Funny Birthday Cakes
Every year when you have a birthday party in your home, do you get the same chocolate or pineapple cake? Well, it's time to change things a bit and get a different shaped and flavored cake. There are many creative ideas for birthday cakes and ordering or baking funny birthday cakes is one of them. But what do funny birthday cakes actually mean? Now a birthday cake is not going to tell jokes and dance around. So, to be funny it has to have a theme or shape that makes a person laugh. From cartoon characters to small animals there are lots of shapes that you can choose from. If the birthday boy/girl is passionate about a particular thing, then you can order a birthday cake with that theme.
Funny Birthday Cake Ideas
Shoe Shaped Cake
One good idea for a funny birthday cake is to get a cake that is shaped like a shoe. This type of cake is suitable for young girls who love fashionable things. A cake shaped like a platform pump is tough to create at home and you will need to order it from a cake shop. To give a better idea to the pastry chef about the kind of creation you are looking for, draw the cake in a piece of paper. This type of cake can be fashioned out of marzipan in chocolate and vanilla for best results. Details like bows and sequins can give it a more life like look.
Whale Shaped Cake
Another great idea for a funny birthday cake is to have a whale-shaped birthday cake. A birthday cake shaped like a giant whale complete with fins and spouting water is sure to delight the kids. Choose a buttercream frosting to decorate the cake in colors like gray and blue to give the whale cake a more lifelike look. The spouting water for the cake can be created with blue colored frosting with a bit of edible sparkles added to it.
Ladybug Cupcake Cake
To make birthday cakes for kids with cupcakes is the latest trend. A good idea that you can use to make a cupcake cake is to arrange the cupcakes in the shape of a ladybug. To make a lady bug cupcake cake, you need to make half a dozen cupcakes and then arrange them together to form the shape of a ladybug. Some amount of cutting and trimming of the cupcakes might be necessary. Next you need to make two batches of royal icing and use red coloring in one and chocolate in the other. Use the royal icing to decorate the ladybug-shaped cake.
Car Shaped Cake
One of the most interesting and funny birthday cake designs is a cake that is shaped like a car. Instead of trying to fashion something that looks lifelike, make a car shaped cake with eyes on the windshield and huge smiling lips on the bonnet. All this features are best created with good quality fondant as it has the most pliability. Pay attention to details while making a cake like this as this helps in making the birthday cake look more enticing. You can also fill the inside of the car with chocolate ganache for a more juicy and moist birthday cake.
Cheeseburger Shaped Cake
For a birthday boy or girl who loves his share of junk food, there is no better cake shape than a cheeseburger-shaped caked. To make it more fun, place the cheeseburger cake over a normal round cake covered with white fondant. Smaller round shaped cake tins can be used to make the top and bottom half of the burger patty. Another smaller round-shaped cake decorated with brown-colored fondant can become the patty. Assembling the cake is a bit complicated and time-consuming, but the smiles you will get is well worth the effort.
A good way to make a plain cake look more interesting is to use unique and funny cake toppers. If you hunt online, you are sure to come up with some good cake toppers. If you are ordering a funny birthday cake from a cake shop, make sure that you show sketches of the kind of cake you want and explain the concept properly to the pastry chef. Also ensure that the pastry chef understands your design and vision for the birthday cake so that you are not disappointed with the final result.
