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    Home » Recipes » 3D Cakes

    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake for 1st Birthday - How to Make

    Published: Oct 7, 2020 · Modified: Aug 5, 2022 by Priya Maha

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    A round cake with 3D Mickey face as the top tier

    I made this Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake for a little boy's first birthday party. The cake was requested by the parents, of course. And they gave me a specific Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake image they wanted me to recreate as their little boy's first birthday cake.

    The original clubhouse cake image had the same 3D Mickey face on the cake as the one I recreated. However, the sides of the cake had the design of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on a blue background with white clouds. I changed the background to white and instead of the clouds, I added stars and round fondant cut-outs.

    3D Mickey face cake on a clubhouse themed cake
    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake

    Other than that, this Mickey Mouse clubhouse themed cake was pretty much the same as the cake image I was provided with. And as usual, I tried to trace the original designer of the cake. But much to my disappointment, there were just so many of this cake designs recreated all over the web, it was impossible to find out who the original designer is!

    Anyhow, this was a really fun cake to make and I truly enjoyed decorating this Mickey Mouse cake.


    How to Decorate a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake

    Main supplies for the Mickey Mouse cake design:

    • Cake – This is literally a 2 tier cake, with Mickey Mouse face cake being the first tier and the clubhouse cake tier being the second tier. Both cakes were baked using my butter pound cake recipe. The top tier was baked in a bowl while the bottom tier in two 8-inches round cake tins.
    • Buttercream – I used buttercream to sandwich the bottom tier and crumb coat both cakes.
    • Fondant – The entire cake was covered and decorated in fondant. I used Satin Ice in white, black, yellow, red, blue and light brown (white fondant tinted with Wilton Brown food color).
    • CMC powder – I added this to the black fondant when making Mickey’s ears so that they dry firmer and able to hold the shape after putting onto the cake.
    • Clikstix alphabet cutter– these cutters were for all the lettering work on the cake.
    • Star plunger cutter set
    • Round plunger cutter set
    • Round cutter set
    • Extruder tool
    • Pizza cutting wheel
    • Sugar craft knife
    • Needle scribe tool
    • Fondant glue

    Baking and preparing the cakes

    • I started by baking the cakes. The cake I used for Mickey Mouse’s face was dome shaped so I used a stainless steel bowl to bake it in. The bottom layer cake was baked using 2 round cake tins measuring 8 inches in diameter each. 
    • Once the cakes have baked and completely cooled down to room temperature, I leveled and sandwiched them with buttercream and gave both a thin buttercream crumb coat. 
    • I covered the bottom layer 8-inch round cake with white fondant and set it aside while decorating the ‘Mickey Mouse face’ cake. 

    Mickey Face Cake Topper

    • For the 3D Mickey Mouse face cake, I covered the dome-shaped cake in black. Next, I drew the light brown portion of Mickey Mouse’s face on a parchment and used it as a template to cut out the light brown portion of the face in fondant. I also drew Mickey’s eyes, nose and mouth on a paper and used them as templates to cut these features in black and white accordingly. 
    • I attached the eyes, nose, mouth, and eyebrows onto the light brown fondant cut out (from the earlier step) and then, attached it onto the cake. It is easier to add the facial features this way rather than putting them directly on the cake.
    Close up of a Mickey Mouse cake
    Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake - Top view of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Cake

    Mickey Mouse's ears

    • Next, I made Mickey’s ears. These were cut entirely in black fondant. I added CMC to it to allow it to set hard and firm. And I cut each ear using a round cutter and made each one of them to about 3mm thick. This was to allow a thin wooden skewer to be inserted through the center of the ears to help position them on Mickey’s face as well as to hold them in place on the cake (I brushed the skewers with some glue before poking them into the fondant). I did not poke the ears into the cake immediately after making them. I let them rest until they have hardened so that they don’t break or tear off from the wooden skewers when placed on the cake.

    The Clubhouse cake design

    • While waiting for Mickey's ears to set, I went on to decorate the bottom layer of the cake (the Clubhouse design).  
    • I started with the Clubhouse image. I cut the components of the Clubhouse using my round cutters and sugarcraft knife and attached them to the cake with glue. 
    • And then I added tiny stars in red, blue, and yellow on one side of the cake. While on the other side, I cut out rings (using my round cutters) and attached them to the cake. 
    • For the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake border, I pinched tiny pieces of red, white, black, blue, and yellow fondant in equal sizes. I formed them into round balls and attached them all around the cake. In attaching these balls, I made sure the colors matched the decorations on the sides of the cake. 
    A round cake with 3D Mickey face as the top tier, decorated in Mickey Mouse clubhouse theme.
    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake for 1st Birthday - A Mickey themed cake design

    • Finally, I added Mickey 3D cake on top of the clubhouse cake tier. Since the face cake was quite big, I supported its weight on the bottom tier cake with dowel rods (similar to supporting a tiered cake). 

    Name on the Mickey Mouse themed cake

    • I then added the wordings on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake. These were cut using the Clikstix alphabet cutters in blue fondant. I added the birthday boy’s name on the cake. The message “Our baby turns 1”, on the other hand, was added on the cake board. 
    • After that, I added a medium-sized long strip of fondant in black as the border for the Mickey Mouse face cake. The border was only attached to the black portion of the cake. I did not add any border to the front side of Mickey’s face. 

    And with that, the Mickey Mouse clubhouse birthday cake was complete.

    A Disney themed cake
    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake Design for First Birthday

    Like this Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake design? Here are my other posts you might want to check out:

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    • Pink Minnie Mouse Birthday Cake - A Decorating Guide
    • Purple Minnie Mouse Cake with Polka Dots
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    Recipe and Decorating Tutorial

    Here is the full printable version of my Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake recipe and decorating guide.

    A round cake with 3D Mickey face as the top tier

    Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake Design

    This Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake is a fondant cake with 3D Mickey Mouse face cake as the topper. Perfect 1st birthday cake for both girls and boys!
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Decorating time: 3 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
    Yield: 1 Two tier cake (8 inches bottom tier)
    Author: Priya Maha
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    Equipment

    • Clikstix alphabet cutter
    • Star plunger cutter set
    • Round plunger cutter set
    • Round cutter set
    • Extruder tool
    • Pizza cutting wheel
    • Sugar craft knife
    • Needle scribe tool
    Metric - US Customary

    Ingredients

    8 inches cake (bottom tier)

    • 480 g butter
    • 480 g castor sugar
    • 480 g self-raising flour
    • 8 eggs
    • 120 ml milk
    • ⅓ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 ⅓ teaspoon vanilla essence

    Mickey face cake (top tier)

    • 120 g self-raising flour
    • 120 g castor sugar
    • 120 g butter at room temperature
    • 2 eggs at room temperature
    • 30 ml milk
    • ⅓ teaspoon baking powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • ⅓ teaspoon vanilla essence

    Decoration and Frosting

    • Buttercream
    • Fondant
    • CMC powder
    • Fondant glue
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    Baking and preparing the cakes (you may need to mix the cake batter in 2 batches for the different tin sizes)

    • Preheat oven to 170 °Celsius.
    • Beat butter and sugar till soft and creamy for about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
    • In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold in the sifted ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with milk, starting and ending with flour.
    • Finally, add in vanilla essence and combine well. Pour batter into well greased and floured cake pans (two 8 inches round pans and one bowl shaped, heatproof bowl. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until the top of the cakes spring back when lightly pressed. The cakes are done when a skewer inserted in the center of the cakes comes out without any wet batter.
    • Remove cakes from oven and let them cool completely before icing and decorating.
    • Once the cakes are baked and have completely cooled down to room temperature, level and sandwich the 8 inches cake layers with buttercream. And then crumb coat both the 8 inch round cake as well as the bowl shaped cake.
    • Cover the bottom layer 8 inch round cake with white fondant and set it aside while decorating the ‘Mickey Mouse face’ cake.

    Mickey Mouse face cake topper

    • For the 3D Mickey Mouse face cake, cover the dome-shaped cake in black fondant. Next, draw the light brown part of Mickey Mouse’s face on a parchment paper and used it as a template to cut out the light brown portion of the face in brown fondant. Also draw Mickey’s eyes, nose and mouth on a paper and use it as a template to cut these features in black and white accordingly.
    • Attach the eyes, nose, mouth, and eyebrows on the cut out light brown fondant and then, attach the light brown section of the face onto the head. It is easier to add the facial features this way rather than putting them directly on the cake.

    Mickey's Ears on the Birthday Cake

    • Mickey's ears are cut entirely in black fondant. Add some CMC to it. Roll it to about 3mm thick and cut out the ears with a round cutter.
    • Attach a skewer to each of the ear cut outs. Brush the skewers with some glue before poking them into the fondant. Let the fondant ears rest until they have hardened so that they don’t break or tear off from the wooden skewers when placed on the birthday cake.

    The Clubhouse cake design

    • While waiting for Mickey Mouse’s ears to set, decorate the bottom layer of the cake (the Clubhouse design).
    • Start with the Clubhouse image. Cut the components of the Clubhouse using the round cutters and sugarcraft knife and attach them to the cake with glue.
    • And then add tiny stars in red, blue, and yellow on one side of the cake. Use the star plunger cutter to cut out the stars in fondant. While on the other side, cut out rings (using the round cutters) and attach them to the cake.
    • For the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake border, pinch red, white, black, blue, and yellow fondant in equal sizes. Form them into round balls and attach them all around the cake. In attaching these balls, make sure the colors match the deco on the sides of the cake.
    • Next, add the Mickey Mouse face cake on the clubhouse cake tier. Since the ‘face’ is quite big, support its weight on the bottom tier cake with bubble tea straws (similar to making tiered cakes). Attach the fondant ears.

    Name on the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake

    • Cut the letters for the name using the Clikstix alphabet cutters in blue fondant. Add the birthday boy or birthday girl’s name on the cake. The message “Our baby turns 1”, on the other hand, can be added on the cake board.
    • For final touches, add a long strip of black fondant for the border for Mickey face cake. Only attach it to the black portion of the cake. There is no need for any border to the front side of Mickey’s face.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 9784.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 1049.4g | Protein: 159.1g | Fat: 560.1g | Saturated Fat: 331.7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 34.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 150.7g | Trans Fat: 19.9g | Cholesterol: 3596.5mg | Sodium: 6873mg | Potassium: 1815.2mg | Fiber: 14.4g | Sugar: 611.7g | Vitamin A: 18575.4IU | Calcium: 1069.3mg | Iron: 17.3mg
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    And that's that. Mickey Mouse themed Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake.

    Happy decorating 🙂

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