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Easy Round Shirt Cake on White Background
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Easy Shirt Cake

Learn how to make easy shirt cake, homemade with simple ingredients and supplies. This round cake is decorated in fondant. Perfect for Father's day or Dad's birthdays.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Decorating time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 Slices
Calories: 729kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Bake the cakes and and let it cool completely.
  • Place one cake on a cake board and use a spatula to spread icing on top.
  • Place the other cake on top of the frosting and press gently until secure.
  • Ice the entire cake smoothly in frosting.
  • Roll out white fondant.
  • Spread it over the frosted cake smoothly.
  • Cut off excess around the base of the cake with a pizza cutter.
  • Cut a white fondant strip which is 2 inches wide and about 20 inches long.
  • Fold one side of the strip slightly inward. This will be the shirt’s collar.
  • Using some water and a paintbrush, stick this strip around the top of the cake, where you want the collar to be positioned.
  • Get some gift wrapping tissue paper and crumple it up. Place these in the middle and along the sides of the collar so that it doesn’t lose its shape.
  • Cut another white strip which is also 2 inches wide and about inches 20 long.
  • Stick this piece below the collar, along the center with some water. This will be the button line.
  • Cut off excess fondant on the top and bottom of this strip with a knife.
  • Cut a rectangular piece of white fondant (mine was roughly 3 by 2 inches). This will be the shirt’s pocket.
  • Use water to stick this piece on the side of the cake or wherever you want this pocket to be positioned.
  • Use Wilton’s cutter/embosser tool to make stitch marks around the collar, the button line and even the pocket.
  • For the buttons, cut out a few circles using a small cookie cutter.
  • Use a toothpick to make 4 tiny holes in these buttons
  • Use some water to stick these along the button line and collar and you are done. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Read all my tips above.
  • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days but the fondant decorations will become slightly sticky. 

Nutrition

Calories: 729kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 878mg | Potassium: 462mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 85g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 5mg