We have a pet alligator named Archie that my son just loves. So for his 3rd Birthday I thought a alligator cake would be a lot of fun for him. I was right, he loved it and he called it his Archie cake, and he’s still talking about it. I made 2 10×13 cakes and … Read more
The 10″ chocolate cake had a center filling of butter cream. The next step was to spread a thin layer of the butter cream over the sides and top making sure that the cake had a square even edge. The cake was then refrigerated while I colored the fondant icing to form the lake. The … Read more
I used a bundt cake cut into three equal pieces as well as a 9×13 cake and four cupcakes cut in half to make this crocodile cake. I cut the bundt cake and made an “s” shape and then cut the 9×13 into a head shape. I cut a cupcake in half and placed them … Read more
After lots of looking to get inspiration, of both real crocs and other croc cakes, I made a template from baking paper and worked out how many cakes, and what shapes to cook. For my crocodile,( it was for my son’s 2nd birthday combined Naming Day, so had to feed 40 people and look great!), … Read more
I made this alligator cupcake/cake combo for my son’s first birthday – it turned out amazing! The head was made from a bachelor party novelty cake pan. Who knew you would ever be able to use it again?? I decorated it to look like an alligator then added miniature cupcakes and regular cupcakes for the … Read more
Directions: Prepare cakes as directed on box and allow plenty of time for them to cool before doing any cutting. Trim bottom of cakes so that they are flat. Cut each bundt into 1/3 segments of equal size (youll have 6 equal sections of cake.) Cut one of the 6 segments from top left to … Read more
I made this crocodile cake for my cousins birthday because I had gotten her a shirt with an alligator on it so decided to make a cake to match. I bought a pack of those foil mini pans and used them for the legs and end of his tail.I piped dark green icing on top … Read more
My youngest son just turned 4, and requested an alligator cake for his birthday. When I asked him what flavor he wanted it to be, he insisted on alligator flavor. I ended up doing the body/tail/legs in devil’s food and the head in vanilla cake, and the whole thing is filled and frosted with almond … Read more
I made this Alligator Cake for my niece’s 12th birthday. The curvy tail is cut from half of a bundt cake and pointed at the end. The body and head was carved from a sheet cake. The arms and legs are cupcakes cut in half. Scrap pieces of cake made the mounds for the eye. … Read more
I took a Wilton 1979 rocket-ship cake pan and used my imagination. It took one cake mix. I used Duncan Hines white cake mix and used green food color to make the batter green. Grease and floor the pan and pour in the cake mix. Bake at 350 till done. I used a star tip … Read more
This crocodile cake was made by following the directions posted for alligator #9. The body is a bundt cake cut into thirds, the head a Christmas tree pan, the legs are cupcakes and eyes marshmallows. I used spearmints for the spine and toes. The icing is a star tip. The designer for cake #9 did … Read more
My son wanted a Crocodile Birthday Cake for his 2nd birthday. I put together a few different ideas, some from this site and from another. I used a bunt tin and a loaf tin and carved out the pieces. The body is 3/4’s of the loaf tin – the remainder was used for the head. … Read more