Coolest Mario Bros Cake 18

by Ellisa K
(Roseville, MI, USA)

Homemade Mario Bros Cake

For my son's 5th birthday, he wanted a Mario Brothers Birthday Party. There were no decorations or anything at the store, so we came up with everything ourselves. I Googled a few options and found lots of great ideas for a Mario Bros cake, but nothing I felt I could replicate on my own. We finally decided on a "5 Up" mushroom from the video games.

I used a box mix to create two 9" round cakes. I made a large mushroom out of cardboard and used that to shape each cake. I put a layer of buttercream between them and then used green gel dye to color a portion of the frosting. I iced the mushroom with the spots first and then filled it in with the green. I iced the base of the mushroom and then added the black details.

Everyone loved it and thought it was a great idea! My son was more than happy with it.