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    Home » Blog » Video Tutorials » Themes and Occasions Video Tutorials » Kids » Fairytale and Fantasy

    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. 

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

    We hope that you enjoy the video!

     

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

     

    Materials

    * 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 this tutorial.  We also used the Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream recipe from our Recipes section.  Any frosting will do as long as it holds it's shape well.  Ours was medium consistency.

    Mermaid 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.

     

    Looking for More Beach Themed Cakes? Here are some more Favorites!

    CUTE & Easy Flip Flop Cupcakes- Free Tutorial

    Mermaid Splash Cake- From our Member Section

    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!)- Member Tutorial Section

    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

     

    My Cake School- Online Cake Tutorials, Recipes, and More!

    If you are interested in learning more about cake decorating, we have made tons of cake decorating tutorials over the years! You can find lots of Free Cake Tutorials in our Free Tutorials section, which also includes a growing collection of Free Cake Video Tutorials!

    Make sure to scroll through our favorite Cake Recipes and Frostings! You can find them in our Recipes Section!

    Finally, if you would like to have access to every cake decorating video tutorial that we’ve made over the years, you should consider becoming a member of My Cake School!

    We’ve made hundreds of cake decorating video tutorials for our members over the years! As a member, you will have full online access to every cake tutorial that we’ve made for as long as you are part of our site. We would love to have you!

    You can find all of the joining details here: Learn  Cake Decorating Online with My Cake School!

    Thanks so much for stopping by!

     

     

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    1. Melissa Diamond September 13, 2018 at 9:49 am

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