My son’s one year birthday was coming up and because of his strawberry blond hair, I thought an orange-maned lion would be the perfect birthday cake animal for him. I combined ideas from different lions in the Wilton 2010 Decorating Yearbook to make it. I used the cuddly bear cake pan to make the lion … Read more
I got the inspiration for this cake on this website. This was for my sons fourth birthday. Lions are his favorite animal so the choice was easy. I made a rectangular sponge cake that I then cut to shape the mane. I shaped a cut bit of cake in a triangular kind of shape to … Read more
For my son’s first birthday party we wanted to make a lion birthday cake (to go with the invites and decorations). So we looked online and found lots of pictures to try to copy. I made a vanilla sponge cake (the easy vanilla cake from the bbc good food website) and put cherry jam and … Read more
I made this Lion Birthday Cake for my son’s first birthday. His nursery had a jungle theme and he loved the lion I had painted for his wall. I took inspiration from this site and a few others to get me started. Firstly I drew a sketch of the lion’s face and then drew this … Read more
My two year old loves animals, so he had specifically requested a lion cake. I simply drew my idea on paper before cutting, it’s always best to do that, and found a way to use two 9 X 13 sheet cakes to make this. I may have had a few pieces left. The hardest part … Read more
I made this Homemade Lion 1st Birthday Cake for my son’s first birthday. I used the small Wilton bear cake for the lion. I cut off the legs and the hands of the cake and built up the bridge of the nose with leftover cake to get the shape I wanted. I baked an additional … Read more