Coolest Frog Cake 44
by Lindsey
(Brandon, MS, USA)
Frog Cake
This frog cake was a surprise for my daughter's seventh birthday. I used two cake mixes (but had a good bit of cake leftover). I am a major amateur. I barely microwave let alone bake, so if I can do it anyone can.
I used a round cake for the body, rectangles cut from a square cake for the legs, and cup cakes for the eyes and feet. I used two cans of frosting and a whole bottle of green food coloring! After the initial icing in dark green, I let the cake sit for several hours for the icing to firm up. That way when I went to do the eyes and warts, all the icing wouldn't smear together.
I used an air head piece of candy for the tongue. For the eyes and mouth I used ready made (and in their own decorator bag-thank goodness)cookie decorating icing. For the warts and border I lightened the shade of green by adding more white frosting.
My biggest challenge was using a decorator's bag and tips. I'm still not sure I did it right, but it worked. I used the star tip for the borders and the writing tip to draw circles for the warts. One great tip is to dip your frosting spatula in water when smoothing or spreading the icing. This way you don't tear up the cake or smear different colors together.
Have fun!
