For my daughters 7th birthday she wanted a Koi themed party. Luckily she has a summer birthday and we have a pool. Once we decided on the theme we planned a trip to NYC to one of our favorite stores: Pearl River in Soho. We purchased Koi windsocks for each guest as a goody bag … Read more
A friend of mine wanted a “fish” cake for her son’s birthday. After looking at several different fish cake photos, we decided to combine several different ideas. The “plaque” is made from a torted sheet cake. I smoothed the buttercream icing using paper towels and a fondant smoother until it resembled a wood plaque. I … Read more
This Homemade Fish Birthday Cake is great when you’re off to a party that’s for boys and girls because everyone loves Nemo! The colours are super easy to change around and it’s up to your own imagination. The cake itself takes two packet cake mixes and I used a chocolate and vanilla mix and then … Read more
I made this Homemade Koi Shaped Cake for my oldest daughter’s 24th birthday. I found ideas on this website. I made the homemade fondant (first time ever working with fondant) that I found on this website along with looking at You Tube videos on how to make fondant. The recipe I used was 1 bag … Read more
I began with two circle cake pans for each. One became the body, and the other I cut up for the fins. I decorated the bodies with frosting piped in to resemble scales and gave them large white frosting eyes with a dab of blue in the center. The back fins were covered with sprinkles.
I made this fish shaped cake for my sons thirrd birthday party. I used a boxed mix to make two 9″ round cakes. I cut one of them to make the tail and fins which I “glued” on with frosting. I made the frosting teal by using equal parts of blue and green gel food … Read more