How to Make a Flip Flop Cake the Easy Way

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By Jennifer W.
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Make from a heart cake pan- No cutting required!

Do you want to make a cake that looks like flip flops, but dread the idea of all the shaping and cutting? Find out how to make one, no cutting required. Make your summer party a hit with this simple cake, decorated in thirty minutes or less. Don't spend time cutting shapes of flip flops for a cake. Read on to find out how to make the easiest flip flops cake ever.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Bake your cake in a heart pan.

Prepare your cake. Mix a regular box of cake mix, using the directions on the side of the box. Pour the cake mix into a heart shape cake pan and bake. Bake according to the time and temperature on the box, for the appropriate size pan that you are using. Most are 9" but do vary.
Step 2

Ice the cake. After taking your cake out of the pan, allow to completely cool. Ice as you would any cake, with icing of your choosing. This is the color the bottom of the flip flops will be. Try and stick to one color. (You can add other details to the flip flops later on, once your cake is completed.)
Step 3

Pipe icing to seperate the flip flops cake.

Separate the flip flops. Find where the heart comes to a point on the top. From here, pipe icing of a second color out, about 2 inches, then move in a downward wave. This line separates the two flip flops. One appears to be behind the other. See photo for illustration.
Step 4

Add straps to your flip flops cake.

Add the straps to the flip flops. To make straps, go to each flip flop (side) and locate the center(top.) Draw a 1 inch straight line and then make a backwards V. Fill out the straps, making them thicker than the toe. See image for illustration.
Step 5

Outline the flip flops around the edges.

Complete the cake. Outline the flip flops around the edges in the same color as the straps. Once you are finished, add other details that you prefer, such as flowers, dots, or words.