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katherine
02-06-2007, 14:14
i need to be inspired by some birthday cakes....


my sons birthday party has an under water theme.. so i cant deciede between, a fish or shark or whale or..... something along those lines :)

so wondering if anyone has made a cake similar to this theme, so i can see some... and know if they are easy or hard :):)
A Party of Five
02-06-2007, 17:06
:wave: Hi there, I haven't but you try looking in this thread there may be something in there to help you out.

http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=34836&highlight=cakes
katherine
02-06-2007, 17:08
thank you
Elfin
02-06-2007, 17:12
I made a jellyfish cake once katherine and it is the only cake that has ever worked for me. It was dead easy.
katherine
02-06-2007, 17:40
do you have any piccies of it?
nemosmum
02-06-2007, 17:45
Here is a pic of my sons 2nd birthday cake, I wanted a friendly shark

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/OS2NDBIRTHDAY.jpg

hope it helps

btw I didnt make it :o
A Party of Five
02-06-2007, 17:57
Oh my god your little guy is so cute! Oh by the way great cake too :thumbsup:
nemosmum
02-06-2007, 18:11
Thanks he is gorgeous hahahaha:D
Elfin
02-06-2007, 20:24
Ok here it is I just uploaded to photobucket for you:)

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k109/topaz-aus/101_0179.jpg
nemosmum
02-06-2007, 20:26
:p That is really really cute Elfin, good job!
Seekrit
02-06-2007, 20:27
Oooh i'm loving these cakes....

I have to make some soon :eek:
nemosmum
02-06-2007, 20:31
Scary huh seek, Cobey's is four days after O's.............Cant belive my lil guy is turning 3:eek: his a preschooler:crying: :D
Seekrit
02-06-2007, 20:34
Aww goodness!! 3 already!!
What cake will he have this year?
Elfin
02-06-2007, 20:42
:p That is really really cute Elfin, good job!

Thanks:D But after a few terrible disasters I am now in birthday cake making retirement, I have them made or I get an ice cream cake from the local ice cream parlour, it saves lots of tears:p
westerner
02-06-2007, 20:45
Jacobs 1st birthday NEMO cake made by me.. :) (http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/mummy2jacob/18-7-06079.jpg)
katherine
02-06-2007, 21:13
that is sooo cool elfin!

i love that nemo one goose, was it real hard to do?
nemosmum
02-06-2007, 21:32
Aww goodness!! 3 already!!
What cake will he have this year?

He wants a spiderman party so Im going to try and make a choccie cake with a spider web on it lol OR just get one made like last year!
Im also going ot do cupcakes like these
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb260/landie_04/000_0896.jpg

What about Cobey?
At least you get to choose the theme, wait till he can talk or should i say demand what he wants hahahaha


Thanks:D But after a few terrible disasters I am now in birthday cake making retirement, I have them made or I get an ice cream cake from the local ice cream parlour, it saves lots of tears:p

Im exactly the same!


Jacobs 1st birthday NEMO cake made by me.. :) (http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/mummy2jacob/18-7-06079.jpg)

That is awesome!
sugar n spice
02-06-2007, 22:29
goose that nemo cake is a 10/10:thumbsup:
westerner
03-06-2007, 11:16
i love that nemo one goose, was it real hard to do?

Thanks guys.. :hugs: I was proud of my work..

It wasnt hard.. just time consuming to pipe the icing..
katherine
03-06-2007, 11:59
i showed it to DH and he said he'd do the piping for me :) and my icing isnt as fluffy, so he said he knows how to do that too.... why did it let me struggle last year!!!!

i can pick up a round shape in your picture for the body.... did you cook another circle to cut for the tail or what?

wondering if i should turn the little cupcakes i was also going to make into jelly fish instead of more fish.. like your cake elfin :):) but minature.. haha
westerner
03-06-2007, 12:05
I used a large square slab of sponge cake..
Printed of a picture from the net (made it larger in size) and cut it out.. Layed it on the sponge and cut around the outline.. So its just one piece.. But you could use a round cake then add on the other details i guess..

I then used a toothpick dipped in a little bit of natural food colouring to mark out the shapes of the fins,different coloured areas on the sponge.. so i could see the different areas and what i needed to ice what colour etc. then went ahead and iced it..

You can get a large roll of licorice (like strap a metre long) and i cut it into thinner strips to outline the detail (you could use Black icing) and a marshmallow cut in half for the eyes..

The "ocean" in just some blue lollies from my local deli i cut up..

Hope that helps :hugs:

Feel free to ask me any more questions you may have..