I made this Finding Nemo cake for my son’s 1st birthday. Ahead of time, I made frozen buttercream transfers of Nemo, Pearl and Squirt. (If you Google “frozen buttercream transfer” you will find a detailed explanation of this method. It is time consuming but gives a clean look and almost a 3D look to your characters.)
I made 2 9×13 layers of boxed cake mix. I iced the cake in sky blue buttercream and then placed the characters on it. I piped seaweed on the top and sides of the cake with a leaf tip. I piped coral on the top and sides with a star tip. I piped plants on the top and sides with a tip used for writing, and used the same tip for the letters and bubbles.
Using a wide circular tip, I piped large swirls along the bottom border of the cake and then sprinkled rainbow nonpareils over the border for a “bottom of the sea” effect.
Colors used for this cake were:
Nemo – orange, black
Pearl – violet & rose, black
Squirt – juniper green, no-taste red, brown, black
Also used – sky blue, Kelly green, violet, buttercup yellow.
You did an excellent job with this cake.
Thanks for the info on the frozen buttercream transfer method. I have tried this method unsuccessfully. From the picture, it looks like your buttercream was much thicker than mine and perhaps that was the problem. Thanks again for submitting your cake….it gives me an inspiration to try again.
O My Gosh! I LOVE this cake! I am 16 and i want it for my birthday! Finding Nemo is my favorite! I quote it all day long!
Interested in making one for my grand son’s b’day?
Let me know.
I’m 13 years old it is My face kid movie by Disney and I want this cake so bad hopefully I’ll get it!!!!