Updated on June 3, 2024
Camping Cake. Learn how to make this adorable cake, perfect for any outdoor-themed party, with easy-to-follow steps and tips.
Last year, for my husband’s birthday, I made a camping cake to celebrate his birthday. This cake came together fast, and I was so happy with how it turned out!
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How to Make a Camping Cake
This cake is a fun addition to any hunting or outdoor-themed party. Get inspired to bring the great outdoors to your next celebration with this delightful dessert idea.
Ingredients:
- Box Cake Mix
- Chocolate Buttercream Icing
- Buttercream Frosting
- Wilton Icing Colors – Leaf Green and Royal Blue
- Star Tip
- Round Decorating Tip
- Sugar Cone
- Graham Cracker
- Pretzel Sticks
- Milk Duds
Bake Cakes
I started with two round 8″ chocolate cakes. I used a box cake mix to make this recipe extra easy, but you can make a homemade cake if you want.
Make Buttercream
Make chocolate and regular buttercream icing.
I layered chocolate buttercream between the two layers.
To create the frosting for the outside of the cake, I dyed the plain buttercream icing blue and green and used the chocolate buttercream as is for the ‘dirt’ part.
Decorate Cake with Frosting
I used a star tip to create the green grass.
I made the pine tree using a sugar cone and covered it with green icing using my star tip again.
To create the blue waves of the water, I used a large round decorating tip to add the blue icing in layers.
Tent, Tree, and Fire Decorations
Lastly, I made a tent using graham cracker pieces and covered them in chocolate icing.
I made the pine tree using a sugar cone and covered it with green icing using my star tip again.
I added rocks to the dirt and around the fire pit. My rocks were Milk Duds. For the fire logs, I used pretzel sticks.
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The candle in the middle was the fire!
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