I was supposed to post the next daring bakers’ challenge, but … it didn’t happen, at least not yet.
Today is my dear boy’s 8-year birthday. And this is his birthday cake. Tim’s old love for Spongebob never rusts. New Pixar movies come and go, but Spongbob stays his favourite.
For the insides, first, I was thinking about making something coconut with pineapple jam and coconut buttercream, perhaps. But you know kids and their peculiar taste. I decided to play it safe and made chocolate cake filled with French vanilla buttercream.
March 3, 2018 at 11:44 am
My grandson wants this cake for his birthday. Can you help me with how to design it? Thanks
May 29, 2016 at 9:13 am
hello, my grandaughter has seen this cake and has pleaded with me to make it for her birthday on June 9th, i dapple a little bit in cakes, but please help me, where do I start, and what do I need to attempt to make this beautiful awesome cake please?
March 22, 2016 at 3:14 am
Hello, I am looking to make Sponge Bob’s house for my 3 year old’s birthday she’s a huge fan, and I have been like a die hard fan since sponge Bob first aired lol. I’ve done some searching but couldn’t find many tutorials. I wanted to know how did you make the house? Did you just bake a few cakes and stack them together and then carve out the shape?
March 13, 2015 at 3:30 am
Amazing! I made something similar for my sons birthday but had so much trouble with the lines on the pineapple looking right :( any tips you might like to share on how you did your lines so perfect ?
June 5, 2013 at 6:16 pm
Lovely cake & I loved all the detailing. Did you make all these figurines with your home made fondant? I am working on my son’s bday cake & thinking of making home made fondant.
September 24, 2012 at 11:10 am
This cake is awesome….I have to do one similar any tips on how you did such amazing stand up figures? Love it all!
January 4, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Molly, thank you. I tried making the gum paste from Wilton’s powder. It was too soft. I tried to knead tylose powder into homemade and store-bough fondant, but didn’t like the result either. Now, finally, I found the gum paste that works for me – Swiss Albert Uster. The texture is good, it stays pliable long enough, and the taste is fine (no any unpleasant smell or aftertaste). They sell it in buckets and ship everywhere, I believe.
January 1, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I was searching the web for spongebob birthday cakes and found your blog. This cake is amazing! You did an awesome job. I was looking around your blog and noticed that you have posted the recipe for your fondant. Do you have a gumpaste recipe that you use or do you use store bought. Thanks.
July 17, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Your SpongeBob cake (and other cakes displayed on this site) is unbelievable! It’s truly a work of art!
I just have a little question: there is a lot of colors used, some in very small details, like eye irises – do you knead colors into gum paste even for very small pieces or those are painted?
Thank you
July 2, 2010 at 11:10 am
this cake looks awesome! and i love spongebob! :P
June 21, 2010 at 10:26 am
Thank you all again for your words!
Maria, the toys are made from gum paste. Fondant doesn’t hold the shape well since it doesn’t dry fast enough. And it’s not very pliable.
Dana, your cake sounds super delicious! Happy Birthday to your daughter!
Helen, thank you! I use Swiss-made gum paste for making characters.
June 6, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Your cake could not be any more FLAWLESS! I’m speechless!
May 15, 2010 at 4:42 am
Hi, completely in awww of this cake, it’s amazing! How do you get it all so flawless?! Is it all made with your own fondant or do you use flower paste or anything else to make it all? Thank you for sharing all your incredible creations, great inspiration!
May 12, 2010 at 11:31 am
my daughter’s infatuation with spongebob is going strong, too. she got a spongebob cake – nothing close to yours – and i chuckled: i did do the coconut cake. it had four layers, two filled with pineapple curd folded in pastry cream, and two filled with banana mousse. it was just a big sheet, covered in fondant. the only thing 3D was his nose. my daughter was very excited, though, and that’s what matters.
i just can’t believe your incredible attention with detail. amazing!
May 10, 2010 at 7:56 pm
wow. very nice.
April 16, 2010 at 8:16 am
Hi, how do you make the toys etc.?
do you use fondant?
i would like to make something like yours but i don’t know how..
thank you
April 10, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Truly a masterpiece!!! You’re an artist!
April 9, 2010 at 12:45 pm
wow this looks marvelous. you re a master !
April 9, 2010 at 6:23 am
Wonderful, amazing…whaou! lucky boy!
April 7, 2010 at 1:30 pm
simply…amazing…
April 4, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Thank you, everyone, for such kind words! I greatly appreciate it! Thank you very much!!!
April 4, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Veera, this is so, so nice. I can’t get over the fact that your craftmanship is so good. There is no flaw whatsoever in your fondant work. I hope to achieve your level one day.
April 3, 2010 at 1:48 am
I love this!! I love Spongebob! This is the best cake ever!!!! :) I wish I had this cake!!! :)
April 2, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Amazing, your son is very lucky! and Happy birthday to him!
April 2, 2010 at 9:52 am
Vera – Your talent is knows no limits..this cake is extraordinary! My almost 2 yr old nephew loves Sponge Bob SO much. Like I always say..I wish you lived near me..I’d be ordering cakes galore! :0
March 31, 2010 at 10:18 am
Amaziiiiiiiing! That is one awesome cake!
March 31, 2010 at 9:18 am
I just have to add to the chorus of praise – that is a seriously, amazingly, gorgeously fantastic cake! Beautiful work!
March 30, 2010 at 9:49 pm
The details just make this so cute. Incredible job.
Happy Birthday Tim!
March 30, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Thank you, guys, so much for the compliments and happy birthday wishes! I am touched and flattered. Tim also says “thank you”, he feels very important :)
Farrah, I don’t know exactly how much time it took to make, I wasn’t clocking it… But it certainly is a time consuming process. I love doing it though.
Wizzythestick, I could have probably smuggled a cake through the border to the closest state (WA), but not any further :) If you need any tips on making a cake for your little one, don’t hesitate to ask.
March 30, 2010 at 5:34 pm
My four year old says , Awesome ! And now i am quickly moving from this page before he says …..dang! Too late he said it. He wants me to make this cake for his b’day. So, do you take orders and will you ship internationally? Lol
March 30, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I’ve seen tons of spongebob cakes online, this one is absolutely amazing!! You are an artist. You captured SB’s and Patrick’s expressions perfectly. Fantastic
March 30, 2010 at 2:57 pm
It’s wonderful and those figures look just like the real thing!
Great job as always!
March 30, 2010 at 11:43 am
I wish I could tell you to save your cakes and display them in an exhibit for people to drool over! Unbelievable work! I am so so impressed!
March 30, 2010 at 10:38 am
Beautiful work!
March 30, 2010 at 9:24 am
Happy Birthday! Tim–you have an awesome mom!!
March 30, 2010 at 4:08 am
You did an amazing job on this cake.
March 30, 2010 at 3:10 am
I didn’t get to do my DB this month either, this cake looks way way way more exciting! Well done!
March 29, 2010 at 8:35 pm
OH WOW. JUST WOW! What a beautiful cake!! What great detail! Words cannot express how amazed and at awe I am of your handiwork. You did a wonderful job. Even as an adult, I love SpongeBob! I wish I could have this cake haha.
March 29, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Wow, that really is just incredible!! Love it!
The DB challenge is super easy, so I’d give it a try, its really just a cookie with marmalade and a bit of whipped cream and some orange supreme slices on top and a caramel drizzle. I took some liberties but it was pretty quick to pull together yesterday and was really yummy!
March 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm
WOW!! My jaw dropped– twice!! It is absolutely FLAWLESS and looks like a toy rather than something made to eat!! SUPERB JOB!!! You amaze me!!!
BRAVA BRAVA!!!!!
March 29, 2010 at 12:28 pm
You’ve really outdone yourself with this amazing cake. Happy Birthday to Tim!
March 29, 2010 at 12:26 pm
wow! haha it`s great!
March 29, 2010 at 11:04 am
Happy birthday Tim!!!
This is another gorgeous cake Vera! You are amazing!
March 29, 2010 at 9:49 am
OMG OMG OMG! Perfect…every little detail is perfect!
I am making a sponge bob cake this week too. But certainly not like yours .
I dare not show him this post..he would flip. He is just getting the sponge bob face lame cake. I am just not feeling it right now to go all out this year.
March 29, 2010 at 9:44 am
Amazing, absolutely amazing- looks incredible :D!
March 29, 2010 at 9:43 am
It is stunning! I love that cute cake!
Cheers,
Rosa
March 29, 2010 at 9:35 am
My jaw has dropped to the floor… amazing!! And I must admit it… Spongebob is one of my favourites too… ;)
March 29, 2010 at 9:22 am
I thought it was a new toy not a cake it looks soooo realistic. You always do an amazin job. Your son must have went bananas over it! How long did this take you to make???