What’s not to love about this minions cake created by my friend Jeanna? Seriously, isn’t she such a talented gal? Her mint cake turned out amazing, in my opinion. It would have been such fun to include it in our recent Minions backyard bash. Be sure to check out our Minions Brownies recipe; they turned out super fun and totally tasty.
How to make a Minions Cake
What you will need:
3x boxed cake mixes (or your favorite cake batter)
8” or 9” cake pan
Metal or glass oven proof bowl approx. same size as cake pans.
Wooden skewers or toothpicks
Some doweling
Butter Cream Icing
Marshmallow Fondant
Food coloring (blue, black yellow and brown)
Let’s make this MINIONS Cake
Bake 5 round layers according to your packages directions. Use the remaining batter and bake it in a round oven proof bowl.
While your cake is baking and cooling prepare your butter cream frosting and marshmallow fondant. Set them aside for later.
When your layers are cool, trim them all down, so they are flat and even. Trim the bowl cake down so it will fit nicely on top to make your minions head.
Once your cake is set, you will frost the whole thing with your yellow butter cream, or if you want, you can cover the whole thing in yellow fondant; that’s up to you. I iced mine. Set it back in the fridge to set while you make your decorations.
Start filling your cake. Pipe a dam of butter cream around each layer’s edge, and then fill the middle with your choice of filling.
Once your cake is filled, you will want to take your dowel pieces and line them up beside the cake. Take your measurements and cut them. Shove the dowel down inside the cake. You will need a minimum of 2, but 3 is optimal.
Now you will want to do your crumb coat. Spread a very thin, even coat over the entire cake. Don’t worry about appearance; you will be covering this up. After its finished, set the cake in the fridge for 30 minutes to set up.
Make the overalls first with blue fondant. Place a rectangle on the front, and add a small triangle pocket with the “g” on it. Add a larger rectangle on the back. Attach the front and back with a 2” band along the bottom and thin straps over the shoulders. Make two black buttons and add those to the straps.
Do the legs next. Two fat chunks of blue and two chunks of black. Push a toothpick or skewer into the ends of each leg to help hold onto the cake.
areNext is the arms. Again, attach to the body with toothpicks, and rest the hands on the legs to help with stabilization.
Make your goggles/eyes with a few different-sized circle cutters. Stick them on, and then make a flat black strap and connect it, wrapping it around the head.
Last is the hair. I simply took small pieces of black and wrapped them around toothpicks, then poked them in the top. Add a thin piece to the face as well for a cute little smile!
Homemade Minions Cake
Jenn
This homemade Minions Cake is such a great idea for any kids birthday party.
3boxesboxed cake mixesor your favorite cake batter
Metal or glass oven proof bowl approx. same size as cake pans.
Wooden skewers or toothpicks
Some doweling
Butter Cream Icing
Marshmallow Fondant
Food coloringblue, black yellow and brown
Instructions
Bake 5 round layers according to your package directions. Use the remaining batter and bake it in a round oven proof bowl.
While your cake is baking and cooling, prepare your butter cream frosting and marshmallow fondant. Set them aside for later.
When your layers are cool, trim them all down, so they are flat and even. Trim the bowl cake down so it will fit nicely on top to make your minions head.
Once your cake is set you will frost the whole thing with your yellow butter cream.. or if you want you can cover the entire thing in yellow fondant, that’s up to you. I iced mine. Set back in the fridge to set while you make your decorations.
Start filling your cake. Pipe a dam of butter cream around each layer’s edge and then fill the middle with your choice of filling.
Once your cake is filled, you will want to take your dowel pieces and line them up beside the cake. Take your measurements and cut them. Shove the dowel down inside the cake. You will need a minimum of 2, but 3 is optimal.
Now you will want to do your crumb coat. Spread a very thin even coat over the entire cake. Don’t worry about appearances, you will be covering this up. After it’s finished, set the cake in the fridge for 30 mins to set up.
Make the overalls first with blue fondant. Place a rectangle on the front, and add a small triangle pocket with the “g” on it. Add a larger rectangle on the back. Attach the front and back with a 2” band along the bottom and thin straps over the shoulders. Make 2 black buttons and add those to the straps.
Do the legs next. 2 fat chunks of blue and 2 chunks of black. Push a toothpick or skewer into the ends of each leg to help hold the onto the cake.
Next is the arms. Again, attach to the body with toothpicks, and rest the hands on the legs to help with stabilization.
Make your goggles/eyes with a few different sized circle cutters. Stick them on and then make a flat back strap and connect it, wrapping it around the head.
Last is the hair. I just took small pieces of black and wrapped them around toothpicks, then poked them in the top. Add a thin piece on the face as well for a cute little smile!
Sorta "old school" with the "nerdy tech" vibe going on, I guess. Some of ya'll might remember me from Jenns Blah Blah Blog. Well, after my recent trip through hell, I'm back! Rebranded, different, but still me! The website is named Half Baked Recipes because it's been a half baked idea for a long time! It's a partner site with Half Baked Media, basically, I took Jenns Blah Blah Blog and split it up. You'll find all our recipe goodness here. I hope you'll come along and enjoy this ride through life with me! Lord knows it's a rough one alone!
