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Updated on June 19, 2024
Ninjago Cake. This step-by-step tutorial will help you create an amazing Ninjago cake. Perfect for birthdays and special occasions, it will help you design a cake that fans of the Ninjago series will love.
This is the last post for my son’s Ninjago party before I do a total party wrap-up showing how all the details came together.
I found inspiration for the cake I wanted to make at Pint Sized Baker. This cake was perfect because it wasn’t huge and already had the green Ninja colors!
LEGO Ninjago Cake
I made another cake using fondant when I created a face for the Thomas the Train cake I made several years ago.
I have always been intimidated by fondant, but it isn’t too hard to work with. The hardest parts were kneading the fondant and moving it once it was rolled out.
I think this one turned out pretty cute for my first attempt at a full fondant cake! I used a marshmallow fondant recipe that was not only easy to use but also tasty.
Make the Cake and Icing
To make the cake, I used round cake pans and a boxed cake mix. While the cakes were baking, I made the buttercream icing and fondant.
I started by covering the entire cake in a thin layer of buttercream.
For the fondant, I used Wilton icing colors to color some of it green, yellow, and black. The colors I used were Leaf Green, Lemon Yellow, and Black.
I left a small amount of the fondant white for the eyes.
Create Eyes
I started by rolling out a layer of yellow fondant to create the eye area. Using a sharp knife, I cut out an oval shape.
Then, I rolled out black fondant to create the details of the eyes and again cut those out using a sharp knife. I applied them to the yellow piece. Last, I added tiny pieces of white for the center of the eyes.
After the eye details were ready, I placed it on the cake towards the top half.
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Add Green Mask
I then rolled out all of the green fondant. I eyeballed the opening to determine how big the eye space needed to be.
I rolled up the green fondant onto my rolling pin and transferred it to the cake.
The great part about this cake was that it didn’t have to be completely smooth. I was able to have some wrinkles around the base to look like his mask.
Have you ever used fondant before? Do you have any tips for me?
gale says
I’ve never used it but always think I want to try. This one came out great! It totally looks like a ninja hood (or whatever ninjas call that).
Pint Sized Baker says
It turned out really cute! I’m sure your son LOVED it! What fun memories.
The only tip I can share, is that I cut my green mask into two parts. I had a top part and a bottom part. And when you are working with a large piece of fondant, roll the fondant up around your rolling pin to move it over your cake.
I loved my Wilton cake decorating class at Michael’s! They are a lot of fun!