Webkinz Birthday Cake Ideas
Webkinz is a popular line of kids' plush toys that come "alive" online with corresponding virtual activities and lessons. Any child that has a Webkinz will love a Webkinz-themed birthday party. But with so many kinds of Webkinz, what kind of cake can you make? The most popular include picture cakes, 3-D character cakes and Wheel of Wow cakes.
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Webkinz Picture Cake
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To make a Webkinz picture cake, start with a basic rectangular or round cake. Since Webkinz are so varied, absolutely any flavor of cake will fit the theme, so choose the guest of honor's favorite. Ice the cake with a light background color like white or yellow, or choose something a little more colorful.
Some people take a picture of the birthday child surrounded with her Webkinz toys, and have that photo put on the cake. To do this safely you need to have the picture printed with edible ink, which you can get done online or at a local bakery.
Another option is to draw a picture of a Webkinz character on your cake. Blow up a photocopy and trace it onto wax paper. Then trace your design onto the cake by placing the wax paper on top and poking holes with a toothpick along the outline. Fill in your picture with colored icing. If you have a more detailed picture, trace it with a non-toxic pencil or crayon onto edible rice paper. Place your design onto the cake, and draw over the lines with dark gel or fudge icing. The rice paper will melt into the cake, and is completely edible.
As a third choice, make your character designs by cutting the shapes out of sheets of fruit roll-ups or colored fondant, and placing them on the cake. Use kitchen scissors or a sharp, serrated knife to cut your designs. To work with fruit roll-ups more easily, place them in the microwave for a few seconds first.
3-D Webkinz Cake
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The easiest way to make a 3-D character cake is to start with a shaped cake mold of an animal or teddy bear. Then decorate the 3-D cake with colored icing to look like the Webkinz character you want it to be.
Another option is to make a round base cake and put a 3-D character on top. You can mold one out of marzipan or fondant. Or use a couple of cupcakes for the head and body, then decorate them with icing. Ice your base cake in a colorful icing, or use green to represent grass, decorated with icing flowers or rosettes.
Wheel of Wow Cake
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The simplest Webkinz cake looks like the Wheel of Wow, an online Webkinz game. Start with a circular cake. Draw a small circle in the center with icing, then draw wheel spokes coming out from the center circle to create eight equal segments. Color each segment with a different color of icing. Place small items in each segment, such as candies shaped like animals or fruit, coins, or plastic party favors.
In the center of the small circle, write the guest of honor's name and age, or the word "Wow." Chances are, that's what your guests will say when they see your Webkinz cake.
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