{"id":332,"date":"2013-06-08T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T16:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2021-03-13T09:18:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T09:18:04","slug":"mermaid-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/mermaid-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaid Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-designed-by-Cake-Avenue-Australia.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3720\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-designed-by-Cake-Avenue-Australia.jpg\" alt=\"Mermaid-Cake-designed-by-Cake-Avenue-Australia\" width=\"524\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-designed-by-Cake-Avenue-Australia.jpg 524w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-designed-by-Cake-Avenue-Australia-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A mermaid cake is a magical gift for any little birthday girl so we&#8217;ve brought you a selection of the prettiest cakes designs we could find.\u00a0 Our feature cake above is exquisitely designed by Cake Avenue (Australia) and features beautiful ombre frills which cleverly create an ocean wave effect.<\/p>\n<p>To help you with your own mermaid cake design, Cake Journal has a great tutorial on <a href=\"http:\/\/cakejournal.com\/tutorials\/how-to-make-a-fondant-mermaid-cupcake-topper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to make a mermaid cake topper.<\/a>\u00a0You&#8217;ll also find a tutorial here to show you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WLVj04tk7Pc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to make fondant frills<\/a> for your cake.<\/p>\n<p>The cake below is a great\u00a0cake for a little girl&#8217;s birthday\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Baking-Addict\/178478105524901?group_id=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baking Addict<\/a> Australia, featured on Kara&#8217;s Party Ideas where you can find lots more ideas for your mermaid-theme party (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/whitesparkphotography?group_id=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White Spark Photography<\/a>).\u00a0 Brown sugar is used to create sand at the base of the cake which\u00a0is sure to\u00a0enthrall little party goers!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-as-featured-on-Karas-Party-Ideas.com_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-334 alignleft\" style=\"width: 274px; height: 420px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-Cake-as-featured-on-Karas-Party-Ideas.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Mermaid Cake as featured on Kara's Party Ideas.com\" width=\"274\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a>The pretty cake below right is\u00a0from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CakesbySharonSydney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cakes by Sharon<\/a> (Sydney)\u00a0via Kara&#8217;s Party Ideas and features a simple cardboard cut-out mermaid cake topper and pretty piping on the base tier to create scales. Overall a beautiful effect for an ocean party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Karas-Party-Ideas-Mermaid-cake.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-335\" style=\"width: 219px; height: 303px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Karas-Party-Ideas-Mermaid-cake.jpg\" alt=\" Mermaid cake from Kara's Party Ideas\" width=\"205\" height=\"303\" \/><\/a>The two beautiful mermaid cakes below are in two contrasting styles &#8211; a magical, fairytale mermaid cake by Mercedes Strachwsky left and a cartoon style mermaid cake via Pinterest right. \u00a0The &#8220;Magic of the Sea&#8221; cake tutorial is available to buy online from Mercedes Strachwsky.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-cakes-by-Mercedes-Strachwsky-left-and-via-Pinterest-right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-cakes-by-Mercedes-Strachwsky-left-and-via-Pinterest-right.jpg\" alt=\"Mermaid cakes by Mercedes Strachwsky left and via Pinterest right\" width=\"564\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-cakes-by-Mercedes-Strachwsky-left-and-via-Pinterest-right.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mermaid-cakes-by-Mercedes-Strachwsky-left-and-via-Pinterest-right-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our final mermaid cake below is by the wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/sugarsweetcakesandtreats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sugar Sweet Cakes and Treat<\/a>s (inspired by Applegum Kitchen) and is a very clever underwater design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mermaid-cake-by-Sugar-Sweet-Cakes-and-Treats-inspired-by-Applegum-Kitchen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3465\" src=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mermaid-cake-by-Sugar-Sweet-Cakes-and-Treats-inspired-by-Applegum-Kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"mermaid cake by Sugar Sweet Cakes and Treats (inspired by Applegum Kitchen)\" width=\"529\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mermaid-cake-by-Sugar-Sweet-Cakes-and-Treats-inspired-by-Applegum-Kitchen.jpg 529w, https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/mermaid-cake-by-Sugar-Sweet-Cakes-and-Treats-inspired-by-Applegum-Kitchen-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"cakegeek-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Mermaid Cake Decorating Tools\";\namzn_assoc_textlinks = \"B00LFCMMYE,B00S0EVU0W,B00V1XEKXI,B013OXCUXE,B00DYYJ1FE,B00JHXCAMM,B00SXXL7MQ,B00OTZE7LK,B01B4X75RW,B00LNDMWOA,B00YYTAJ3G,B00EVO6LQI,B00SVLJKYW,B00MLHQCUM,B0162YZ64C,B00VULHV14,B00EVO6XIY,B00LFCMMYE\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"c4777d2af70433a244fee62f05392608\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B00YYTAJ3G,B00EVO6LQI,B00SVLJKYW,B00MLHQCUM,B0162YZ64C,B00VULHV14,B00EVO6XIY,B00LFCMMYE\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><br \/>\nFor more children&#8217;s cakes ideas, see our features on: <a title=\"Carousel Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/carousel-cakes\/\">Carousel Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Ballerina Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/ballerina-cakes\/\">Ballerina Cakes<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Flower Fairy Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/flower-fairy-cakes\/\">Flower Fairy Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Doll Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/doll-cakes\/\">Doll Cakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/princess-castle-cakes\/\">Princess Castle Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Story Book Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/story-book-cakes\/\">Story Book Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Circus Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/circus-cakes\/\">Circus Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Hot Air Balloon Cakes\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/hot-air-balloon-cakes\/\">Hot Air Balloon Cakes<\/a>, <a title=\"Puppy Dog Cakes For Dog Lovers\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/puppy-dog-cakes\/\">Puppy Dog Cakes<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Kitty Cat Cakes for Cat Lovers\" href=\"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/cat-cakes-for-cat-lovers\/\">Kitten &amp; 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