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I DIY-ed a ‘professional’ level kids’ birthday cake for less than £25 using Amazon & eBay buys – I didn’t bake a thing

Published on June 02, 2025 at 09:59 AM

A MUM has been praised after showing how she transformed a supermarket kids’ birthday cake into a “professional”; level masterpiece.

Ellena, a mum-of-three, wanted something special to mark Gabriella’s big day, at a party they were throwing for her and her school friends.

Mermaid-themed cake decorated with frosting and gold accents.
Ellena wanted a gorgeous birthday cake for her daughter, and decided to give a £16 Tesco one something of a glow up
Woman revealing a decorated children's cake.
She had plans to take the cake from a supermarket offering to one that looked professionally done
Person decorating a pastel mermaid-themed cake.
After sprinkling on some pink glitter, she began adding mermaid sprinkles
Person decorating a mermaid-themed cake.
As she continued, Ellena admitted she was surprised by how much she enjoyed the process

But instead of forking out for a professional to make a for her little girl, she decided to give it a go herself.

She took to TikTok to share a look at the process, which she began with a mermaid cake she’d picked up from for £16.

Ellena began with some edible glitter dust, which she sprinkled over the top of the cake for some “extra sparkle”;.

Next up, some “mermaid sprinkles”; from .

“You get mermaid tails, you get mermaid shells, beads, you get loads of little different bits in the bottle,”; Ellena said.

“I also put all the colorful beads all the way round like a rainbow type just to make it a little bit different,”; she said.

As the transformation continued, she admitted it made her consider a career change.

“This is when I realised that I was actually really enjoying it and just thought to myself, hold on,

For a finishing touch, Ellena popped in a personalised topper she’d bought from eBay.

“Here it is – her fifth birthday cake from Tesco with a personalised touch,”; she said.

“And I’m actually pretty proud of myself. I think this mummy did pretty well with this cake guys!”;

“How to turn a shop cake into a professional cake for under £25!”; Ellena captioned her video.

This is so pretty mum,”; one person commented on the clip.

“I’m 33 in 1 week – I might buy this cake for myself!

“I want it haha, Well done to you for making a beautiful effort for your girl!”;

“Looks amazing!”; a third commented.

“You did such a good job,”; another gushed.

Ellena could also guarantee that the cake was going to be delicious, with Tesco saying of it on their website: “Vanilla flavour sponge layered with frosting and raspberry jam, topped with frosting and lustered white chocolate decorations.

“Magical mermaids are brought to life in this vanilla flavour sponge cake with under the sea coloured frostings.

“Hand topped with lustered white chocolate decorations.”;

Mermaid-themed birthday cake with
The last step was to insert the cake topper
Gabriella's 5th birthday cake decorated with mermaid theme.
Once she’d finished, the cake looked incredible

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