Paw Patrol Birthday Cake
Surprise your child with an unforgettable birthday cake that they’ll love! This easy paw patrol birthday cake is simply paw-some!
Keira demanded a Paw Patrol birthday cake for her 4th birthday party.
I wanted something easy that would come out looking amazing, so started looking for paw patrol cakes, and stumbled upon a cake idea but no tutorial anywhere.
I tweaked the idea a little, photographed my way through it and decided to share it with other parents wanting to tackle an easy Paw Patrol Birthday Cake for themselves.
It’s perfect for any kids Paw Patrol theme party!
Why You Willl LOVE this Paw Patrol Cake Recipe
- You don’t need to know how to decorate a cake or how to smooth frosting. Messy is good.
- One of the easiest birthday cakes I’ve ever made!
- Since toys make up a majority of the cake decor, it’s again, really easy to decorate.
- Chocolate! Lots of chocolate. Everyone will love it.
- It’s so cute! This cake is sure to be a hit with any Paw Patrol fan!
Paw Patrol Birthday Cake
Materials:
- Large Rectangular Cake Board (Bulk Barn)
- 2 x 9″ round Chocolate Cakes (made from one cake recipe or box mix)
- 1 Recipe Chocolate Buttercream
- Candy rocks (Found at Bulk Barn or Amazon) or M&Ms.
- 9 Kit Kat bars (4-Pack)
- Number Candle
- Rubble’s Digg’n Bulldozer Toy or Super Pup Rubble’s Crane (Found in-store at Mastermind Toys for $17 CAD but also available on Amazon.)
- (Optional) Paw Patrol Marshall’s Ambulance (Found in-store at Mastermind Toys for $17 CAD but also available on Amazon.)
Directions:
Level one of the cakes properly. Use a dab of buttercream on the cake board and place that cake on top. Frost the top of the cake generously.
Slightly level the second cake, you do want a bit of a dome so use your own judgement. Place on top of the frosting.
Cover top and sides of the cake generously with frosting, reserving some frosting.
Cut two of the kit kat sections so they are a little smaller than half a bar. Cut one kit kat section in half, and then another two so that they are a little bit taller than half.
Stand the pieces into the buttercream on the sides of the cake, graduating the sizes and then using the full sized sections around the rest of the cake. Be sure to leave a gap for the “ramp”.
Build the “ramp” with buttercream.
Arrange the candy rocks round the inside edges of the cake and spilling down the ramp, press the candle into the buttercream.
Place Rubble and his Digg’n Bulldozer Toy onto the top of the cake.
If desired, use buttercream to glue the Marshall’s Ambulance onto the board.
Serve & Delight your little Paw Patrol fan!
Paw Patrol Birthday Cake
This Paw Patrol Birthday Cake is sure to delight any little Paw Patrol fan. Pssst! It’s super easy to pull off!
Ingredients
- Large Rectangular Cake Board, Bulk Barn
- 2 x 9" round Chocolate Cakes, levelled
- 1 Recipe Chocolate Buttercream
- Candy rocks or M&Ms., Found at Bulk Barn or Amazon
- 9 Kit Kat bars, 4-Pack
- Number Candle
- Rubble's Digg'n Bulldozer Toy or Super Pup Rubble's Crane, Found in-store at Mastermind Toys for $17 CAD but also available on Amazon.
- Paw Patrol Marshall's Ambulance, Optional, Found in-store at Mastermind Toys for $17 CAD but also available on Amazon.
Instructions
- Use a dab of buttercream on the cake board and place one of the cakes on top.
- Sandwich the two cakes with frosting between them. I like to add a lot of frosting between the layers, but that is up to your preference.
- Cover top and sides of the cake, reserving some frosting.
- Cut two of the kit kat sections so they are a little smaller than half a bar. Cut one kit kat section in half, and then another two so that they are a little bit taller than half.
- Stand the pieces into the buttercream on the sides of the cake, graduating the sizes and then using the full sized sections around the rest of the cake. Be sure to leave a gap for the "ramp".
- Build the "ramp" with buttercream.
- Arrange the candy rocks round the inside edges of the cake and spilling down the ramp, press the candle into the buttercream.
- Place Rubble and his Digg'n Bulldozer Toy onto the top of the cake.
- If desired, use buttercream to glue the Marshall's Ambulance onto the board.
- Serve & Delight your little Paw Patrol fan!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 401Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 244mgCarbohydrates: 54gFiber: 2gSugar: 42gProtein: 4g
Elizabeth Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys travelling, developing easy recipes, crafting, taking on diy projects, travelling and saving money!
I love this cake so creative
You have made this delightful and delicious cake so easy to put together and the birthday child and his/her friends will not soon forget it. Thank you so much for ‘walking us’ through the whole procedure. Any lucky child, who has this cake for his/her birthday, will not soon forget it.
Your KitKat sticks are much longer than what I find in the store….did you double them to fit around the cake?
How many people would you say this cake would serve?
10-12? It’s an 9-inch round cake…
Can i make it bigger ? Do i have to change anything ?
You’ll need more kitkats, and if it’s taller then the kit kats won’t be long enough.
How much candy rocks should I use? Amazon has several sizes available..thanks!
I used a little less than a lb of the candy rocks.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful cake! I will attempt to make it in September for my 3 year old Paw Patrol party! Where can I find the chocolate buttercream recipe?
I shared one here: https://www.frugalmomeh.com/2016/03/carrots-dirt-cupcakes.html
I’d like to make this but if I use two 8 inch round cake pans and put them together-the KitKat bars are much shorter than they appear in your post. What did you do?
Nothing, lol you need to split the cake mix between two 8 inch round cake pans. If you are doing a full cake recipe per pan that might be your problem. I don’t think there are different size Kit Kat sticks as far as their length.
I see why some people may be confused. Its not really explained that you use 1 box of cake mix and equally divide it between two 9 inch cake pans. If you were to use two boxes the cake would be to tall for the kit Kat bars.
Hi there,
What recipe did you use for your chocolate buttercream?
This is my fav recipe for Chocolate buttercream: https://www.frugalmomeh.com/2016/03/carrots-dirt-cupcakes.html
If I were to make this cake the day before, do you think the KitKats would get soggy in the buttercream overnight? Should I add them on the day of?
They don’t get soggy. Just store somewhere cool. We had ours for about 3 days before we finished off the cake and it was fine right to the last.
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for taking your time to put together these instructions. You’re cake looks great and you’re instructions with pictures are too! Can’t wait to make this for my son!!
Hi this cake looks amazing, Would the cake ok to make the day before?
I just made this for my granddaughter’s 4th birthday, and it turned out beautifully! I loved that you showed step by step with both printed and photo instructions. If I knew how to, I’d attach a photo of it.
I made this for my son’s birthday but used Zuma and rubble because zuma was his favorite. I put zuma on top and made the top look like water with clear gel frosting with blue dye. It turned out awesome! The kids were all wide-eyed when they saw it and couldn’t wait to try the candy rocks. So fun! Thanks for the ideas!
That sounds cool! Do you have a picture you can share?
Hi. This recipe looks fab and perfect for my not so great cake making skills! Can you tell me how far in advance this cake be made? And do you store it in the fridge to keep everything set? Thanks
You can make the cake 1-2 days in advance and cover with clingrap and put in fridge. If you use packaged frosting, you can store cake covered with aluminum foil on the counter. If you use real buttercream, you will need to store in the fridge.
I like to take oreos and crumble them up and then mix with the frosting for the ramp. It makes the ramp a little more moldable, if you want that!