I started with making two round cakes. Using a bread knife, I leveled out both cakes so they were each flat on top.
With one of the cakes, I applied a layer of frosting to keep down the crumbs.
Next, I took the other cake and cut it into the shape of a dog face. I also cut two triangle type shapes to become the ears. Carefully, I placed both the face shape and the ears on top the frosted cake.
For the face, I applied a crumb layer of frosting, then smoothed out with red. Using sandwich baggies, I made piping bags out of white, blue, black, and red frosting. I used the white frosting to make eyes, then used black on the nose and to pipe spider webs across the top and sides of the dog's face. I also piped a black spider web on the platter for fun.
I finished the cake off by frosting the sides of the bottom cake blue and adding red piping on the edges.
I added a happy birthday message on the side of the platter and the birthday cake was finished!
My son was pretty happy with the way his cake turned out, which really is all that matters.
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Birthday Cakes from the past:♥Puppy Dog Cake, made to look like my son's stuffed animal (5th. Birthday)
♥Treasure Chest (4th. Birthday)
♥Ambulance Cake (Younger Son's 4th. Birthday)
♥Firetruck (Younger Son's 3rd. Birthday)
♥Princess Castle (Oldest Daughter's 3rd. Birthday)
The next birthday in our house will be taking place before Thanksgiving when my youngest daughter turns 2. My older kids are suggesting I make her a "pizza cake". What do you think? Any suggestions on a fun cake idea for a girl?
WOW your cakes look awesome!! The spiderdog is such a brillant idea! :) I love it! Many congrats!
ReplyDeleteOnce I saw those funny turkeys. I never saw candy corn before so that was very neat and new to me..
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I'd like to try them for thanksgiving :)
I don't know what your daughter likes, maybe a ladybug cake? Or hedgehog (with mikados here is a link to the cookie thing, I don't know the american version..
http://www.chockies.net/WebRoot/StoreLFR/Shops/62049378/47CD/D96C/7922/8B35/0B82/D5C1/1612/B702/mikado_0020_dark_0020_chocolat.jpg )
or a birthday train... always a hit :)
I love baking, seeing your cakes makes me want to bake! :) too bad hubby and I have to watch our weight...
Way to Go! That is ADORABLE!!! And helpful to see how you did it - I wouldn't have thought to stack it on top of the round cake - great idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow Morgan! Great Job! I have a birthday coming up and I have finally run out of idea's- this is really cute! Thanks for sharing this with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat Looking cake. I Only make cupcakes. Thats amazing that you can make that.
ReplyDeleteyou are my hero. I absolutely hate that I stink at cooking or baking. I always look up to people who are creative. One of my best friends makes her children cakes. She has 5 kids, so she does it A LOT. They are so beautiful. I totally envy that because God did not bless me with that. I have to work REALLY hard to do stuff like that because its just not something I love to do. Great job! (I buy my cakes. Kuddos to you for being so creative and productive)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! :) I have a little tune in my head now... "Spiderdog, Spiderdog..."
ReplyDeleteThat is just too cute!! I didn't even know there was such a thing as a Spiderdog! Or did your son just think that up?
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative! I remember once, back in the early '70s, my brother decided he wanted a calf birthday cake, so my mother got about as creative as you did to come up with a cake that made him happy!
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ReplyDeletewhat a cute cake! i used to spend hours on my kids birthday cakes and themes to match, enjoy them they go by in a heartbeat! thanks for stopping over from saturday's sharefest, i love meeting sista's!
and ps happy birthday to your cute son! i hope he enjoyed his special day!
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Cute cake:-)
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that cake is stinkin' cute!! I bet it was such a hit! It would be a huge success in our house.
ReplyDeleteHow cute!
ReplyDeleteI love it....it's adorable!!!! I especially like the black spider web you piped in on the side of the plate!! The smile on your son's face says it all!!!
ReplyDeleteCute cake & yummy popcorn! I haven't made popcorn like that, but I have heard about that method.
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I have only studied the Secretary Book since they came out with the new material, but that was a few years ago & I can't remember much about it.
I go to the Awana conference almost every year which I enjoy and I usually learn some new info. each year.
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