As strange as it may be, chances are that if you want to order an Elmo Cake from your bakery, you will be told that they can’t do it. Elmo, the character, is copyright protected. That was the case with a friend of my who wanted the Elmo cake for her 3 years old. So to help her out I decided to bake the cake myself (see the picture below). It was a breeze to make this cake with a Wilton’s Elmo Pan cake, you should be able to get this pan at your local baking supply store, or you can order it from Amazon. And as of matter of fact, most of the decorating was done with the tip #32.

When coloring the icing, you should be very careful not to put to much color. It is always better to add more, because it is hard to fix if you add to much color. Just use the tooth pick dipping one end into the coloring and adding one little drop of die at a time.

The inside of the cake is only limited by your imagination. If my memory serves me well, the cake in the picture was a chocolate cake. All the decorating was done in icing.

3 Responses to “Elmo Cake”

1. Doris Castro says:

   August 5, 2010 at 10:31 am

   Hi,

   I know this is a really old entry I have been seraching for ideas for an elmo cake for my daughter’s birthday. Can you tell me what size the cake is on the bottom? I have the elmo pan but was wondering what would be the best size pan to use that would support the elmo cake.

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2. Jeanne says:

   August 9, 2010 at 5:45 pm

   Doris,

   The “Wilton” Elmo will fit on top of a 11×15 sheet pan. However keep in mind that the Elmo cake along (one cake mix) will feed about 12 people – but I do not recommend filling the Elmo part of the cake. With a sheet cake on the bottom – you should be able to feed about 62 people….

   Alternatively, you can put the Elmo cake on top of 16-inch round cake. With a round cake your are looking at 77 guests!

   Do I hear PARTY?! Can I come? Just kidding.

   I hope you get this on time and good luck making your cake. Let me know how it went.

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3. Doris Castro says:

   August 25, 2010 at 8:18 pm

   Thank you for your reply. I have been meaning to come let you know I got. I have not made the cake yet I have plenty of time not until the end of September hehe.

   thanks so much for your tips!

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