Planning a Bluey-themed birthday party for your Pumpkin?
This Bluey birthday cake is the cutest, easiest way to bring the iconic blue heeler to life no fondant or fancy tools needed! 🐶🎂
With soft vanilla cake layers, colorful buttercream, and Bluey’s smiling face on top, this cake is guaranteed to steal the show at your next party 💫
✨ Why You’ll Love This Bluey Cake
✔ Super simple no sculpting or fondant
✔ Kid-approved design with bright colors
✔ Easy to make with basic tools & piping bags
✔ Perfect for 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th birthday parties
✔ Totally DIY budget-friendly and fun!
Whether you’re a baking beginner or party pro, this Bluey cake is 100% doable and absolutely adorable 🐾
🔑 Key Ingredients That Make This Cake a Hit
✨ Vanilla Cake Mix : Classic, soft, and super kid friendly. Use your favorite box mix or homemade recipe!
🧈 Unsalted Butter : The base of dreamy, creamy buttercream that holds its shape for decorating.
🍬 Powdered Sugar : Sifted for silky-smooth frosting no lumps allowed!
🌈 Gel Food Coloring : Sky blue, royal blue, peach, yellow, and black bring Bluey to life.
🧁 Piping Bags & Tips : Essential for all the cute details (but a zip-top bag works in a pinch!).
👀 Candy Eyes or Frosting : The finishing touch that gives Bluey her cheerful sparkle
🎨 Decorate Your Bluey Cake
🖌 Use a reference image to lightly outline Bluey’s face on top of the cake with a toothpick
🎯 Pipe colored buttercream into place:
- Royal blue ears & head shape
- Sky blue cheeks & inner face
- Peach eyebrows + snout
- Yellow spots on forehead and sides
- Black nose, smile, and outline
👀 Add the eyes with candy or piped white + black frosting
💡 Bluey Cake Tips & Tricks
✅ Use gel food coloring for vibrant shades
✅ Chill between steps to keep details sharp
✅ Keep a damp cloth nearby to wipe tips
✅ Use toothpicks to clean up small mistakes
✅ No piping tips? Snip a corner off a ziplock bag!
🥳 Why This Bluey Cake Is a Party Favorite
It’s bright, sweet, and full of personality just like Bluey!
The colors pop, the buttercream is dreamy, and the smile on your kid’s face will be unforgettable. 💙
Great for themed parties, backyard BBQs, or daycare celebrations this cake is a total crowd pleaser 🐾
📸 Share Your Bluey Cake
Made your own Bluey cake?
Tag us on Pinterest we’d LOVE to see your paw-some creations! 🐶💫
🔗 More Birthday Cake Inspiration:
🍬 Magical Cotton Candy Cake Recipe (Pink & Blue Magic!)
🍫 Mini Chocolate Lunchbox Cakes (With Cute Messages!) 🎀
Ultimate Unicorn Cake Recipe: A Magical, Rainbow-Topped Dessert 🦄🍰
🛍️ Must-Have Bluey Cake Supplies
- Gel food coloring set – for vivid shades
- Piping bags & tips – for clean outlines & filling
- Cake turntable – easier smoothing & decorating
- Edible candy eyes – for quick, cute eyes
- Offset spatula – for flawless frosting layers
💙 Bluey Cake Recipe: Easy & Adorable Pup-Tastic Treat!
Description
Celebrate your child’s big day with this showstopping Bluey birthday cake made entirely from scratch! Featuring fluffy funfetti layers, rich vanilla-almond buttercream, and bright colors piped into Bluey’s cheerful face, this cake is as fun to make as it is to eat. No fondant, no stress just pure party joy in every slice 💙
Ingredients
🎂 Funfetti Cake Layers
🧁 Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
🎨 Decoration Tools
Instructions
1️⃣ Bake the Funfetti Cake Layers
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✔ Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line 4 cake pans.
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✔ In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
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✔ Add butter and mix until crumbly and combined.
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✔ In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites, buttermilk, oil, vanilla & almond.
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✔ Pour wet into dry and beat until smooth. Fold in sprinkles gently.
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✔ Divide evenly into pans and bake 30–35 mins until a toothpick comes out clean.
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✔ Cool 10 mins in pans, then transfer to wire racks.
2️⃣ Make the Vanilla Buttercream
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✔ Beat butter for 3–4 mins until fluffy and pale.
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✔ Gradually add powdered sugar + salt.
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✔ Mix in vanilla and heavy cream until smooth and pipeable.
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✔ Divide into bowls and color:
Sky Blue – face
Royal Blue – ears & fur
Peach – muzzle & brows
Yellow – spots
Black – nose & outlines
Brown – optional, for shading
3️⃣ (Optional) Shape with Rice Krispies
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✔ Microwave marshmallows 30 seconds. Stir in cereal.
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✔ Mold into ear or snout shapes. Let set 10 minutes.
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✔ Smooth surface with buttered fingers or acetate.
4️⃣ Stack & Frost
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✔ Level cake layers if needed.
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✔ Stack with buttercream between each.
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✔ Apply crumb coat and chill 20 minutes.
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✔ Frost with sky blue buttercream, smoothing with spatula or acetate.
🎨 Decorate Your Bluey Cake
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🖌 Use a reference image to lightly outline Bluey’s face on top of the cake with a toothpick
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🎯 Pipe colored buttercream into place:
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Royal blue ears & head shape
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Sky blue cheeks & inner face
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Peach eyebrows + snout
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Yellow spots on forehead and sides
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Black nose, smile, and outline
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👀 Add the eyes with candy or piped white + black frosting