Kids Cakes Galore!

I may be the reluctant chef, but I know my way around a box of cake mix and a can of frosting!

Although I am not one to prepare three-course (or two-course for that matter) luxury meal for my family, every few months I focus my culinary energy into creating a child's dream birthday cake. Start with a box or two of Dr. Oetker's cake mix, add a few eggs, some milk and oil, and a disgusting amount of food coloring, and a half hour later I have what I need to impress all the three-year-olds!  

Maisy's 1st Birthday- Maisy Mouse (of course).

 

• Start with a large rectangular cake pan.
• Trace a blown-up image onto wax paper.  Place on top of cake and use a serrated knife to cut out the image.  
• Frost and place black twizzlers for whiskers.

Alma's 3rd Birthday- Tinkerbell

• Start with a large rectangular cake pan.
• Trace one butterfly wing onto wax paper.  Place on one half of cake and use serrated knife to cut the shape out of the cake.  Flip and do the same for the opposite wing.
• Decorate
• Place Tink in the center.

Maisy's 2nd Birthday- Hello Kitty

  

• Start with a large rectangular cake pan.
• Trace Hello Kitty's head onto wax paper.  Place on top of cake and use serrated knife to cut the shape out. 
• Decorate
• Use black Twizzlers for whiskers.

Elana's 4th Birthday- Princesses vs Dragons

 

• This is basically a poor woman's attempt to create this.

Poppy's 4th Birthday- Ariel

 

• Start with a Wilton Wonder Cake Mold. 
•  Bake an extra round cake and place underneath to give the cake more vertical lift.
• Use candy circles for decoration.
• Green frosting gel comprises Ariel's tail.
• Ariel is inserted into the top of the cake in lieu of the Wilton doll torso.

Poppy's 5th Birthday- Paint Splatter Party

• Start with a large round cake pan.  
• Frost
• Use fondant to add colored splatters and a paint brush.

Elana's 5th Birthday- Rainbow Fairies!

 

• Start with a large rectangular cake pan.
• Trace one butterfly wing onto wax paper.  Place on one half of cake and use serrated knife to cut the shape out of the cake.  Flip and do the same for the opposite wing.
• Decorate- I cut out shapes using rolled fondant and added as decoration.
• Place a fairy in the center.

Maisy's 3rd Birthday- Mermaids

• This is by far my favorite cake-impressive looking and rather easy (the ocean doesn't need to be smooth like most cake tops).
• Start with a large circular cake pan.
• Create the rock shape by baking a second cake in a Wilton Wonder Cake Mold.
• Frost the large circular cake with an ocean blue icing.  
• Place "rock" on top and frost with gray icing.
• Use green gel icing to draw seaweed.
• Sprinkle the ocean floor with blue and green sugar pearls. 
• Allow the mermaid to recline on her sunny throne.

Alma's 5th Birthday- Nutcracker Ballet

 

• Bake two cakes using one small and one medium round cake pan.
• Frost with a simple white icing.
• Using hot pink rolled fondant and a pizza cutter, drape 1/2 inch thick strips of pink on the sides of the cake.  
• Add peppermints and your ballerina of choice.