This was easily the most fun cake I have made to date. For any kid who grew up in the 1980′s, there is undoubtedly a soft spot in your heart for Nintendo and Super Mario Brothers. When an old friend asked about doing a Super Mario Brothers cake for her boyfriend’s 30th birthday, I was giddy. I couldn’t wait to get started. I wanted to depict all of the old, traditional pieces of the original game, but since they play the New Super Mario Brothers game on the Wii I decided to use that scenic backdrop, and I was thrilled with how it turned out.
Can you hear the music? “Do do do, do do do doo do, do do doo!…”
Everything on the cake was created with fondant and edible; I used toothpicks to create the detail on the bricks, coins and turtle and used a black edible marker for the faces and goomba legs. For the star topper, I pre-measured craft wire that I get at Michael’s, so that it would go about 1/3 of the way up the star, and the whole way into the top layer of the cake for support. I cut out the star, brushed on a little water, then gently pressed the wire onto what would be the back. I then cut another star and laid it on top of the wire and gently pressed it into the other star. This sealed them together, and the wire between them, to create a sturdy support for the topper. I let it dry overnight before adding it to the top of the cake before delivery.
A 360-degree look at the cake:
And a confession by yours truly:
I love video games. I own a DS, on which I love to play Super Mario Bros and Pac-Man (I’m so old-school). My Chief Culinary Consultant and I spend lots of time playing his PS3 and Wii. I’m partial to NHL09 (now NHL10), Tiger Woods golf and any of the boxing/fighting games. So there you go – a little glimpse into the non-kitchen world of the Brown Eyed Baker 
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You nailed this cake – I love it!!
If I showed my husband this post he’d be begging me to make this cake for his birthday and there’s no way I could recreate the masterpiece you’ve made here!
I love video games too though I’m no good at the sports ones…
Awesome!! Memories of childhood are flooding back! This is a rockstar cake, my friend!
What a lovely Birthday Cake! I wish someone could make this for me too. I would feel flattered!
Oh, this is my favourite! It’s amazing! But what cake was it?
Oh. My. God.
That is quite possibly the most amazing thing I have EVER seen!!! I want one!! I don’t think I could bear to cut it though!
Wow. Just wow!
BEST CAKE EVER!! LOL I love this!!
Makes me miss my Nintendo!
Adorable!!!SUPER SUPER CUTE! My sons wants a Mario cake for his Birthday in a week. But I really dont feel like all the work! So I think spongebob it is!!!
Love the cake, so cute! The colors are great too!
Wow, this is awesome – whoop whoop! Is it filled with 1-up mushroom goodness inside?
Hungry Jenny x
Oh my gosh this is so amazing! My husband would totally freak if I made something like this for his birthday – we both love old-school nintendo. You did an incredible job!
This cake is awesome… you did a fantastic job! Now my husband is going to want me to make this for him.
I love this! I have to make some Mario Bros. cookies ~ this cake is so cute.
I’m a tetris girl
Did you really only take the Wilton classes to learn how to do all of this? You are awesome! I have the super mario bros music in my head now. ha
Great job on the cake! I remember playing Mario Brothers all the time growing up!
The cake is AWESOME! Nice Job!
This cake came out so amazing!! I’ve seen a bunch of Super Mario cakes, and this one is my favorite!
As soon as this cake popped up in my reader the theme song started playing in my head!!! HOW CUTE IS THIS CAKE!?!? I love it! I never knew I wanted a Super Mario bday cake- but I do- oh well, I can turn 30 again next year. Fantastic job {Love the fire flowers!!}!
I LOVE this cake!! It is just so cool and absolutely perfect! You really did a great job. Oh, and thanks a lot for putting the theme song in my head. My co-workers are going to think I’m nuts today!! Heehee…
LOVE this! Absolutely perfect.
That is so “Super” Cute! Ha, I crack myself up…but truly, the coolest gaming cake I’ve seen!
I love this!!! Such a great idea! I love nintendo and we actually just bought an original super nintendo system from a used video game store! Its so fun!
Fabulous!! That was my favorite game as a kid. You did a great job capturing the game in cake. Love it.
Wow!! Nice job. I need to up my game because I think my husband would love a cake like this too. Now I have the song stuck in my head…do do doooo do do do do…..
WOW Chelle!! That is beyond impressive! Every simple piece of the decoration is just perfect! And the Mario bros themselves are stunning!!!
Awesome job! I absolutely love the detail you included on this cake.
I absolutely love this cake! I was just thinking about Super Mario Bros the other day, I used to play it all the time! Your cake is just perfect.
Amazing cake…. you’re very creative. What kind of cake did you make and what filling did you use?
This is AWESOME! I luuuuurve Super Mario Brothers, though I must say that I am partial to the 3rd one on original Nintendo. Level 7 was SO HARD! This cakes looks uh-may-zing.
That cake is awesome! I’m also a bit of a Nintendo geek myself. I love playing Wii games with my family like Mario Kart and Wii Sports. I was never allowed to have a game system while I was growing up so I guess I’m making up for it now.
That is frigging awesome. Heh, I think I need to bust out my SNES and play some Super Mario World now.
I love this cake! I’ll definitely have to file this idea away for my husband’s 30th birthday in two years…he’s a Mario lover as well.
I want this cake SO BAD! This is awesome!
This is an ADORABLE and beautifully decorated cake! I grew up in the Mario days and now my 16 year old son is playing Mario on the Wii!! Such a classic!
Who doesn’t love Mario? Good job, cake looks awesome!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! I have SMBro. for the Wii and it’s awesome! Brings back many of the traditional pieces of the original…
anyways, the cake is amazing!
That’s so cute! You definitely captured the whole game there- it reminds me of when I first moved to Maryland. I didn’t have older brothers or anything so I never knew about it until I moved and my friends had it. LOVE it!
This is the best cake ever! Great job!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cake! I’m still a Mario fan–and my 2 sons are obsessed, too. They’d love a cake like this–you did an amazing job!
HOLY YUM! what an awesome cake. i think i need it. now
That is so fun!!! My kiddo is very impressed…telling me about all of the elements on the cake.
Oh my, that’s adorable!
Wow, fabulous blast from the past. Great job!
My 13-year-old son says, “That’s a really cool cake!” Mario crosses all age barriers!
WOW! Amazing job!
Mario cakes always make me happy. They lend themselves so easily to fondant. Very cute!
You did such an amazing job with this cake! It looks wonderful!
OMG! Dude! I love it!
Wow… The cake looks amazing! Mario was always one of my favorite games, too… Lots of fun.
this is just AMAZING!
btw: i baked your espresso & coffee layered cheesecake with the ganache topping & it was a delight to bake…& super YUM!
the recipe was just perfect…thanks!!
K, this has to be one of the coolest cakes I’ve ever seen! My husband would go berserk over this. LOVE that the star says “30 up!” Too awesome!
Oh my goodness! What an incredible cake! Brings back lots of memories of playing SMB in a friend’s basement. You sure nailed it!
That is a sweet cake! Good job!
Super cool! Congrats.
That looks awesome, Michelle!
simply a.ma.zing!
AWESOME!! You did such a nice job with the smooth fondant and everything too! If you have any fondant tips and tricks on how to make it look so fabulous, please do share! I would have melted if I got that cake for my birthday. Mario rocks.
Fantastic job, girl! It looks PERFECT!
Wow. That is a spectacular cake! I am really impressed!
OMG – I am *dying* to get a super cool Super Mario cake to do! I did some cupcakes, but they were just for us, for my own amusement on a wintery-day. You did an absolutely amazing job! I am a big Wii and DS’er myself!
This is fantastic! My husband would be so thrilled if I made him a cake like this for his birthday!!!
This is soooo awesome!!!!!!
Simply superb. Pls post the recipes also.
It looks fantastic!
This is going in the “might be brave enough to try”-file for my husband’s birthday next year! I have until January to become a semi-pro at cake decorating.
Wow! You did a great job – it looks professional =)
oh wow, this cake is awesome! i can think of a few fellas who would be in love with this one, specifically a soon to be 5yr old whose birthday is coming up!
I love this cake, it makes me so nostalgic for my old super nintendo, I think I could play that first level in my sleep when I was a kid
What a fabulous cake!
That is SO awesome!
I love this cake!
Awesome cake. You really out did yourself. Very fun read.
LOOOOOVE the cake! I love anything Mario like this!! So very awesome. I especially love how you put “30 up” on top. I have a DS too and we got a Wii not too long ago and the new super mario brothers game. I love Mario!
Not much of a commenter, but this cake is awesome and needs to be complimented. Love it!
As in…this is soooo epic! This was the first video I ever owned at age 4. Love this cake!!
This reminds me of my friend’s SMB wedding cake. You can see it here: http://picasaweb.google.com/eliott.hayut/WeddingPhotos#5399722509687517826
Wow girl! This is amazing! You are so talented, wish I could take in-person lessons from you!
I am going to try to make a similar cake for my Brothers 28th bday but have no experience with fondont…do you have any suggestions?? Thanks!