My 7 year old loves Mario. I was determined to make him a Super Mario Brothers Birthday Cake Design. So I started by looking online for ideas. I actually saw a cake on this site of just his head that I thought was pretty cool. Then I decided to make his whole body. I spoke with my sister who works at at bakery and is a talented artist. She doesn’t live near me so I only spoke with her over the phone.
I decided to make the cake from scratch so it would be more dense and easier to decorate. I used two round cakes and one square cake and a 1/2 dozen cupcakes. I used the round cake for his head and cut out his hat and lower body from the other round cake. I used the square cake for his shoulders and legs and arms. The cupcakes I used for the nose, ears, hands and feet. Once I cut out the pieces I froze them to make it easier to decorate. Once I put it together, I used a knife to outline where I would put the different colours of icing.
I made a butter icing and bought the gel colouring (you can buy from craft stores) so the colours would be vibrant. To outline the hat and the ‘M’ I just put some icing in a sandwich bag and cut a small hole in the corner.
Hope you like it. It was lots of fun. I’m going to try a Yoshi for my 10 year old’s birthday next month.
Great job on the Mario cake…after seeing what you did–I am going to attempt to copy yours!! ha! Thanks so much for sharing!!