Looking for amazing Pokemon Cake Ideas? Whether you’re simply looking for inspiration to place an order with your local baker, or whether you want to recreate one of these cakes yourself, you’re in the perfect place. Here you’ll find 16 Pokemon cake-decorating ideas, including easy designs with instructions to recreate these beautiful cake designs.
How to find a Pokemon cake idea suited to your cake-decorating level?
I’ve come up with a system. The cake ideas are presented to you according to their level of difficulty. There are three categories :
What Are Beginner Cake Ideas?
These are the easy cake ideas. If you’ve never decorated a cake before (or only did it once or twice), these are the cakes that you should pay attention to.
- What you’ll find: Beautiful cake ideas that only require basic cake decorating techniques. This is a great place to start your journey.
What Are Intermediate Cake Ideas?
Low Intermediate Baker: If you are confident that you’ve mastered the cake decorating basics, such as how to smooth a cake, but feel like you still have a lot of techniques to learn apart from this foundation, this category is perfect for you.
- What you’ll find: Pokemon cake ideas that require both basic decorating skills and one or two techniques that are a little bit more advanced. This is a great place to grow your cake-decorating skills.
High Intermediate Baker: If you’ve mastered both basic techniques and several more advanced cake decorating techniques, these cake ideas are made for you.
- What you’ll find: Stunning cake ideas that can be fairly challenging, but are a great place to get even better than you already are.
What Are Advanced Cake Ideas?
If you consider yourself an experienced cake decorator and have mastered most of the decorating techniques, including the use of fondant, then this is the perfect place for you.
- What you’ll find: Showstopping and challenging cake ideas, perfect to sharpen and maintain your skills.
The Grading System
Finally, I’ve also assigned a grade of difficulty to each cake inspiration: 1/5 being the easiest design and 5/5 being the hardest. The goal is to make the ranking the most accurate possible. You will find this to be particularly helpful if you happen to fall in the Beginner or the Intermediate Cake Ideas categories.
Growth Tip : This list is great a place to set goals about your cake decorating skills. Pin this post and come back later to tell us how far you’ve come in your cake decorating journey !
How to recreate these Pokemon cake ideas?
What cake recipe should you use to make your perfect cake come true?
To recreate these cake ideas, you will need a trustworthy cake recipe. You have several options.
Adapt your favorite cake recipe
There are a lot of ways to adapt a cake recipe. You mainly have four options to tweak your favorite recipe :
- You could change the flavor of your cake recipe: with citrus zest, the essence of your choice, or turn it into a chocolate or carrot cake for example.
- You could add a filling: a caramel sauce, a homemade flavored whipped cream, a flavored ganache, or simply a flavored buttercream.
- You could also add some texture: oreo bits, crumble crumbs, nuts, or fresh fruit for example.
- Finally, you could personalize your frosting.
Here, you can have a lot of fun and create a cake that suits your needs. For example, if you’re creating a cake for your children, one option that they could love is to make what I call a Twix cake. I use my favorite vanilla cake recipe and add a caramel filling and shortbread crumbs between layers. Then, I cover it all with a rich chocolate ganache.
Be careful, if you’re a beginner baker, having to figure out both your cake design and creating a new cake recipe could be overwhelming. Therefore, I always recommend taking your learning journey one step at a time.
Look for a cake recipe
Where? You can ask friends, or family or simply look on the internet. You have to keep two things in mind though :
- The recipe has to be suitable for cake decorating, especially for cakes that require stacking or carving (intermediate and advanced cake ideas).
- Once again, if you’re a beginner baker, be careful not to put too much on your plate and choose a recipe suited to your current level.
Use my cake recipe recommendation
Finally, you could try the delicious recipe I recommend. I firmly believe everyone should have a trustworthy chocolate cake recipe, and my chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting is perfect for beginners. I’m sure you’ll love it.
What you will love about this recipe :
- It has a perfect chocolate flavor.
- It’s a really easy recipe, perfect for beginners.
- It has a great texture.
How to follow the instructions of the designs.
For the cake designs in the beginner category: I’ll provide written instructions on how to recreate the cake idea presented to you. Don’t hesitate to watch video tutorials about the basic techniques such as how to smooth a cake.
For the designs in the intermediate category: I’ll provide some guidance on how to perform the more complicated techniques.
For the advanced category: you are an experienced baker, at this point, and you will find great opportunities to put this experience to use. To be completely honest, I cannot make myself several cake ideas from the advanced category, so trust your abilities and go for it.
Find the perfect Pokemon cake idea for your baking skills.
Growth Tip : If you aim to get better at cake decorating, you should choose a cake idea that feels sligthly above your current cake decorating level. Get out of your comfort zone !
Pokemon Cake Ideas Perfect for Beginner Bakers
Here, you’ll find 4 easy Pokemon cake ideas perfect for beginner bakers.
A Yellow Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 1/5.
What you will need:
- Enough frosting to cover and decorate your cake
- Sprinkles
- Pokemon cake toppers
- Edible pearls
- Chocolate
- Silicon alphabet mold.
How to recreate this cake?
- For the cover. First, you must crumb-coat the cake to avoid any crumbs in your final design. Apply a thin and even coat of frosting with your offset spatula all around your cake.
- Smooth it with your bench scraper, holding it at a 45-degree angle on the cake while spinning your turntable. Your bench scraper isn’t supposed to move, only turn the table.
- It doesn’t have to be perfect as it only is the first coat. Chill the cake 20 to 30 minutes (until your frosting sets) in the fridge.
- Then, apply a thicker coat of frosting and repeat the smoothing operation. Fill in any gaps and smooth the cake again. Repeat this operation until the cake looks smooth enough for you. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the covering process, if needed.
- For the chocolate letters. Melt the chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring frequently to ensure a smooth consistency.
- Transfer the melted chocolate into a piping bag. and pipe it into the letter molds.
- Tap the molds gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles. Smooth the surface of the chocolate.
- Chill the chocolate in the refrigerator (30 minutes) or freezer (5-10 minutes) to allow the chocolate to set. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the process, if needed.
- Once the chocolate has set, carefully remove the letters from the molds, and place them on your cake with your fingers or kitchen tweezers.
- Stick your sprinkles to the bottom of your cake, and place your chocolate letters.
- Chill Your cake again for 30 minutes.
- Cut the top edges of the cake with a hot knife to get sharp edges.
- Do little dots of buttercream with your piping bag and tips all around the top edge of the cake.
- Finally, decorate your cake with your Pokemon cake toppers and edible pearls.
What you’ve learned :
Chocolate letters are a great way to start writing on cakes for beginner cake decorators.
A Blue Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 1/5.
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover and decorate your cake.
- A piping bag and a star piping tip (like the 4B by Wilton)
- A little brush
- Gold edible paint (buy it or DIY it using extract and gold luster dust as explained here)
- Pokemon cake toppers
- Edible pearls
How to recreate this cake?
- For the cover of the cake. First, you must crumb-coat the cake to avoid any crumbs in your final design. Apply a thin and even coat of frosting with your offset spatula all around your cake.
- Smooth it with your bench scraper, holding it at a 45-degree angle on the cake while spinning your turntable. Your bench scraper isn’t supposed to move, only turn the table.
- It doesn’t have to be perfect as it only is the first coat. Chill the cake 20 to 30 minutes (until your frosting sets) in the fridge.
- Then, apply a thicker coat of frosting and repeat the smoothing operation. Fill in any gaps and smooth the cake again. Repeat this operation until the cake looks smooth enough for you.
- Chill your cake again for 15 minutes.
- Cut the top edges of the cake with a hot knife to get sharp edges. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the covering process, if needed.
- Draw little dots of buttercream with your piping bag and tip, wherever you want, and place your edible pearls.
- For the paint splatters. Simply dip your brush in your golden edible paint, and create splatter by pulling back on the bristles with your fingers and releasing it. Repeat until satisfied with the results.
- Finally, decorate the cake with your cake toppers.
What you’ve learned :
Paint spatters are a beginner-friendly way to elevate your cake.
A White And Red Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 1,5/5.
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover and decorate your cake.
- Pokemon cake toppers (you can use toys)
- Sphere cake toppers
- Sprinkles
- A piping bag and an open star piping tip (like the 1M by Wilton)
How to recreate this cake?
- For the cover of the cake. First, you must crumb-coat the cake to avoid any crumbs in your final design. Apply a thin and even coat of frosting with your offset spatula all around your cake.
- Smooth it with your bench scraper, holding it at a 45-degree angle on the cake while spinning your turntable. Your bench scraper isn’t supposed to move, only turn the table.
- It doesn’t have to be perfect as it only is the first coat. Chill the cake 20 to 30 minutes (until your frosting sets) in the fridge.
- Then, apply a thicker coat of frosting and repeat the smoothing operation. Fill in any gaps and smooth the cake again. Repeat this operation until the cake looks smooth enough for you. T
- Then, place your sprinkles on the wet buttercream.
- Chill your cake again for 30 minutes.
- Cut the top edges of the cake with a hot knife to get sharp edges. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the covering process, if needed.
- For the buttercream border. Hold the piping bag at a 45-degree angle next to the cake’s bottom edge.
- Squeeze the piping bag to release the icing, and pull the bag away while releasing pressure forming a shell shape.
- Keep piping shells to form a border around the cake. Maintain a consistent angle and pressure for uniform shells.
- Remember, you can always practice on a sheet of parchment paper before piping on the actual cake. To get more clarity you can watch this quick shell border tutorial.
- Finally, decorate the cake with your cake toppers following the pictures or your heart’s desire.
What you’ve learned :
Shell borders are a really classical and easy way to decorate a cake design.
An Easy Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 1,5/5
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover and decorate your cake
- Pokemon cake toppers
- Yellow fondant
How to recreate this cake?
- For the cover of the cake. First, you must crumb-coat the cake to avoid any crumbs in your final design. Apply a thin and even coat of frosting with your offset spatula all around your cake.
- Smooth it with your bench scraper, holding it at a 45-degree angle on the cake while spinning your turntable. Your bench scraper isn’t supposed to move, only turn the table.
- It doesn’t have to be perfect as it only is the first coat. Chill the cake 20 to 30 minutes (until your frosting sets) in the fridge.
- Then, apply a thicker coat of frosting and repeat the smoothing operation. Fill in any gaps and smooth the cake again. Repeat this operation until the cake looks smooth enough for you.
- Chill your cake again for 30 minutes.
- Cut the top edges of the cake with a hot knife to get sharp edges. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the covering process, if needed.
- For the fondant stars. Roll out your fondant to a 1-centimeter (or 1/3 of an inch) thickness. Use a rolling pin on a surface dusted with icing sugar so it doesn’t stick to the counter.
- Cut your stars out with a cookie cutter or follow a paper pattern with a knife. Wait for the fondant to dry a little bit before sticking it to the cake, so it can hold its shape.
- Apply a small amount of water to the back of the stars and gently press them onto the cake.
- Finally, place your Pokemon cake toppers on your cake.
What you’ve learned :
You’re starting to learn how to use fondant, which opens a wide range of possibilities to a cake decorator.
If you’re looking for more cake ideas for a boy’s birthday, check out my other boy’s birthday cake ideas.
Pokemon Cake Ideas for Intermediate Bakers
Here, you’ll find 8 Pokemon cake ideas perfect for intermediate bakers.
A Pokeball Cake
Difficulty Level: 2/5 (Low-Intermediate)
This design is the perfect cake to transition from beginner cake ideas to low intermediate.
A little guidance
I suggest you cover half of your cake and let the frosting set. Then, cover the other side. It will keep you from messing with your first color. It doesn’t matter if the demarcation isn’t perfect as it will be covered by the black buttercream.
A Simple Pikachu Cake
Difficulty level: 2/5 (Low-Intermediate)
This Pikachu cake is super cute and doesn’t require that much technique, so it’s definitely a win-win.
A little guidance
Simply use cookie cutters or paper patterns to get perfectly neat fondant pieces.
A Pink Pokemon Cake.
Difficulty Level: 3/5 (Intermediate)
This cake is a great inspiration to show you how you could turn any of the cakes from this list into something more girly. Simply play with the colors. Inversely, you could recreate this cake in a more neutral or blue color.
A little guidance
As always when making a cake with so many buttercream elements, always make sure that the previous buttercream layers are set before moving on. And, to recreate this two-toned buttercream you can simply follow this very quick tutorial.
A “Pikachu’s Lightning” Cake
Difficulty Level: 3/5 (Intermediate)
Yes, another Pikachu cake you must think, but what’s great with these inspirations is that you could basically adapt them to the Pokemon of your choice. For example, if your child’s favorite Pokemon was Charizard, it’d be really easy to use the same techniques to create another design.
A little guidance
To recreate this Pokeball cake topper, follow this tutorial, and adapt it to the scale you’d like you’re cake topper to be. And, if you’re wondering, how to recreate this Pikachu decoration simply follow a pattern guide, printed from the internet, and draw the details on your fondant with edible pens.
A “Pikachu And Friends” Cake
Difficulty Level: 3,5/5 (High-Intermediate)
Now that you’ve acquired all the basics of cake decorating, it’s important that you learn how to cover a cake in fondant. However, as you can see, even more experienced bakers still make the most of cake toppers (in this case Pokemon toys).
A little guidance
My three tips when covering a cake in fondant are the following:
- You should pay extra attention when preparing your cake. Make sure it’s leveled, and your buttercream (or ganache) should be very neat to get a cleaner finish.
- You should roll your fondant to a thickness between 1/8th inch and 1/4 inch.
- You should keep in mind that your first attempt probably isn’t going to be flawless, but it’s perfectly fine because practice will make your technique perfect.
Finally, here’s a detailed video tutorial, that’ll teach everything you need to know about this process.
A Fondant Pikachu Cake
Difficulty Level: 4/5 (High-Intermediate)
As you get more and more experienced, more and more elements from your cake will be handmade, as with these beautiful fondant Pokemon cake toppers.
A little guidance
Once you have recreated Gyarados, Charizard, Snorlax and Gengar (Pokemon cake toppers) let them air dry, so that they set and can be manipulated without causing any damage.
A Fondant Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 4,5/5 (High-Intermediate)
Considering how many fondant elements there are on this cake, once you’re done with it, the use of fondant will no longer have any secrets for you.
A little guidance
To recreate this Pokeball cake topper, follow this tutorial, and adapt it to the scale you’d like you’re cake topper to be.
A Tiered Pokemon Cake
Difficulty Level: 4,5/5 (High-Intermediate)
Before you move on to the next level, you have to master tiered cakes. This one perfectly suits your Pokemon theme.
A little guidance
When making tiered cakes, especially if they’re as high as this one, you have to pay extra attention to the structure of the cake. Therefore, you should always use a sturdy cake board for each tier, you should also support the bottom tier with dowel rods or bubble tea straws cut to the height of the cake. Finally, you should ensure each tier is leveled before stacking them.
Pokemon Cake Ideas for Advanced Bakers
Finally, you’ll find 4 complex Pokemon cake ideas for pro bakers.
A “Sky Pokemon” Cake
Difficulty Level: 5/5
If this is the cake design you choose, be assured that this high Pokemon cake topper will have a showstopping effect.
3D Pikachu Cake
Difficulty Level: 5/5
Pikachu being the most iconic Pokemon, a 3D Pikachu cake would perfectly suit your Pokemon theme. And, let’s be honest this cake is the cutest of all.
A 3D Pokemon Cake
Difficulty level: 5/5
If you really want to personalize your Pokemon cake, this one is a great idea. With its 3D effect and the personalized cake topper, you can be sure that your children will love it.
A “Pokemon Universe” Cake
Difficulty Level: 5/5
This cake reunites all the elements of the Pokemon universe in the cutest way. Kids will definitely go crazy for this cake.
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