Mary D.
My son asked me for a Spiderman cake for his 5th birthday. I searched online for some ideas and came across a cake that gave me the idea to make this cake and how to incorporate all of his favorite superheroes on one cake. I have never covered a cake with fondant before and now … Read more
My son LOVES SpongeBob, so for his 4th birthday I made him this SpongeBob Squarepants cake. I baked a sheet cake using 2 funfetti cake mixes. I tinted frosting yellow and frosted the top half of the cake. I split the bottom half between white and milk chocolate frosting. I frosted the face features using … Read more
My nephew is really into cars and trucks, so I decided to make him a dump truck cake for his birthday. I used the Wilton’s Dump Truck Pan. Since it was a small cake I decided to make it a 2 layer cake. I made two cakes in the same pan and iced them together. … Read more
My son loved Elmo and Cookie when he was 2. I made him this Elmo and Cookie Monster 2nd birthday cake. I used a sheet pan to make the base of the cake, which I frosted white. I used Wilton’s Sports Ball Pan and made 2 half balls. To make the eyes and nose, I had … Read more
My nephew liked Mickey Mouse, so instead of a traditional Baptism cake, I made him a Mickey Mouse cake. I couldn’t find a shaped pan, so I had to do it on my own. I iced a sheet cake smooth in white frosting. Then I used some round items (bowl and cups) to make the head and … Read more
My friend’s father was coming home from a long visit from Hungary and she was having a “Welcome Home” party for him. I couldn’t figure out what kind of cake to make so I made his favorite pizzas shaped into cake. I made a yellow round cake. I made 2 layers, but used them as separate cakes. … Read more
I made this stained glass cross cake for my nieces and nephew’s (triplets) First Communion. I used a regular chocolate cake recipe and baked it in Wilton’s Cross Cake Pan. I dirty iced the cake with white frosting. Then went over a second time to make sure that the chocolate cake was totally covered and … Read more
I made this Wiggles Big Red Car Birthday Cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. For the car, I used Wilton’s 3-D Cruiser Pan. I greased up the pan really good with shortening. I made a double batch of homemade rice krispy treats. Poured the rice krispy treats while hot into the cake pan, packing it … Read more