Robert
I made this Homemade Giraffe Birthday Cake for my sister-in-law’s 50th birthday party. The skeleton of the cake was a PVC pipe that I used to support the neck and head. The body is made of vanilla sponge cake with a Bavarian creme filling, with a vanilla buttercreme crumb coat and covered in an ivory … Read more
I made this Homemade Baby Lion Cake for a friend’s baby shower. I used vanilla sponge for the layers alternating with rice krispie treat layers. I used a 1″ PVC pipe as my center support, threaded into a floor flange that is bolted to the base. I used vanilla buttercream as the filling and the … Read more
I made this Princess Castle Birthday Cake for a friends 4 yr old daughter. The first tier is vanilla sponge with bavarian creme filling, once it was stacked I carved the cake to the shape it is. I measured each wall panel seperate and cut up the fondant to the various sizes, then I used … Read more
I’m not one for typing. I’m an elevator mechanic that started making extreme cakes for fun. This Homemade Diaper Bag Cake Idea I made for my nephew who just had a baby. The cake consisted of a half sheet cake cut into 3rds then stacked on top of each other. The props are all made … Read more
I made this Twix Candy Bar Cake for a co-workers daughter, she loves Twix bars. I used vanilla sponge as the bottom layer, and chocolate sponge as the top layer. I wanted it to resemble a Twix bar when they cut into it. I used chocolate buttercream icing as a crumb coat. The cookies are … Read more
This Homemade Curious George Cake seems to be the most common to build. I made it for my niece’s son who turned 1. The hat is vanilla sponge with what else, banana filling. Then a buttercreme crumb coat and covered in yellow fondant. The monkey was harder because I didn’t want to use too much … Read more
I made this Homemade Slot Machine Birthday Cake for my mother’s 80th birthday party. This cake was about 30″ high with quite a few layers, the layers varied from vanilla sponge with fresh strawberries to chocolate sponge and rasberries. I used a PVC skeleton to suport the layers and to keep the cake solid. I … Read more
I made this High Heel shoe cake for my friend’s wife, yes, she loves glamorous shoes. The stand is made from perforated plastic, and was cut and bent into the shape. The cake itself is vanilla sponge with a vanilla butter cream. Once the cake was carved into the shape I needed, I dirty iced … Read more
I made this Human Heart Cake for my oldest brother, he is currently on the heart transplant list in New York. He recently had a procedure done, they had to install whats called an LVAD unit, it assists the flow of blood thru the left side of his heart. This should help him until a … Read more
I made this Swimming Pool Graduation Cake for my co-workers son. He graduated from high school. The pool is made of chocolate sponge cake with a chocolate creme filling. The cake has a crumb coat of buttercreme icing and covered in fondant. I used clear piping gel mixed with blue coloring to make the water … Read more
I made this Red Power Ranger Birthday Cake for my nieces 5 year old son. The bottom half of the cake is rice krispie treats for support, the top half of the cake is 3-10″ round vanilla sponges. After I carved the cake I used a butterscotch and banana filling. Once the cake was dirty … Read more
I made this Homemade Jet Helmet Birthday Cake Design for my brother, he is a huge Jet fan. The bottom half of this cake is rice krispie treats, for support. I used 3 8″ round cakes for the top half and started sculpting. The filling for this cake was strawberries and whipped cream. I guess … Read more