In these trying times, it’s the little things that cheer us up. This 90s theme cake is no exception. The theme is perfect, in the 90s we wore bright colors, plaid, animal prints, one-shoulder overalls, and sweatsuits. I mean we were styling. Don’t forget the infamous mixed tape we bought from suspect street vendors or made ourselves to pump up the volume in our cars. Can you say, Spice Girls? I am feeling a bit nostalgic.

How to Make a 90s Theme Cake

I had so much fun making this cake. However, it’s no secret some cake supplies are REALLY hard to find right now. I mean, who would think that eggs and a stick of butter would be a hot commodity.

Also, all the craft stores are temporarily closed (sad face). So I had to do a lot of improvising. I used only what I had on hand. Which means I had to make my own fondant (yeah) and my own cake base (see my trick for boards here).

Because this was a tiny cake, I only needed a 10-inch base. I made a vanilla cake with vanilla Italian Meringue buttercream (I had to spare eight eggs for this). The taste of the Italian Meringue buttercream is well worth it. Why be stingy at this point right? I frosted the cake using this method because eggs are precious and the cake was being covered in fondant. I made zebra-striped fondant, cool fondant shades, Rubix cube, and a colorful fondant mixed tape.

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90s Theme Cake Decorations: Fondant Rubix Cube, Fondant Shades

To make the decorations on the cake, I used fondant mixed with tylose powder to make them nice and firm. Then rolled out the fondant to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut out using the templates for the shades, the MTV logo, and the mixed tape. 

For the mixed tape I cut it out using the template.  Then used a combination of edible paper and fondant to over the front.  Then I went around with a black edible marker.  I made this overnight to give it some time to dry.

For the Rubix cube, I used the template for color inspiration and for size.  All templates are in the free resource library.

Of course, I couldn’t choose what I loved the most about the cake, because I love all the design. However, I am really loving the zebra-striped fondant, it is certainly a throwback to the 90s. It was a tie between the shades and the zebra stripe fondant. See the steps below on how to make them.

How to make Zebra Striped Fondant

Zebra-striped fondant is super easy to make. It is a multi-step process, however, the result is worthwhile.

Materials:

• Hot pink fondant
• Black fondant
• Xacto knife
• The mat (optional)
• Small mat
• Rolling pin

Step 1: Roll out the Black and Pink Fondant

The first step in this process is to roll out the black fondant thinner than 1/8 of an inch. This is important to remember because the additional weight will start pulling the stripes away.

Cover with plastic and place this to the side, then roll out the pink fondant.

Step 2: Making Zebra Stripe Shapes

To make the shapes use a Xacto knife to make shapes of Y and other shapes with pointy tips. There is no right way of doing this so have fun.

Step 3: Add the Black Stripes to the Pink Fondant

Carefully remove the black fondant and place it on the pink fondant. Try to interchange the Y pattern with the other patterns, there is no real method to this.

Then use the rolling pin and roll out the pattern from top to bottom. This will stretch the fondant even more, but that’s ok. The goal is to make the black fondant become a part of the pink. See my note above about the thickness.

If you are using the Mat, flip it over, so that the section with the print is on top.

Step 4: Add the Fondant to the Cake

Carefully add the fondant to the cake. Secure the top section first. Then secure the top corner, but remember to cut off all the excess fondant. You will need to move quickly or else the fondant will rip. Secure the fondant to the cake using a fondant smoother. Then cut away the excess fondant at the bottom of the cake.

Step 5: Add the Cake to the Cake Base (Board)

Remove the cake from the turntable, then place the cake on the final cake board. Use candy melt to secure the cake and place it a little to the back.

Make a rope of pink and black fondant and place around the cake. This covers any imperfections on the cake. That’s it a 90s theme cake. See the final cake below.

Don’t forget to pin for later.