I made this Bathtub and Rubber Duck cake for my daughter’s second birthday since she was a huge fan of baths at the time. She’s not quite as wild about bath time as she once was, but she still thinks this is one of the coolest cakes ever. The great part is that since it’s a simple shape, it’s not very difficult to make. It’s wonderful for baby showers as well as baby birthdays.
Start by stacking four quarter sheet cakes. Yep, that’s a whole lot of cake, but since you scoop out the top two layers, it’s not as much as you’d think.
Once you’ve scooped out your tub sides, frost the entire thing with white buttercream. For a bright porcelain finish, you could then use fondant if so desired. Frost the inside of your bathtub with blue buttercream.
The remaining decorations are fondant or, in the case of the rubber ducky, chocolate. I colored fondant ivory for the soap, yellow for the towel, and I used edible silver pearl dust to create the faucet. The bubbles are simply fondant rolled into balls of varying sizes.
Rubber Duck made from Chocolate Candy Melts
This cute little rubber ducky is made from chocolate candy melts. For simplicity’s sake you could, of course, use an actual rubber duck, but if you’ve got the time and want an entirely edible cake, then try making your own chocolate rubber duck. I used a rubber duck candy mold, melted yellow, white, orange, and blue candy melts, and then used a small paintbrush to paint the mold. I used more melted candy to stick the two halves together (after at least an hour in the refrigerator) and then used a hot knife to smooth the seam lines between the two halves.
