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Coolest Spiderman on a Wall Birthday Cake

This really fun homemade Spiderman on a wall birthday cake was for my son’s 4th birthday earlier this year. I knew I would use the Wilton cake mold, but I wanted to add a little something extra which is how I came up with the idea of having Spiderman on a wall.

The base of the cake is a 12 inch square yellow cake which I crumb-coated with buttercream icing. Next I prepared the stone-look fondant by rolling white fondant mixed with black icing color until I got a marbled effect, careful not to over-roll it. I wish I’d had the mat with the brick imprint but instead I had to improvise with a ruler and pizza cutter, carefully rolling it so as not to cut through the fondant all the way. I placed the fondant over the cake and cake board (a little short at the corners.)

Next, I prepared and iced the Spiderman cake according to the directions supplied. I did use my own cake recipe for a chocolate mayonnaise cake (yum!) I used tips #2 and #13, if memory serves. Those black lines were cumbersome and, by the time I was finished, my hand was cramped.

Finally, I was ready to place Spidey on the wall.

However, I hit a wall of my own when the homemade Spiderman on a wall birthday cake did not sit flatly upon the square cake. This required some improvisation. I had placed cut straws through the bottom layer to lend support to the top cake, which was on its own cake board. I filled the gaps between the two cakes with more buttercream icing around which I then wrapped a strip of the marbled fondant. I liked the end effect.

To finish things off I used the Wilton decorator’s icing in yellow to write “happy birthday”. The top cake was demolished at the party but we had plenty of leftovers!


2 thoughts on “Coolest Spiderman on a Wall Birthday Cake”

  1. the first time i made that cake it was OK, but this time it was awful, the lines on the face drove me crazy. plus when the crumb coat is on , the impressions from baking in the pan are all gone.

    fran

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  2. Culd yu please give me the recipe for the cake…i tried looking or it online and could not find the tips and icing colors and all that good info….link to recipe would be helpful!

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