How to Decorate a Cruise Ship Birthday Cake

Enjoy a cruise ship shaped cake for any occasion.

Decorate a cruise ship shaped cake to take along with you on your next cruise or to enjoy with a cruise ship enthusiast. Cruise ship shaped cakes are much easier to decorate than other types of specialty cakes as it takes few carving or icing techniques to complete the task. Look at pictures of standard cruise ships before you begin to help you add accurate finishing details such as windows. Does this Spark an idea?

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Spatula
Butter cream frosting
Fondant
Chocolate Fondant
Colored squeeze frosting
Blue decorative frosting

Instructions

- 1
  
  Frost the ship with white icing or even butter cream in a thick layer until smooth, covering the ship entirely. Use fondant icing for a smooth finish over the butter cream. Placing the fondant is placed on top of the butter will give the cake the smooth appearance you need. Put the cake in the refrigerator to let the icing set for 20 to 30 minutes.
- 2
  
  Roll out chocolate fondant and cut a series of rectangles. Place these on the front of your cruise ship to depict the windows of the captain's chamber. Cut out either a series of circles or rectangles to depict the windows to the passenger bedrooms. Place these evenly on both sides of the ship.
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  Choose a colored frosting such as red or blue. Frosting in a squeeze container is easiest to use. Add details to your ship such as the name. Add decorative lines around the middle of the base of the ship.
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  Slice five or six rectangles out of the chocolate fondant and roll them into a birthday candle shape. Stand these up straight on the deck of the cruise ship, and evenly space them to represent safety barriers. Roll out a string of fondant and loop the fondant around the poles to pose as a safety rope.
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  Create water around the ship with blue whipped frosting. Using a spatula, spread the frosting around the base of the ship to create water. Use the spatula to pull the frosting slightly upwards to create waves in the frosting. Spread the frosting across the dish that is holding the cake so that it looks as if the cake is on the ocean.