**Edited to add link to spongebob cake**
I love making cakes. It all started after my oldest’s 1st birthday. His babysitter was a cake maker, so she offered to make his cake for free. I was elated, until I seen the cake. I don’t know what she did, but it didn’t look like Blue Jean Teddy Bear. My mom and I decided that we would just start to make our own.
What a blast it has been! And, much cheaper than me finding a baker to make themed party cakes for my children (and then worrying about how they turn out).
I came across FishMama’s blog here a while back (it is fantastic, by the way) and she is having a birthday cake round-up.
Awesome!
- I bake the cakes. I just used a white cake mix and followed the directions. It will depend what size your pans are on how many cake mixes you need.
- Then I tinted the icing using paste. I never use food coloring because I can never achieve the color I am going for (paste is much more vibrant) and I just don’t like it. Paste is a bit more expensive at first, but you use so little so it will last forever. For this cake I tinted the majority a light pink, a little dark pink for the band, and some green for the strawberry tops.
- I then just used fresh strawberries, cut in half and placed them all over the cake.
- I found some ribbon at Wal-Mart that was similiar to Strawberry Shortcake’s and I used it for the bow of the hat.
Voila!
Oh so easy, fast, personal, and frugal. My kiddos look forward to picking our their cake, and watching as it all come together. The smile on their face is oh so worth all of the work that goes into them!
Definitely a tradition that we will continue.
For more frugal idea, head on over to Biblical Womanhood.
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Very cool! We’re not into Strawberry Shortcake yet, but I’ guessing we will soon. Thanks for the great directions, too.
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All the parties we have, even for adults, we make themed cup cakes! I picked up a cupcake tree at Albertsons a year or so ago and still use it to this day. Just had a golf theme for my guy; green frosting with white frosting golf balls! He LOVED it! For mine, my friends made me a stiletto! This also lets me make different types of cake: chocolate or white or carrot. Plus no cutting individual pieces.
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I love it!! Hopefully I can try it someday!!
Great job!
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Very creative! You did such a great job on this cake!
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Wow real strawberries, how cool. I never would have guessed! I have done many cakes for my boys over the years (spiderman, spiderman, and I think spiderman…but I am not sure) and I just love making them for my boys!
Faith
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What an adorable cake- love it! White cake and fresh strawberries? I want one for MY birthday!
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I LOVE the strawberry cake! Its a great idea for next year.
My mom did spongebob cakes on year but she bought the supplies (stuff for eyes, icing etc). Then she made two big cakes and cut them into a bunch of smaller rectangles and let each teenager decorate their own spongebob cake. It was lots of fun.
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That strawberry shortcake one is adorable! The cakes in the round-up are so creative – thanks for sharing the link!
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How cute! Looks yummy!
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Love the strawberry cake. The funnest cake I ever made was a fighter jet for my son. My girls are into Dora the Explorer and Care Bears. I got the Care Bear cake covered. Any ideas on how to shape the cake for Dora’s face?
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Both these cakes are fantastic. How did you make the spongebob one? If you give directions I might try that one for my daughter’s birthday in April!!
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great looking birthday cake you are very talented I plan on making a cake for my daughters birthday in about a week. It will be a butterfly.
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Very cool idea!! My youngest daughter turns 6 in May and this looks like a great one, she does like Strawberry Shortcake! Thanks!
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How cute!
I make the kids’ cakes, too.
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What a beautiful cake! I have always wanted to learn how to make the decorated ones
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Nice cakes!
I learned to make cakes for my son and I love it. I like to do themes and characters the kids will love at parties. I love that buying a few figurines or using things from around the house and adding them to a cake costs from pennies to a few bucks, while some people I know are spending $25+ at bakeries. Craziness!
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