20+ AMAZING Mermaid Birthday Cakes You Should See!
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Are you planning a Mermaid Birthday Party?! Mermaid party themes are SO popular, and are one of my most requested party ideas. If you’re planning a Mermaid Party for your child, you’ll most definitely need an awesome Mermaid Cake! I’ve found a ton of Mermaid Birthday Cakes that are guaranteed to impress your guests and are perfect inspiration for planning a Mermaid Birthday Party. And don’t worry, there are even some cake ideas that you can make yourself!
I’ve updated the post, and now there’s 20 different Mermaid Birthday Cakes to inspire your next baking project!
One of my most popular posts is my Mermaid Birthday Party Ideas posts, where I found some of my favorite ideas for planning a Mermaid party. My own daughter is begging for a Mermaid birthday this year, and I’m excited to plan her party! It’s the perfect summer birthday party theme!
When I plan a dessert table, the main element and centerpiece is definitely the birthday cake! I’m amazed by some of the INCREDIBLE mermaid cakes that people have made, and I will definitely be using some of these as inspiration for my daughter’s cake!
Mermaid cakes can definitely be beautiful and elaborate, but some of these cakes can be transformed into an incredible DIY Mermaid Cake!
DIY Mermaid Cake Supplies
Make your own mermaid cake with these awesome cake decorating kits from Amazon!
DIY Mermaid Cake with FREE Mermaid Cake Decorations SVG
Make your own Mermaid Cake for your next party with a store bought cake (this one is from Sam’s Club!) and a DIY Mermaid Cake Topper! And the Mermaid Tail is filled with GLITTER!
This Mermaid Cake is both gorgeous and perfect for a DIY – create an ombre design with buttercream icing and then add a few small decorations and even an Ariel toy if you’re having a Disney Little Mermaid Birthday Party!
Ariel-Inspired Mermaid Cake
“I was able to create an enchanting tablescape perfect for my Ariel loving princess. I wanted this party to give a nod to the famous under-the-sea princess (hence the “dinglehopper” and spoon detail) without screaming ARIEL everywhere”
The addition of sprinkles and colorful buttercream swirls makes this cake really special – you can buy a Mermaid sprinkle mix and some plastic tails and you could use this cake as inspiration for your own cake!
Mermaid Cake by Sprinkle Shop
The addition of sprinkles and colorful buttercream swirls makes this cake really special – you can buy a Mermaid sprinkle mix and some plastic tails and you could use this cake as inspiration for your own cake!
This Mermaid cake with buttercream icing is the PERFECT inspiration for a DIY cake. Take a few colors of icing and add sprinkles and a mermaid tail. Done!
Mermaid Birthday Cake for a 6th Birthday Party
“A mermaid birthday cake for a swimming party: every little girl’s birthday dream, judging from the popularity of mermaid parties lately.”
This is one of my favorite Mermaid birthday cakes I found. The seaweed and gold details are so pretty! My daughter would definitely like a cake like this one!
Magical Mermaid Cake by Starbird Bakehouse
This is one of my favorite Mermaid birthday cakes I found. The seaweed and gold details are so pretty! My daughter would definitely like a cake like this one!
Create your own mermaid cake with these cake pans available on Amazon!
Unicorns AND Mermaids? How fun is this rainbow Mermaid Birthday Cake?! My youngest daughter would be obsessed with it.
Magically Fun Rainbow Unicorn and Mermaid Birthday Cake!
“This mermaid birthday cake has to easily be one of the craziest fun cakes we’ve been asked to create so far. The inspiration behind this was little Emily’s love for a My Little Pony movie about unicorn mermaids (seriously… why didn’t this exist when we were 5?!?).”
I love the simple DIY buttercream frosting details on this adorable Mermaid cake!
Mermaid Oreo Funfetti Birthday Cake
“Every year I make myself a birthday cake (cue last year’s peanut butter and jelly cake and 2017’s chocolate cake) and despite some big projects that I have been working on, I still managed to make an over-the-top…”
What tween girl wouldn’t love this tie-dye mermaid cake for her birthday!?
Mermaid Cake: White Cake with Whipped Buttercream
“This under the sea themed cake starts with a classic white cake, topped with fluffy whipped buttercream and some white chocolate seashells. It’s sure to bring happiness, color and great pictures to any party or get together…”
This is an awesome mermaid sheet cake! You could even DIY it with a sheet cake from Costco or Sam’s Club!
Easy Mermaid Cake for a Mermaid Birthday Party – Merriment Design
“Make this DIY mermaid cake with scales and tails, no special cake pan needed! This easy mermaid cake is shaped into a number 9 cake with cute mermaid tail.”
Buttercream details are my favorite! And they’re easier than you think! You just need a variety of icing tips.
Mermaid Layer Cake – Love and Confections
“No mermaid party is complete without a Mermaid Layer Cake. This moist vanilla cake with vanilla almond buttercream is sure to be the highlight of any Summer dessert table. Colorful frosting, sprinkles and candy melt mermaid tails give the perfect mermaid vibe!”
Mermaid scales are easy to make with a large round piping tip and a spoon to flatten dollops of icing.
Mermaid Cake – Preppy Kitchen
“This delicious mermaid cake has super-moist vanilla layers wrapped in decadent white chocolate buttercream. The scales are so easy to make but beautiful!”
DIY Mermaid Birthday Party Decor and Mermaid Birthday Cake Tutorial
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Hi, y’all! I’m Charynn, the owner and designer of Pineapple Paper Co. I’m a mom of four kids (two girls and two boys) living in Pittsburgh. I love hand lettering, anything southern, cocktails, and of course, pineapples! I am excited to share my SVG files, printables, and craft projects with you! The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality, and I welcome y’all to my little corner of the internet. Read more…