the tips given on the icing etc x
hi ladies, its nice to see people still comment on my pic! i just googled George pig colouring pages for the template and i think it is a12″ or 14″ board hope this helps lynds xx
that is amazing! so professional- its perfect. my 2 yr old boy would love it.
I have been asked to make a george cake for a friends 2 year old son,i wasnt keen to start with untill i saw your george cake,i have decided to take up the challenge,it looks great,a big thankyou for shareing.
Hi there,
My little boy is about to turn 2 and he loves George from peppa pig. Your cake is fabulous! I would love to try making it for his birthday. Please can you send me instructions (including where you got the picture template from). TMGouveia@aol.com
Thanks
hiya I think the cake you made is fab :) and my little boy is mad on peppa pig I would love to no how to make it if you could send me how to please would be really grateful
This cake is so good! its my sons birthday and been trying to find a good cake to make myself for him but struggled to find a good George cake however this is brilliant!
Could you please send me your recipe and instructions?
Many Thanks
Saffron
saffrondraper@hotmail.com
Hi everyone firstly Thankyou for your kind comments, I made and uploaded this cake for my sons 2nd birthday party… 5 years ago! I’m just planning his 7th birthday cake football theme…. Crazy how time flys! Well since making the George pig cake and with a bit more practice I turned my hobby into my dream job and became a self employed cake maker, practice really does make perfect! :-)
I really can’t remember where I got the template from it was just google images I think…. the icing I can recommend bako white sugar paste, most local cake shops sell by the kilo works out cheaper than regal ice and still has a nice vanilla taste and clean finish and easy to work with, as for the recipe I always use a Madeira sponge (or Victoria sponge with a little extra flour added) for carved cakes as it’s quite firm but still tasty with jam and buttercream centre xx