10 Wild Animal Cakes Slideshow
1. Tiger Cake
Come here, pretty kitty! Whether you're celebrating the birthday of someone who loves wild cats, or graduated from a school with a big, feline mascot, this cake crafted by Pink Cake Box of Denville, N.J. is the perfect addition to your memorable occasion. While the cat looks all too real, it looks more friendly (and tastes more delicious) than you think.
2. Aquarium Cake
If your child loves fish and ocean life and celebrating at an aquarium is out of the question (or you did it last year, and the year before, AND the year before that), instead bring the aquarium to the party with an aquatic scene like this, created all in sugar, cake, and frosting by the New Jersey-based Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro.
3. Polar Bear and Penguins Cake
For the kid (or adult, don't be shy here) who loves Happy Feet, this is the cake to celebrate with. Created by The Butter End Cakery in Santa Monica, Calif., this cuddly polar bear is clearly quite friendly and not too hungry as he's surrounded by penguins sliding down the sides of the cake.
4. Scorpion Cake
Created by Chicago-based Tipsy Cake, this cake is one treat we certainly wouldn't want to come alive. Do you see those pincers?
5. Shark Cake
This is not just any shark, but a shark launching out of the water, coming to get YOU. See all the people swimming away in haste? Only Cake Boss Buddy Valastro could create a lifelike masterpiece like that.
6. Opossum Cake
You see them roaming the sides of the road at night, or hanging by their tails from trees, their beady black eyes looking down at you. Typically far from cute, this surprisingly sweet opossum crafted by Atlanta-based Perfect Wedding Cake is just the opposite. Filled with a gooey raspberry filling, and sitting on a bed of grass surrounded by flowers, this is one wild animal we wouldn't mind meeting.
7. Bird (and Nest) Cake
When it comes to cakes crafted in the shape of a nest, more often than not you'll see a baby chick sitting inside — not a bird. Yet, but when a robin-loving mom-to-be is celebrating a birthday, this sort of nesting creation from Duane Park Patisserie in New York City is just the sweet treat to serve on the big day.
8. Rat Cake
Rats. You've seen them on the subway platform, rifling through garbage, but have you ever invited them into your living room? One person did just that with this life-like looking creation from Clay's Bakery in Berwyn, Pa. that certainly will taste sweeter than it looks.
9. Dragon Cake
Created by Butter End Cakery for one young birthday boy who dreams of living in a fantasy world, this cake features a brightly-colored dragon sitting atop a castle that is built on a rock rising out of a sea of raging waters. While the lights are glowing at the front of the castle (see the yellow light shining), we hope no one's home — or they're in trouble.
10. Giraffe Cake
For a child, dreaming of a life-sized cake is often just that — a dream. But for one lucky birthday boy or girl, their dream came true with this amazing cake. Now, the question remaining is who is taller — the cake or the child?