I love doing themed birthday parties for my girls and I’ve always wanted to make custom cakes for them for their birthday. Yes, I’m one of those moms.
I’ve been using Pinterest for all my home decor ideas so it’s no surprise that I used it to plan my daughters Mickey Mouse birthday party! {Follow my birthday board here.} I was able to find lots of ideas and put a Mickey Mouse spin on them!
This Mickey Mouse hanging garland was inspired by a wall hanger decoration that I saw here on Pinterest! I traced mine with a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter onto construction paper and hung them with a thin string.
All the food was themed for the party. I used these Mickey Mouse character cutouts for the decorations on the table. This free Mickey Subway Art Printable is another cute table decoration, which I didn’t use, but I still love it.
And for the decorations on the punch and condiment bottles, I used some of the printouts from this free set of Mickey and Minnie printables. I added the custom lettering in Photoshop using the Walt Disney font. I meant to do a sign for “Clarabelle’s Chips” but I ran out of time, so ya know.
I made Elmo cupcakes and a Cookie Monster smash cake for Haley’s 1st birthday last year. This was my first time ever working with fondant, stacking a cake, and covering a cake this big so this was really my first time attempting such a fancy cake!
I could tell immediately that my first layer of fondant wasn’t going to look right but I decided to try and make it work, opposed to starting over completely. My top white layer of fondant turned out so perfect! I was a little disappointed with the bottom layer but the Mickey Mouse cutouts and the border covered some of the imperfections.
I used a Mickey Mouse template to trace my Mickey Mouse topper, which ended up being a perfect fit on my cake. The top tier is 2 layers from a 6 inch round, and the bottom is 3 layers from a 9 inch round pan. It took two cake mixes, both of which were store bought (Duncan Hines Dark Fudge Chocolate/Butter Yellow).
The fondant was Homemade Marshmallow Fondant using the Wilton Recipe, however I added a tiny bit of vanilla extract and a splash of lemon juice. And the icing is homemade cream cheese using this Martha Stewart Cream Cheese recipe since I like my frosting more cheesy-tasting, which helps cut the sweetness of the fondant.
The Minnie Mouse punch is a delicious strawberry flavored slushy punch recipe that my sister introduced me to. It’s marvelous!
I wanted to do a Mickey Mouse Balloon Pinata board but I wasn’t sure if Haley could even throw a dart, so I just let them pop the balloons with a toothpick and by sitting on them. They thoroughly enjoyed every second! The balloons were filled with candy, quarters, and small toys like yo-yos and erasers, although my girls seemed to be happier about the candy than the money! We were able to fill our balloons by hand without using any milk jugs or pvc piping.
Overall I was happy with the way the party turned out! My oldest, who will be turning 4 in October, has already asked me to make a Curious George cake for her birthday party.
Great job mom!! Your party looked great and creative!! Your baby girl looks so pretty!! Love it!!
WOW what a great party you put on, Happy Birthday Haley!! You have special mommy to make things nice!! Hope you can stop by Tasty Spot Tuesday &
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What fun and what a fabulous cake great job
Have A BIRTHDAYLICIOUS WEEK 😉
OMG what a gorgeous party. Love the photos.
Wow! You went all out for your little girl! I love all of the creative ideas you came up with. Love the food station names, and your cake looks professionally made. You did a great job at your first attempt using fondant!
I love a themed party! This Mickey Mouse party looks Fabulous!
Wow, awesome party idea, it all looks fantastic!!
Tammi
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Girl, that is so stinking cute it’s crazy! Hats off to you for being such a crafty mom! Teresa from NanaHood
You are one of those Moms and be super proud of it!!!! You did such a fantastic job!!!
That’s one heck of a party! You did an awesome job. And more importantly, it sure looks like she had a great time!
That is the cutest cake. I love Mickey Mouse!
Wow! what an amazing birthday party!
Love the Mickey Mouse cake and deco.. Happy Belated birthday to your princess 🙂
What a stellar job you did!!
Jenn
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Your cake looks terrific! I’ve never used fondant before and have been scared to even attempt it! Maybe I should give it a try 🙂 Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
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A wonderful Mickey Mouse Birthday Party! Beautiful pictures. Thanks for hosting.
Beautiful EVERYTHING!! This looks like one fantastic party. Well done. 🙂
Hey there Amy. Love this Mickey Mouse party and love that your lil’ ones name is Haley. I have a cousin who’s 4 and her name is the same but it’s spelled Hayley. And she also had a Mickey Mouse Party. Kids love Mickey. 😀 Who dont tho right? Tried to add you and couldnt find anywhere with GFC so I could follow you.
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This was so creative and wonderfully executed!! Go mama!
Looks like SO much fun!!!
ADORABLE!! HUGE Disney fan here! When my kids were growing up I always did themes party too. Super fun!
Cathy
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What a wonderful party!
I love the decorations and the food. That cake is just marvelous!
I have never even tried working with fondant, looks great.
My tot would love a Disney b-day! 🙂 Danica
WOW! What a fabulous party! Everything was perfectly executed!
Came to check this out and I have to say how impressed and awed I am whenever I see the creative works of moms like you. Amazing! Keep sharing the inspiration. One day I might get there! 🙂