Need a great airplane cake idea?
home>>1st birthday cakes>>airplane cake
Imagine the squeals of delight an adorable Airplane Cake like this will bring when it comes in to land at your next birthday party.
You don't need to own any special tools or know any complicated techniques to make this great cake.
If you're looking for unique kids birthday cake ideas, you can't go past this super cute cake that's sky-high in the fun department.
ingredients
kids birthday cake ideas - airplane cake
- Cake - this one's Banana Cake
- Filling - this one's Banana Cream Pie Filling
- buttercream
- sky blue, royal blue, yellow and black gel food color
- Cake scraps from leveling the layers
- piping bag fitted with a #2 tip
- Cake plate or board large enough to hold finished cake
baking
kids birthday cake ideas - airplane cake
1. bake the cakes and cool completely.
2. level the cakes and tort (split each into two layers horizontally).
3. fill and assemble each cake on a separate cake circle
4. add a crumb coat - this is a very thin coat of un-tinted frosting you apply to 'set' the crumbs.
5. refrigerate the cake(s) for at least one hour, preferably overnight.
make the airplane
kids birthday cake ideas - airplane cake
To make handling easier, form the plane on a freezer-safe plate covered with a piece of wax paper.
1. cut a circle from the cake scraps, about 3" in diameter.
2. cut the circle in half, making two semi-circles, butter one side of each with frosting and stick them together.
3. to form the wings, cut two wedges from the cake scraps (about 2" wide x 1 1/2" long x 3/4" high) and stick one to each long side of the plane body with frosting.
4. to form the tail, cut a small triangle from the cake scraps (about 2" high) and stick to the back of the plane body with frosting.
5. cover the plane completely in white frosting and set in the freezer to firm up while you assemble the rest of the cake.
Assembly
kids birthday cake ideas - airplane cake
1. divide the buttercream in to five bowls. Leave one white and tint the others light blue, medium blue, yellow and black.
2. place your cake(s) on a cake plate or board with at least 2” all around and secure with frosting.
3. starting at the bottom edge of the cake, frost with medium blue graduating to light blue at the top edge and on top of the cake, as shown.
4. using the white frosting and a Ziploc bag with a medium-large (about ½”) hole snipped in the corner, pipe a free-form, cloud-like squiggle around the base of the cake.
5. using more white frosting and a Ziploc bag with a small hole snipped in one corner, pipe some cloud shapes around the sides of the cake.
6. using the black frosting and a Ziploc bag wit h a small hole snipped in one corner, pipe some random seagulls amongst the clouds.
7. using the yellow frosting and a Ziploc bag with a small hole snipped in one corner, pipe a sun rising through the clouds at the base of the cake
8. place a dollop of frosting on top of the cake where you want the airplane to sit and gently slide him off the wax paper onto the frosting.
9. using the white frosting and a Ziploc bag with a medium hole snipped in one corner, pipe two eyeballs on the plane.
10. using the black frosting, pipe an outline all around the base of the plane and fill in some details for windows and facial details, as shown.
11. use the black frosting to pipe a birthday message around the top edge of the cake if you like.
You're done! Now go get a well deserved cup of coffee and sit back for a few minutes to admire your handiwork. Remember to take a picture while your masterpiece still looks perfect.
let's throw an airplane birthday party
Got a great Airplane Cake idea? Check. Now all you need for the perfect celebration is great co-ordinating party supplies.
You can find everything you need right here. Check it out:
keep the excitement going
Never be short of a great cake idea at a moment's notice.
Sign up for the "Too Nice To Slice" newsletter and get fantastic insider tips, tricks and out of the box cake decorating ideas delivered right to your inbox.
share the love
If you like what you see, why not share this site with your friends? There's always something new baking around here.
looking for something in particular?
If you want to find something in a hurry? No Problem. Find the answers you need here:
search this site
still have questions?
If you still have any questions about baking, assembling or decorating a cake, ask them here!
