Wild Kratts Birthday cake tutorial
It was a fabulous birthday party filled with all kinds of amazing DIY decorations,
games and a super cool looking Tortuga cake!
My daughter Emily baked the main part of the cake in an oven safe domed bowl. We wanted it to take on the shape of a turtle. Then for the legs and head, she made some cupcakes. After they are baked, simply remove the paper liners and frost with green tinted frosting.
Emily made a basic buttercream frosting and tinted part of it light green and the other dark green. The light green was used as the main background color of the turtle. Emily piped the dark green for the definitions of the turtle shell. It really turned adorable!
Calvin was one happy “Wild Kratt” 🙂
We took so many pictures of this birthday party I think I need to make a fun jungle theme photo book on
Shutterfly with all these pics so he can remember this special birthday for years to come!
Chocolate Cake Recipe
1 Pillsbury Devils food Cake mix
1 box Jello Chocolate pudding
4 eggs
1 C sour cream
1/2 C water
1/2 C oil
Mix all ingredients well with a mixer until batter is smooth scraping down sides.
Spray oven proof bowl with Pam
Bake at 350 for 28-30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
Butter Cream Frosting
3 Cups Powdered Sugar
1 Cup softened Butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
or you can sub out one of the tablespoons cream with
1 Tablespoon Orange Juice
1 tsp shredded orange peel if desired
Beat until soft and creamy add food coloring to make desired colors.
Frost and then pipe the details.
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Cal-Man was one happy Wild Kratt with this awesome cake!!
Karins KottageWelcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with!
You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too!
I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!
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