How to Make a Frog Picture on a Birthday Cake
To decorate a cake for a frog-themed birthday party, make a simple frog face. Using store-bought tubes of frosting and corresponding decorating tips, draw a basic yet cute frog picture for an adorably simple frog cake. Whether you are decorating a round or rectangular cake, a simple frog-face picture will fit the cake nicely. Charm the birthday child as well as the birthday guests with a happy-frog-face birthday cake. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Light green buttercream frosting (optional for background)
- Spatula or butter knife
- Decorating tips
- 2 green frosting tubes
- 1 white frosting tube
- 1 black frosting tube
Instructions
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Prepare the cake for the frog decoration. Frost the whole cake in the desired color. (A light green color may be a good background for your frog picture.) The Martha Stewart website topic “Cake Decorating 101” suggests frosting a chilled cake with buttercream frosting, then chilling the iced cake for about 15 minutes.
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Apply a round decorating tip to a tube of green frosting. Draw a large oval shape for the frog's head. Fill in the oval with lines of green frosting. Blend the lines of frosting with a spatula or butter knife. The result should be a solid-green oval.
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Draw two green circles on top of the head for the eyes. Fill in the circles just as you did with the head.
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Remove the round decorating tip. Rinse clean and attach to the white frosting tube. Draw two smaller white circles inside the green circles. Fill in the white circles.
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Remove the decorating tip. Rinse clean and attach to the black frosting tube. Draw two smaller black circles (for pupils) inside the white circles. Fill in the black circles.
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Use the black frosting to draw a line for the frog's smile. Draw two small nostrils above the frog's smile.
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Tips & Warnings
When decorating a cake with tips, the Good Housekeeping website article “Cake-Decorating Tips” suggests holding the tip close to the cake while squeezing the frosting with even pressure.
