Mermaid Birthday Cake

Every little girl wants to be a mermnaid. This eay tutorial will teach you how to make a Mermaid Birthday Cake that is fit for a mermaid princess!

Decorating a Mermaid Birthday Cake

I think every little girl dreams of being a mermaid at least once in her life. This cake was made for a two sisters who were celebrating a joint summer birthday party. The theme was of course mermaid and it was held at the pool! I didn’t want to do much buttercream work for fear of melting in the summer heat. So fondant was the perfect choice.

Most people don’t care for the flavor of basic fondant, but this recipe was extra special and made with Jell-o so it tasted great and stayed soft. Simply Perfect!

 This mermaid cake was piece of cake!

Once the cake had a nice, clean crumb coat on and the fondant was made, it took me only 2 hours to decorate it. Trust me, this was faster and easier than a petal cake. My hand cramped something fierce when I made that cake.

It does take some time to cut out all the little circles, and yes, that was a bit of a pain. However, the results were amazing . I loved it and more importantly, the birthday girls loved it.

I used the green and blue fondant that was colored with the jello, but I also supplemented the dark green and light turquoise/ sea-foam color from some premade fondant.   I really liked the added color intermixed.

The brighter blue and green color was achieved by added pearl dust to the circles. In all, there are six different shades of green and blue on this cake.

Then, just to add a little extra sparkle, I added some gold disco dustover top. Just because every birthday cake should shimmer!

This recipe is part three of a three part series including Jello Fondant and How to Crumb Coat a cake.