Ancient Egyptian-Themed Party
Posted on January 14, 2010 by Erica OBrien in cake design, Egyptian themed party, for the baker | 8 Comments

My seven year-old daughter is a very unique kid. She likes touching icky things, like frogs and snakes. She loves the Beatles and Jack Johnson. And for her seventh birthday party, she wanted an Ancient Egyptian party.

Now, believe it or not, the party supply store had very little in the way of Egyptian-themed decor. There was plenty Hanna Montana, but no Cleopatra. So, we had to make due.

For starters, we did some sand art. (No one got the Egypt/sand connection, but the kids had fun.) Definitely an outside activity, unless you have a really good vaccuum.

We also had a mummy contest.

For the cake, I wrote hieroglypics with an edible marker.

I made some pyramids out of brown sugar and hand-cut the Egyptian eye.
And I hand-molded some scarabs.
My daughter wanted chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache. And yes, she did say “ganache”. I’m telling you: she’s a character.
I just love this picture:

It was really fun.

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8 Responses to Ancient Egyptian-Themed Party

  1. Sharntelle says:
    May 5, 2011 at 10:50 am

    Your cake looks great! Would it be possible for you to maybe email recipe for cake/decorations to me? My email address is sharntelle_horses@hotmail.com

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  2. Melinda says:
    January 28, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    This was the most unique Egypt cake I have seen in my searches. I’m currently trying to recreate it! If you have any helpful hints/suggestions/directions etc. I’d really appreciate it! melindahowlett@hotmail.com Thank you for the inspiration!

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  3. Trish says:
    April 22, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    This is honestly such a unique and cool cake and it’s so hard to find a quality Egyptian style cake. I too am also trying to recreate it. Could you please send directions etc to my email: trish.curry@ntschools.net ? Thanks, your an amazing cake decorator! :)

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  4. Letia says:
    May 27, 2012 at 8:54 am

    I love this cake! I am looking to make a cake for my sister’s highschool graduation party. She loves Egypt as much as I do, and thought it would be perfect for her to have an Egyptian themed cake. I would love to know how to recreate this cake! Thank you!

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  5. Maggie Maggot says:
    July 12, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    This is so funny, I am currently planning my daughter’s 7th Ancient Egyptian birthday party. Love the cake! It’s nice to know there are other kids as awesome as her out there, and other mom’s who support them wholehartedly!

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  6. Alex says:
    January 3, 2013 at 11:08 am

    what an amazing cake! i would like to recreate this for my birthday so can you send me the recipe also? my email is yuffie0715@yahoo.com

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  7. Paula says:
    February 5, 2013 at 5:37 am

    This cake looks amazing! How did you create the aged/old look in the fondant??

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