How to make a Baby Shark Birthday Cake 

This Baby Shark Birthday Cake is perfect for your little one’s birthday party! The cake is easy to make and is sure to be a hit with all of the guests. The recipe is simple and can be made in just a few steps. Whether you grew up watching the ignominious 1975 suspense Jaws series or your child knows every word and cotillion move to the 2016 Baby Shark song, this themed cake is a must-have. Or perhaps your child is like my son who enjoys endless time frolicking in the ocean … and asking innumerous Shark questions. 

There was no distrust when I came across this Shark cake design on the Wilton Blog website, I incontinently knew it was just the cake to celebrate my son’s forthcoming birthday. This is a must just baby shark birthday cake idea! Let it be noted this cake doesn’t just look stupendous, it also tastes wettish and succulent! 

Prepare yourself the buttercream frosting is spot-on. I acclimated the Wilton buttercream icing from the plant then. And there will be no judgment from me if you intimately eat it by the spoonful. This is surely my new go-to icing … for everything. After we sliced into the cake, my kiddies couldn’t stop with the favorable regards. In fact it came clear they couldn’t get enough of the cake or frosting. Of course it was over for debate who was going to score a slice of the eyeball or the teeth. With this in mind I must admit this cake was a fun surprise for my son, and I enjoyed icing it too. 

And the cake was easier to sing and embellish than I first allowed. Before I knew it, I ’d finished icing my son’s baby Shark birthday cake, and we were ready to get our party on. 

Baking Icing Tips 

There are several tips I ’ve included in this post to help you fluently sing and ice this baby Shark birthday cake. 

Tips include 

First I suggest incinerating the cake in the visage set a day before you intend on icing and serving. After you remove the cake from the visage and it has fully cooled, wrap the cake in saran serape and store in the refrigerator. Also the dairy free buttercream can be whipped up to a week or two ahead of time. Keep it in the refrigerator until you’re ready to use it. 

but keep in mind you can sing and embellish this baby Shark birthday cake in one day. Still if you ’re like me and you prefer to fix everything the day ahead, know this cake blend and buttercream icing will taste just as lovely when made a day ahead. Importantly before icing the cake, measure out the icing into 5 different small coliseums. Also shade the icing in each coliseum as the form calls. It’s a huge time changer to have each individual icing color formerly mixed. 

Must have constituents supplies

This list might feel inviting at first; still, this cake is fairly easy to sing and ice. A crucial suggestion is to snare all your inventories well ahead of the big festivity. And if you ’ve ignited a cake before, you ’ll likely formerly have some inventories on hand.  

Wilton Wonder Doll cake Pan Set. This visage set can be used for a number of baby shark birthday cake ideas including this Shark, a doll dress cake or flash point. In the past I’ve ignited and decorated a gluten and dairy free doll dress cake for my son’s golden birthday. She still talks about that cake. Dispensable to say I ’ve gotten my plutocrat’s worth with this visage set.  

Next you’ll need 2 of your favorite gluten and dairy free boxed cake mixes ( enough for 51/2 to 6 mugs of batter). Our favorite brand of box blend is King Arthur. This brand is certified gluten free. To buy a chocolate blend, click then, or for a vanilla blend, click then.  

also the constituents to make both cake boxed composites (water, canvas, eggs) 

Gluten and dairy free buttercream icing ( constituents win shortening, dairy free adulation, clear vanilla excerpt, confectioners sugar, and dairy free milk similar to thin almond milk). You’ll need 5 different icing colors ( black, delphinium blue, red, pink (I used red), and white. 

 a# 3 round pipe decorating tip 

 a# 1A round pipe decorating tip 

Disposable decorating bags. In light of the fact that there are five different colors of icing, I recommend disposable bags. 

Incipiently cornstarch or arrowroot greasepaint for the nostrils 

voluntary gift of Shark teeth as party gifts … These were a HUGE megahit for my son and his musketeers. We planted some at a coastal city during a holiday many months ago. There are a variety of Shark teeth available to buy off of Amazon. My son’s face lit up with delight after he saw his Shark birthday cake. 

more gluten dairy free baby shark  birthday cake and party ideas 

This motocross birthday cake is a birthday cake dream come true for any motocross addict, youthful or old. This cake form and companion shows you exactly what and where to buy all the demanded inventories for the perfect motocross baby shark birthday cake. 

an oreo ice cream cake that’s 100 gluten and dairy free including the ganache and oreo eyefuls. This ice cream cake is full of rich flavor and is an awful birthday treat for any ice cream nut. Enjoy the softest birthday sugar eyefuls. This form is perfect for your birthday-themed cookie knives. 

Birthday parties can be made more fun by serving chocolate dipped ice cream cones with sprinkles. Kiddies and grown-ups go crazy over these gleeful cones. Fill with your favorite gluten and dairy free ice cream for the most grand birthday party festivity ever. 

As bandied above this gluten and dairy free cake is well entered. It’s the perfect cake for your coming themed birthday festivity. After all, it’s not only gleeful but also succulent. Let’s connect. Comment below your loved one’s response to this fun and succulent cake. And if you ’re using one of my fashions, post about it on Instagram with the hashtag#eating gluten and dairy free. 

Baby Shark Birthday Cake

Cake Mix 

1. 2 gluten and dairy free cake box mixes, and demanded constituents 

Dairy Free 

Buttercream 

Frosting 

1. 1 c win shortening 
2.  1 c dairy free adulation 
3.  2 tsp clear vanilla excerpt 
4.  8 c confectioners sugar 
5.  4 tbsp dairy free milk 

Instructions 

Shark Cake Mix 

1. Set up the visage according to box instructions. Cover the inside of the visage and heating rod with shortening and a light dusting of gluten free flour. 
2. Singe 5 ½ to 6 mugs of cake blend in the visage. Allow to cool fully before removing the cake from the visage to a cake plate. 
3. The cake may be tightly wrapped in saran serape and placed in the refrigerator for a day previous to icing and serving. 

Dairy Free Buttercream Icing 

1. Cream dairy free adulation and shortening with a hand mixer. Add vanilla. 
2. Gradationally add in confectioners sugar 1 mug at a time, scraping down the coliseum as demanded.
3. Dairy free milk can be added to the bowl and beaten until light and fluffy. However, I’d suggest chilling the icing for 30 twinkles to slightly harden, If you’ll be incontinently icing your cake. 
4.  Buttercream icing may be cooled for over 2 weeks. 

Steps to Ice your Shark cake 

1.  To shade icing peak buttercream into 5 different coliseums 
2.  ¼ c black color 
3. ¼ c red color 
4.  ¼ c light red color 
5.  The color combination of blue and black delphiniums 
6.  Reserve remaining icing for white 

Pipe the Mouth 

1. Place red icing in decorating bag with# 3 tips. Pipe an upside down crescent shape, forming the inside of the Shark mouth. Smooth as demanded. 

Ice Remainder of the cake 

1. White frosting should be placed in a decorating bag with a # 1A tip. Pipe around the outside of the mouth, also half of the cake. Set away ¼ c white icing for the teeth. 
2. Coming place dark argentine icing in decorating bag with# 1A tip and ice remainder of cake. Be careful with blending the argentine and white lines. Use a phased spatula to smooth icing if demanded. 

Pipe Teeth and Gums 

1. Place a# 3 tip into an ornamental bag with white icing. Pipe teeth and smooth with your cake or spatula. 
2. Now place a# 3 tips and light red icing into an ornamental bag. Pipe a line around the top and bottom of mouth for the Shark’s epoxies.

Pipe Eyes 

Using a# 1A tip and black icing in the ornamental bag, pipe the eyes. If demanded, stroke down icing with your cake using cornstarch or arrowroot greasepaint. 

Make Nostrils 

Dipping your cake in cornstarch or arrowroot greasepaint, mark nostril holes. You can serve this cake incontinently or keep cooled up to a day before serving. Still it’ll taste stylish the day it’s iced.