For my daughter’s first birthday, we chose the Madagascar movie theme. I used a Betty Crocker cake mix, and a round cake pan.
For Gloria, the Hippo’s face, I did not use a stencil. I free-hand drew the face, by looking at the Madagascar character picture. I drew the outline of her face first, then filled it in with gray frosting, then outlined the features in black, and used white icing for the eyes.
![Alex the Lion Madagascar Animal Cake Photo](https://www.coolest-birthday-cakes.com/files/2017/02/cartoon-cake-01a.jpg)
This Madagascar cake was fun to make and pretty simple if you have a steady hand.