Realistic Character Cakes for Birthdays - Cake

Method

• Add heavy cream and sugar into a bowl.
• Whip until very stiff peaks form.
• This is an important point in decorating the cake.
• Slice the spongecake horizontally into 3 layers.
• Cut the top slice into 4 strips.
• In an 18 cm bowl, place 1 sheet of spongecake.
• Place the 4 cut strips on top.
• Lightly push to make the pieces fit evenly.
• Cut the fruit (it tastes better when there's a lot) into small cubes.
• Add about 1/4 of the whipped cream (adjust according to the amount of fruit), and mix.
• Add the mixture from Step 4 into the spongecake prepared in Step 3.
• Stuff it until becomes almost like a lid on the spongecake.
• Place the remaining spongecake on top, cover with a lid and gently push from the top to even it out.
• Flip it onto a plate and cover completely with whipped cream.
• If you decorate as in Step 9, coat with cream as thinly as possible.
• You can skip Step 9 if you want.
• If you do not decorate the cake as seen in Step 9, cut a milk carton and use the wide portion to lightly brush on the cream.
• This technique looks so pretty when finished!
• Using a star shaped decorating tip, pipe stars in a circle.
• If you use some strength at the top while squeezing, it will look pretty.
• When you finish covering the whole cake, decorate however you want using cookies, chocolate or a chocolate pen.
• I made the ears from square cookies placed diagonally.
• The eyes and nose are chocolate covered almonds, the whiskers are chocolate pen.
• The flower by the ear is made from strawberries.
• I made a rabbit version too.
• I added Monin-brand strawberry syrup to the cream to make a pink color.
• The eyes and nose are chocolate pieces, the mouth is made with a chocolate decorating pen!
• It's realistically fluffy and cute.
• The ears are Oreo cookies, the cheeks are strawberries, the eyes and nose are drawn with chocolate pens.
• Garnishing with a message on cookies is ok too.
• Mix heavy cream and cocoa powder with a tiny bit of boiling water.
• The eyes are chocolate covered almonds, the nose is made from cookies with strawberry jam.
• Here's the Mickey version: the big ears are baby senbei (rice cracker).
• Since they're heavy, I supported them with wafers.
• I tried cutting the strawberries and mango into little hearts.
• Here's the Anpanman version: the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth are made from chocolate pen.
• The nose and cheeks are cookies!
• The pink is strained blueberry jam mixed with cream.
• The ears are 2 round baby senbei (rice crackers) covered with cream drawn as hearts.
• It's also cute if you use a small bowl or tea cup to make mini cakes.