I made this for my very young brother-in-law’s 10th birthday, he is a HUGE soccer fan and asked if I could make one for him, so I took on the challenge. The Sponge I made the whole cake from scratch, not store bought cake mix, just flour cocoa powder and lots of love, I made … Read more
This soccer theme birthday cake was especially made for my son who is a great fan of Inter F.C. You need to do a square or rectangular cake as base then for the ball I did two cakes in a bowl and then attach them together to form the ball. I covered the cake with sugar … Read more
I made this soccer birthday cake for my nephew’s birthday. I haven’t made a large cake like this for over ten years. I had forgotten about a few things, 1) was how heavy cakes get, and 2) was don’t make it bigger than your car! We fitted it in the car without an inch to spare and drove very slowly to … Read more
When a friend approached me with the picture of Manchester’s logo I was like sure this is a challenge! Chocolate being a hot universal favorite they wanted a choco-walnut cake. All they cared about is the logo. Here is what I made, a chocolate walnut cake with glace chocolate icing, the logo with sugar paste and the cake base … Read more
This soccer ball cake was made for a friend’s 8 year old son birthday party. He is a soccer player. All he wanted for his birthday was a soccer ball for a cake. He kept asking his mom to make sure his cake was a soccer ball. This was a easy cake to make the … Read more
I wanted to make a soccer themed cake for my son’s 7th birthday party (also soccer themed). I began by making two 12×18″ yellow cakes. Each cake was made with 14 cups of cake batter (approximately 3 boxes of cake mix). Once the cakes had cooled, I wrapped them in plastic wrap and aluminum foil, … Read more
I baked 2 x 8 inch sponge cakes, these were then left to cool. On one cake I spread jam and on the other I spread butter cream, these were then sandwiched together. I then placed it on a plate and covered in butter cream and then placed in the fridge to chill. While the … Read more
I made this Soccer Ball Cake for my son’s end-of-the-season soccer party. It was so much fun and a big hit with the team! I created my own fondant for the first time. It was easy to make and tasted much better than store-bought. The cake was made with a Wilton soccer ball pan and … Read more
Inspired by other cakes on this site, I made this Homemade Soccer Ball 14th Birthday Cake for my nephew who is turning 14 and of course plays soccer. It is a Pumpkin carrot cake made from scratch and the icing is cream cheese frosting from scratch as well. Next time I might use a more … Read more
Here are my birthday cake recipes for the soccer ball cake. I used the Wilton Soccer Ball pan. I used a marble cake mix. For Icing: 1 1/2 cups Crisco, 1/2 cup water, 2 lb. powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla (clear), 1/2 tsp. buttercream flavor (clear). Cream together Crisco, sugar, salt, vanilla, … Read more
The football is made in a Christmas pudding tin. I used this wonderful site to get my idea. It is iced with home-made fondant which I rolled out and using a hexagon template made the pattern on it with a blunt knife. I then laid it on the spherical cake and painted the black hexagons … Read more
I got the idea for this Soccer Ball Birthday cake from a website. It was only my second try at a fondant cake and, believe me, if I can do it then anyone can! The base was a Three Milk cake with caramel frosting. The grass was flaked coconut with some green coloring gel. The … Read more