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Every year I am challenged to make a cake based on the theme my son chooses. For his 10th birthday he wanted a Red Dragon, to match his newly decorated bedroom. To make this cake I used two boxes of chocolate cake mix. I baked one box in a Bunt pan and the other in … Read more
When my son turned 7 I was asked to prepare a cake for the “Bug” theme he had chosen. This cake was made with one box of white cake mix. I baked the cake in a bunt pan and after it cooled I cut it in half, then joined the two halves together on one … Read more
This spider birthday cake was made for my son’s 5th “Bug” birthday party. Once again I was asked to create a theme cake and I found many ideas on this website. This cake was prepared using one chocolate box cake mix, baked in both a large and small mixing bowl. I used the larger bowl … Read more
The year of the Pirate! I was challenged to create two cakes to go with the pirate theme for my boys, age 4 & 6. I used two chocolate cake box mixes (Duncan Hines I think) and baked these cakes in separate Pyrex 9×13 casserole dishes. After the cakes cooled I cut them in half … Read more