This Sports Balls birthday cake was based on a wall hanging (I think!). My customer sent me this picture (below) and asked that I make it into a cake. If you know the source, please let me know!
The only changes she wanted was the addition of a baseball and that the soccer ball be 3-D – standing up off the cake!
So, I baked a 12×18 sheet cake, then baked a cake in the Wilton Soccer ball pan and cut it down to fit on the cake!
I used my grass tip to cover the surface of the cake and the borders. That’s alot of piping! This cake was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream!
And that’s it! Do you have any questions about this cake? Please leave them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer and help out!
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What a great cake! And the way you did the soccer ball was genius. I’ve done a few character cakes and I know how tiring all the piping can be, but it is always worth it. Again, love your cake
Thank you!
I’ve just found your site and am in awe of your talent! Please tell me you do this for a living. I’m a beginner and thought I would try the sports ball cake for my nephew’s 2nd birthday. Balls are his life! Do I need to put a cardboard cutout under the 3D soccer ball? I’m worried it might sink into the sheet cake below. Also, any advice on decorating the soccer ball? Oy! That looks scary! Can’t wait to try it. Think I’ll do a test run after I run out and by the sports ball pan. Thanks for your time!
Hi Christine! Thank you!! I did not put a cardboard round under the soccer ball, but that small of a piece of cake is not very heavy and if you use a good dense recipe (like my vanilla cake recipe), it won’t sink! If you use the Wilton Soccer Ball pan to bake the ball, it’ll have the indentations for where you draw the the lines. If not, you’ll have to wing it ;)
Love the cake and am going to try to do it for my son’s birthday. Would you be able to tell me how much cake mix and icing you used? Thanks
I think I probably used 4-5 cake mixes! My vanilla cake recipe is here and be sure to read this post about adjusting for smaller mixes. I can’t remember for sure about how much frosting – I’d guess maybe 10-12 cups but that may not be accurate! It was several months ago! Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful!