Sushi Cake

I hate sushi. Yuck.

But cake that looks like sushi...I can do that.

One of my dearest friends had a birthday recently, and I knew her very favorite thing is sushi. I remembered that a couple of years ago my friend Angie created cakes shaped like sushi, and I wanted to try my own!

I went to the store and bought - white cake mix, vanilla frosting, rice krispies, green fruit roll-ups, and swedish fish. I also got a plastic sushi container and chop sticks from the sushi/deli counter.

First, I baked the white cake according to the instructions on the cake box. Once cooled, I leveled off the top of the cake to make it easier to decorate. I used the bottom of a glass as a stencil and cut around the edges to create the sushi shape (I didn't have one on hand, but a cookie cutter about 1 1/2" would work). I iced the top and sides of each cake, sliced the green fruit roll-up to match the height of the cakes, and wrapped two around each cake, using the icing as edible glue. I then covered the top of the cakes with the rice krispies, and finished with swedish fish.

The only kind of sushi I'll eat. Delish!

Craft on, little birdies