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Moana Birthday Cake

If you have a little one that loves the new Disney Princess Moana, you're going to be mommy of the year when you surprise her with this fun Moana birthday cake
Cuisine American
Keyword birthday cake, cake, Moana birthday cake, Moana cake, princess cake
Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 5 hours
Servings 24
Calories 445kcal
Author Lisa O'Driscoll | Fun Money Mom

Ingredients

  • 4-5 canisters white frosting
  • 5 boxes cake mix any flavor
  • 1 cup crushed vanilla wafers
  • candy melts - blue and white for the wave
  • candy melts - various colors for the seashells
  • blue and green food coloring
  • candy flowers
  • Non food items:
  • Moana figurines
  • Palm trees
  • Seashell candy mold

Instructions

For the seashells:

  • Melt colored candy melts for seashells, fill mold and refrigerate. To make the heart of Te Fiti, fill one of the round shells with green candy melts and after refrigerating, scrape the sides to make it round.

For the wave:

  • Melt blue and white candy melts separately.
  • Swirl colors together and use the bottom of a bowl to mold into a wave shape (see photos)
  • When set, add more blue and white candy melts until the wave is finished.

For the cake:

  • Use the cake mix to bake two 9x13 cakes (2 boxes per cake) and one 8" or 9" cake. Let cool.
  • Start with the 9x13 cakes and level both.
  • Frost one cake with white icing, then place the second on top
  • Cover 1/3 of the cake with white icing, then the remainder with blue icing
  • Cut the round cake in half and use frosting to put them together back to back in the shape of a mountain (see pictures)
  • Carve the top to make it look more like Te Fiti turning into the mountain
  • Frost with green icing and cover with candy flowers
  • One the opposide side, make a line across the cake of blue icing and another line of white icing
  • Swirl together to create the effect of waves crashing on the beach
  • Add palm trees to the edge of the beach
  • Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers over the white frosting to look like sand
  • At the water's edge, gently push the bottom of the wave into the cake. Using a small spoon or knife, dig about 1/2 inch of the cake out to make a spot strong enough to hold the wave. Fill the hold with melted candy and add the wave, securing in place to keep it from toppling over.
  • Place the green heart of Te Fiti candy under the wave and put the Moana figurines on the beach in front of it.
  • Place the seashells around the cake
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 816mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 51g