Easy Superhero Birthday Cake

 A special friend requested a little 'different' kind of cake for his 6th birthday. He wanted Green Lantern, because Green Lantern is his favorite superhero. BUT he was having a party at a pool, so he wanted Green Lantern... swimming.

I decided to try to make what is called a 'frozen buttercream transfer' to make Green Lantern.

But when I got started, I was certain, just completely sure, it would not work. (I planned a trip to Target to buy the figurine. I was that sure it would be awful.)
So, that is why I don't have a whole lot of pictures of the technique, but I have a few. I will share my lessons, and give you a few links to more complete tutorials by others.

And maybe soon, I will try it again, and do a better tutorial, because it really wasn't as hard as I'd imagined.

First, find an image. I found this Green Lantern picture here. (Do a Google Image Search.)
Next, you need to flip it. Most picture programs allow you to do this. You need the mirror image because you will flip it over on to the cake.

If you don't have the mirror image option, just take a sharpie marker, and trace your outline on the paper, then when you flip it over, it should bleed through, and you can fill in that outline to make the reverse.

*Note: I recommend something with fewer lines than the comic book picture, if you can help it... especially for your first time. These symbols are so much easier, and more along the lines of what you may want to tackle first before the big guns! I made these for the cupcakes.

source - http://bekicookscakesblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/easy-superhero-birthday-cake.html