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    Home » Recipes » Cake Decorating Tutorials

    Sweet Mermaid Cake Topper with Buttercream Waves~ Video

    July 11, 2015 By Melissa Diamond 13 Comments

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    In today's tutorial you will learn to make an adorable mermaid cake topper! This cake is perfect for beach themed parties, pool parties, summer birthdays, and more. 

    Sweet Mermaid Cake Topper Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com- Member Cake Video Section

    Mermaid Cake Topper & Piping Waves

    We love to create cake toppers because of the instant pop of personality that they bring to a cake!

    The sweet mermaid cake topper in this tutorial is not difficult to create, but she is so cute and can be easily personalized by changing the hair or skin color to match the birthday girl! 

    We will also show you how to create simple buttercream waves with a simple piping technique that is perfect for ocean themed cake designs! I just love the ruffled look of the frosting!

     

    Materials for Mermaid Cake 

    The cake in this tutorial is a double barrel 6" cake.  If you've never made a double barrel {tall} cake and would like to, you can find instructions in our Cookie Jar Tutorial. 

    We also used the Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream recipe from our Recipes section.  Our Classic Vanilla Buttercream is a great option too. (Any frosting will do as long as it holds it's shape well.  Ours was medium consistency.)

    Mermaid Cake Topper Template
    Gum Paste (or fondant with tylose kneaded into it)
    Lollipop stick- we used the longer size
    Piping gel (or your edible glue of choice)
    Xacto knife or sharp knife
    Coloring Gels: Americolor Lemon Yellow, Wilton Rose, Mint Green, Teal Blue (or your colors of choice)
    Pink Petal Dust- optional. Used for rosy cheeks
    3 inch circle cutter for plaque
    Clay extruder- optional. We used for creating the number "5" but can be done by hand.
    Pixie Dust- optional for giving mermaid sparkle
    Americolor Food Writer Pens in Black & Pink (available in other brands too). Optional. Can use toothpick/tiny brush dipped in gel or actual pen since mermaid is gum paste & will not be consumed.
    Vodka or Lemon Extract for painting
    Piping Tips: Wilton 104 petal tip for waves, and Tip 3 for dots on plaque

    Miscellaneous: Small Paint Brushes, Parchment paper, cake boards and supports if doing a double barrel construction {tall cake} like mine.

     

    More Beach Themed Cakes

    In addition to todays cute mermaid cake, we've made lots of beach-themed cakes over the years! These would be great for beach or pool parties, summertime birthdays, and more!

    CUTE & Easy Flip Flop Cupcakes- Free Tutorial

    Mermaid Splash Cake- Free Video

    Crab Cupcakes and Lollipop Fish Cupcakes- Free Blog Tutorial

    Cute Fish Cupcake Cake- Free Blog Tutorial

    Beach Tiered Cake Design (with Flip Flop Cake Topper!) Free Video

    Easy Swimsuit Sheet Cake (Kids Parties) & Beach Cupcakes- Free Tutorial

     

    Sweet Mermaid Cake Topper Video Tutorial with Buttercream Waves! Online Cake Tutorials and Recipes! MyCakeSchool.com

     

    Enjoy the Video!

    Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope that you will give this sweet mermaid cake topper a try. If you do, we would love for you to leave a photo and comment below!

    Make sure to check out our full collection of free cake decorating tutorials and hundreds of cake recipes in our Recipes and Tutorials section! We have so many fun cakes to share with you!

     

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      Thank you! xo

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