This Finding Nemo cake came out so great thanks to ideas from this site! I made it with an 11×15 inch rectangle for the base then a 10,8,6 inch rounds on top. Instead of tinting an entire batch of frosting blue, I used Wilton’s spray food coloring to do the “all over” blue color. I … Read more
I made this Nemo Cake for my sister-in-law’s son. I always use gel or powder colouring – the colours are more vibrant. The eyes and fins I printed and laminated. Remember to use white margarine (wooden spoon in SA) when making white icing, if you are using a butter based icing.
I only bake once a year: for my son’s birthday (soon to be twice a year when my daughter arrives). Last year I made a cake of the Muppet’s Swedish Chef, this year his favorite character is Nemo. Nothing big as far as preparation: made from a regular chocolate Betty Crocker cake mix (cooled in … Read more
I made this Finding Nemo birthday cake for my friend’s daughters 1st birthday. She printed out a picture of one that had been professionally done with fondant and was going to have it made professionally. So I told her I would give it a try before she spent the money. I think it turned out … Read more
Here’s our Squirt cartoon birthday cake. We found a picture of Squirt the turtle from Finding Nemo on the internet. We printed off the picture and resized it to fit the cake. We then traced the picture on waxed paper and outlined it on the back side with gel icing. We transferred the picture onto … Read more
I created this Finding Nemo cake using a bit of my own creativity and one that I had seen on the internet. I actually made two of these cakes for my twin girls 3rd birthday. The cakes are very similar except for the Finding Nemo figurines on top of the cake. The cake was made … Read more
For my daughters second birthday, we had a Finding Nemo party, and I wanted her to have a special cake! I got the idea for this cake from another cake on this website. So many great tips on here! And through making this cake, I learned a few of my own. I used two cake … Read more
I used a square pan to make the fish tank and had the figures that we had collected. Nemo was made with a football pan and then placed on top. I drew the lines and the tail with piping gel and filled it in using the star tip. The water color was made with some … Read more
I started with a 9×13 cake and after enlarging the image from the Mylar balloon I cut it out and laid it on top of the cake to form a Nemo cake. Then with a toothpick I outlined Nemo. Because her birthday is in October I was able to purchase a package of M&Ms that … Read more
My daughter loves fish so for her 2nd birthday we decided to go with the Finding Nemo theme. I was debating whether or not to get a store bought cake, but instead I decided to make her a Nemo Cake myself. This is the first cake I have attempted to make myself and I love … Read more
The Nemo Cake is a white cake with buttercream icing, all covered in blue fondant. The bottom cake is a 10 inch round and the top cake is a 6 inch round. Cakes are filled with buttercream icing. Cakes are covered in marshmallow fondant and all items are edible. The buttercream icing and marshmallow fondant … Read more
I used 2 classic white cake mixes and added orange food coloring to make the Nemo and Friends Birthday Cake orange. I used blue food coloring for the buttercream icing. My son really loved the contrast and uniqueness of his cake. I used clip art of Nemo and friends for all of the images. I … Read more