Thursday, March 18, 2010

Giant Cupcake Cake


I said I would share my baby's cake if it turned out. I'm happy with the results. In fact I'm kinda in love with it.

I love cupcakes. I've been wanting to make my baby a giant cupcake for her birthday for a while. Wilton makes a cool pan, I wanted one but couldn't get over the $30 price tag. So I came up with this method instead.

I used two pans. One is 5" and the other is 6" I already had the 5" and the 6" was $6 at Walmart. I didn't mind spending the money since I know I will actually use this pan again.
I made two of the 5" cakes and one 6"cake. (I used one cake mix for all three).
Once they were stacked I measured the hight of the bottom half for my "liner."
I made a batch of my super easy marshmallow fondant found HERE. I rolled it out and cut strips with the paper I used to measure the bottom.
Then I made uneven indentations in each of the strips to create the folds of the "liner."
Next I trimmed the top of the cake till it was the shape I wanted.
I frosted the bottom between layers and all around the outside. Then I attached the strips of fondant. I placed the ends tightly together so that it looked like one continuous piece.
Then I frosted the top. I started by frosting a thin layer over the entire top. Then I used a zip-lock baggie to add big dollopy circles around the bottom of the top of the cupcake. After that, I spread a thicker coat over the rest of the top and blended in the very tops of the dollops.
I added a candle and some sprinkles and was done.
It's tradition in our family to let the birthday child eat their own cake. It can be quite the show. Unfortunately this little girl wasn't that interested.
We tried to help her but this is as messy as she got.
I also made this little t-shirt up at the last minute.
HERE is a list of parties I link to.

58 comments:

Char @ Crap I've Made said...

Looks WAY less painful that my attempts with that stupid giant Wilton pan! Great job!

Julie Johnson said...

Adorable! I was just looking at that Wilton pan over the weekend for my daughter's 11th birthday. She loves cupcakes...but I didn't want to spend my money. Thanks for this solution!

Katie said...

This is super cute!! I did a tie-dye cake for my little girls 1st birthday, and while it was cute on the inside, it was just plain white on the outside. This may a good idea for her second birthday though, which is fast approaching.

Erin said...

so so cute and the shirt is an adorably perfect addition.

Pam - @diy Design Fanatic said...

I love the cupcake cake! You are so clever. I really like the tshirt too!

Backwards SuperMommy said...

For anyone that is interested, I bought a silicone Giant cupcake pan, from LTD Commodities online. I wanna say it was around 7 bucks! Can't beat that!

Oklahoma Granny said...

Your daughter's 1st birthday cake is simply adorable! What a great job you did with it.

Charity said...

Why didn't I know you would figure out a way to make a cupcake cake. I have been eyeballing those cake pans too, but will not pay the money for one. Now, thanks to you I don't have to. Audrey ( my oldest ) loves this and is begging to try it. I hope we can make it work.

Cha Cha

P.S. I would share my shoes with you any day.

jessica said...

This is so cute! (and amazing!!) I love the way you did the "liner" and I love the marshmallows- they add a perfect "cupcake" detail!.

Lynnette VD said...

I'm glad I was next after you on the new friend friday list - you have a great blog - I'll come back often!!

pinksuedeshoe said...

cute cute. love the little shirt.

dawnmercedes said...

darling!!

Tami said...

way cute!!! Will you make me one??

Kristen said...

Too cute of a cake!! I need to make a new cute shirt a new tradition too.

Mary Beth @ Live. Laugh. Make Something said...

FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC!!! What a great job you did! Thanks so much for posting your fabulous pictures.

Karen said...

That is one great cake! (matches the cute birthday girl)

Quiltpiecer said...

Yummy! What a cute birthday girl!

ktquilts said...

Ahhh, that cake would't have lasted a minute here!!!! Great finish!!!!!
Blessings,
KT

Carla said...

Just too cool!! Can I have a slice? ;o)
Great idea with the t-shirt. I'll have to remember that.

Jessica said...

Great cake! Happy Birthday to your baby girl!

Day before Michelle said...

What an absolutely adorable little cupcake! The shirt and giant cupcake are cute too ;)

Single PAP said...

love the cake!!! and the shirt!

Nina... said...

Great idea! The cake is beautiful and so is your baby!

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh. I'm in love with your blog. I think I could spend a lot of time here and even more time trying some projects from your inspiration. But seriously, the dino land suitcase. Ridiculously cool. My son would love that! Your cake is crazy good too. I love how you made the fondant look like a cupcake wrapper. I'm bookmarking your blog and you have a new stalker. He he he.

Mary said...

What a cute cake! Great job! My little girl didn't get very messy with her cake on her 1st or 2nd birthday . . . in fact she wouldn't even touch it without a fork! So funny how little ones never quite do what we expect them to do :-) Happy birthday to your little girl!

Rene' said...

Cool cake and a cute shirt! Happy birthday to your little one!

Linda@Coastal Charm said...

WOW...it's so pea-pinkin cute! Hope she had a wonderful B'day:)

Blessings,
Linda

Andy Porter said...

That is great!! I love the lines on the cupcake holder. Very inventive!

Jamie said...

This really is adorable and I think I will do it for my daughters first birthday with a matching shirt! I love your blog and all of your ideas and can't wait to try some! Thanks for taking the time to share the tutorials.

Megan Gunyan said...

That's awesome! I would love a cake like that for MY birthday, and I'm much older than your daughter!;)

I would love for you to check out my site for a spring block giveaway! Have a great day!
alittleknickknack.blogspot.com

glor said...

I love cupcakes and I think this is such a great cake! Wonderful!

Kaysi said...

I love how you made it, so clever! It turned out great!

Mandy Beyeler said...

I've seen that pan but didn't want to pay the big bucks for it - what a great way around creating it without the special pan. I am having my first linky party tomorrow (tuesday) and would love to have you link-up: www.craftedition.blogspot.com

Simply Domestic said...

You are so creative! That cupcake cake turned out fabulous!! I LOVE your blog!! Can't believe I just found you!

chris said...

Adorable! Now I know what to do for my girly's 2nd birthday this summer. Thanks for the tip.

HoosierHomemade said...

That cupcake is brillant! I love it! You did such a good job putting it all together!
I'd love it if you shared it on my Cupcake Tuesday Party!
http://hoosierhomemade.com/cupcake-tuesday-nuggets-with-a-side-of-fries/

~Liz@HoosierHomemade

Pamela Scott said...

I love it!!!

Unknown said...

Oh my! That cake is just soooooo adorable!! and your daughter is so precious with that cake all over her! Fabulous job! Here from Tip Tuesday

cookies and cups said...

very cute! found your site thru hoosier homemade. so glad :)

Kelli W said...

Such a great idea! I love the giant cupcake, but there is no way I could spend that much on a cake pan! Making your own is a great idea! I love the fondant wrapper too!

Heather said...

Very adorable, the matching tee is just perfect!

Cap Creations said...

How cute! It came out great!

Alison @ Oopsey Daisy said...

No freakin' way!!! I am super duper impressed and wish I would have seen this idea before my son's first birthday! Fabulous! Thanks for sharing.

Alison
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/

Mandy Beyeler said...

Thanks for linking up at www.craftedition.blogspot.com - I featured you today.

KJ@letsgoflyakite said...

Saw your link on Just A Girl. Love this cake. Great job!

Unknown said...

Found you on Blue Cricket. This is soooo cute. I LOVE cupcakes too! I'm for sure saving this. Thanks for sharing~!

Kami @ Sweet Charli... said...

I am in love with this as well! Wow, are you a pro or what? You didn't even use a cupcake-shaped pan? Wow! You are so talented! Thanks for sharing this over at Sweet Charli! We hope you will come party again next weeK! :)

Amy K said...

Oh my goodness, that cake is fantastic! Precious photos of your daughter!

kim west said...

This pan is on my wish list...now, I am going to go spend that $20 bucks on something else~ love it!

The Oxford Family said...

I have been eyeballing this for my son's first birthday in June! Definitely thinking I should do a practice run first :)

Linking to my blog tomorrow!

http://oxfordfam.blogspot.com/

flarffy2000 said...

What kind of sprinkles did you use? They look bigger than normal. I love the cake!!

Kelsey Bendixen said...

Thank you so much for sharing! I am for sure making this for my daughters 1st birthday in a few weeks. What kind of frosting did you use on top? It looks yummy! I need a good recipe. .

Allison @ House of Hepworths said...

Really adorable! And so much cheaper than buying one of those pans!

kim west said...

featured this at my blog. I love it so!

Anonymous said...

This is adorable, love it. All your cakes are fabulous! I'm a new fan :)

Anna said...

love this! I actually attempted to make one for my youngests 1st birthday way back when. It was a flop because I baked it in a pyrex bowl (to make the top of the cupcake) but didn't end up baking it long enough and the center fell :( yours is so so great!

WendM said...

Gorgeous cake and a great idea. I recently made my daughters 3rd Birthday cake. She loves Hi-5 (a kids show here in Australia)there wasn't alot of Hi-5 decorations around so I did the theme as Hi-5 Hawaii. I have posted a photo on my blog.
http://dreamit-createit.blogspot.com
This was my first fondant/decorated cake attempt. I made the cake also it was Raspberry and passionfruit. It was a hit everybody liked it. I was glad!!!
Wend_Maree
Sydney Australia

Unknown said...

hiya im a new follower, found you in google as i was looking giant cupcakes, I lvoe the cake you have made, and I love that u showed us how to do it, thanks a lot xx

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