I had a blast making this banana and monkey cake! It was a banana flavored cake with banana cream filling. I used the Wilton loaf pan which makes a double length loaf of bread or two loaves. Tearing the cakes and filling them then carving the cake into a banana shape, I then crumb coated … Read more
I made this cheeky monkey cake and cupcakes for my son’s 2nd birthday, they were a hit! The main monkey cake was a banana cake batter baked in a Pyrex mixing bowl lined with baking paper, to make a head shape. I also made a dozen cupcakes to use for the monkey ears and smaller monkeys. This … Read more
This monkey cake was made for a baby shower. A week in advance, I made the monkey head from gum paste so it could dry. I baked two 10″ strawberry cakes, two 8″ vanilla cakes, and two 6″ marble cakes. The strawberry cakes had strawberry butter cream filling, the vanilla ones had white butter cream and the marble ones had … Read more
I made this monkey cake for my niece’s baby shower. The cake is 2 tiered and each is 2 layers. The monkey I made out of gum paste, also out of gum paste is the flowers on top. The icing work is all butter cream. When I have to transport a cake I bring the tiers separate and put … Read more
I recently did a first birthday Monkey cake for my great niece Isabella also known as Izzy. I basically did a combination of fondant and flavored icing. The letters, number, and monkey are also done in fondant. I did the letters and numbers on toothpicks, an easy way to just pop them right on the cake, but was sure to … Read more
My neice had recently found out she was having a baby girl, and of course i was happy to share this day with her and throw the babyshower for her! We had a monkey theame shower and she wanted me to make the cake. I used a wilton cake pan with homemade buttercream icing and … Read more
This 1 year old had a big party with a big birthday cake. This cake was created using two 10″ squares for the bottom layer, two 8 inch squares on the middle layer and the top present layer was created out of Rice Krispy Treats. Each layer was covered in colored marshmallow fondant, stacked using … Read more
My daughter’s 2nd birthday was a monkey theme from Birthday Express. I took the plates and just made the cute Monkey Face Birthday Cake from that onto the cake. It’s cute and simple. Just Wilton decorator icing from the big container and food coloring. I didn’t tort the cake or make two layers, since it … Read more
My daughter was in love with monkeys so she requested a monkey birthday. This homemade 4th birthday monkey cake was so much fun and delicious. I found a homemade banana chocolate cake recipe online, baked it in a stainless steel bowl, then decorated it with homemade buttercream icing. The ears were made of a cupcake … Read more
I was asked by a friend of a friend if I could make a 3D monkey cake. I ummed and ahh’d about how I would create it. For a few nights I woke up with different ideas as to how I could make this happen. The preference was chocolate cake, so I baked a cake … Read more
I designed this monkey cake for my son’s first birthday. We did a jungle theme for his baby shower and in his nursery, so we thought we’d continue it for his first birthday too! We also like to call him our little monkey man, so we thought it fit well. I actually designed this cake … Read more
I made this Purple Monkey Cake Idea for my daughter’s 1st birthday. I decided on a monkey theme and went to work researching monkey cakes. After an exhaustive search, I never found anything but brown monkeys, which I found to be boring for a one year old girl’s birthday cake. I originally made my cake … Read more