My son wanted a snake about to eat a mouse for his birthday cake. The neck and head of the snake are rice cereal treats which were molded around a stiff wire base. Everything else is cake covered in modeling chocolate. This snake cake was really fun to make but none of the kids wanted … Read more
I think this would have to be the easiest foolproof birthday cake ever. There is no baking! and it must be prepared the day before, making you even more organized for the party. The cream soaks into the ripple biscuits turning them soft and cakey. Step one, make the head and tail. I used a … Read more
I made this Coiled Snake Cake for my son’s 7th birthday. He had researched cobras for a school project, so he really liked all-things-snake. His favorite color is orange, so he requested an “orange coiled snake sitting in the grass” for his birthday. This cake took about 3 hours to bake the layers, and about … Read more
This birthday cake decorating idea was made by quartering bunt cakes and laying them in alternating patterns. The cake was covered with buttercream icing, and smoothed by using Viva’ paper towels, just lay the paper towel over the icing and rub softly in small circles. The warmth of your hand will mold the icing, and … Read more
This King Snake cake was made from 2 bundt cakes. Each cake was cut in 1/2 and place end to end to form the snake. A serrated knife was used to carve away cake forming the head and tail. Using buttercream icing (purchased from a local grocery store bakery by the pound) I piped on … Read more
For my son’s 7th birthday, I tried a snake cake. I bought scrapbooking paper that looked like dirt, put it on a piece of cardboard, and covered it with plastic wrap. I baked two cakes in bundt pans, cut each in half and laid the four pieces in the shape of the snake. I made … Read more
I made this Coiled Timber Rattlesnake birthday cake for my son’s 15th birthday. This is my very first fondant-covered cake. I am typically a cupcake baker – so I took this as a challenge to experiment and be creative! I started with two thick 10″ round layers of red velvet cake. I made the cake … Read more
To make this birthday cake decorating idea I used two 8″ round pans and cut the shape for the snake from those. I pieced them together using frosting to hold everything in place. It was then frosted using a star tip, mini chocolate chips and M&M’s make up the snakes spots. I also used a … Read more
This Snake Birthday Cake is a very forgiving cake, which is why I chose it for my first attempt at fondant. It is from 50 Easy Party Cakes. Cake: White from a box, bunt pan . The design is so forgiving that it broke coming out of the mold and I “glued” it together with … Read more
I made this homemade snake birthday cake for my husband, Jim, for his 51st birthday. He loves reptiles and I modeled this one after our 5-foot bull snake, Alice. Since I made this cake shortly after Easter, I found the “Edible Grass” in the clearance section of my local Rite-Aid. It’s supposed to be for … Read more
I made this Rattle Snake Cake for my nephew who was bitten by a rattle snake in 2006. It was a HUGE hit! I made a white cake (from a box)in a bundt pan, cutting out about a quarter of it. I did have to straighten the curve of the cake slightly, which caused a … Read more
I made one chocolate cake and one vanilla cake, each in a bundt pan. When the cakes cooled, I cut each cake in half and laid them out on the cardboard. When I laid them out, I flipped every other 1/2 so to get the curved appearance. I cut the tail end into a point … Read more