Coolest Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake 32

by Jennifer
(Taylorville, IL, USA)

Homemade Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake

I had decided on using Minnie Mouse decorations for my 2 year old daughter's birthday. I searched the internet for Minnie cakes and ideas and happened upon this website. Immediately I knew I wanted to make this kind of cake (store bought ones are so pricey!). So here is my Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake.

I used a 12in round pan for the face and 6in round pans for the ears. The face is white cake and the ears are chocolate. Everything is store bought (cake mixes and frosting). I used whipped buttercream for everything except the black. I used regular chocolate and added black coloring gel. I was discouraged at first for the whipped icing as I read it doesn't hold it's shape as well, but I wish now I had done the entire cake in the whipped icing. As long as you refrigerate it every now and then when it gets soft it works fine.

I iced the sides of the entire cake smooth using black icing and used the #16 star tip for the top. I used a toothpick to outline the face. I piped all details first then starred the face and ears.

The bow is sugar cookie that I cut into a bow shape and frosted with purple icing and white dots using a large round tip.

This was my first cake I have ever really decorated. I am really pleased with how it turned out. We were getting ready to cut it and I asked if everyone had seen it and my Mom asked me where I bought it. I felt pretty proud of myself when I was able to tell her I made it myself.