Someone-Special
This swimming pool cake I made for my 10 year old daughter’s birthday party, it was held at the local swim center and I wanted the cake to reflect the venue. The hardest part was making the slide to stay up using fondant. The best part was making the little people for in the pool … Read more
We made this dragonfly cake for my mom who loves dragonflies. After seeing how others had approached the design, we decided to combine different approaches into one. For the body, we used 3 different containers. A mini loaf pan for the body, a 2 cup measuring cup for the head, and smaller 1 cup ingredient … Read more
This Hogwarts Ice Cream cone cake was made for my twins’ 9th birthday. I was inspired by cakes on this site, but once I got going, it became an original creation. This Hogwarts cake required very little skill, just props and an internet connection. As you can see, much of the cake it not cake … Read more
I made this popcorn cake for my daughter’s eighth birthday party which had a movie theme. I used a large mixing bowl to bake the cake in and the top of a cupcake mold pan as the domed top. The cake was covered on butter cream icing and then fondant. The “popcorn” is mini marshmallows … Read more
A friend of mine works out an is kind of a muscle man. I found the little smurf toy and it all came together, except for the figure the cake was all eatable!! I carved the cake into a basic mushroom shape using the carved off pieces to build up the top. No fondant just … Read more
I did this Chip ‘n’ Dale birthday cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. He was not interested in any cartoons till 20 months until he saw Chip n Dale cartoon. Along with him, I became a huge fan of those cute little chipmunks. So I decided to make his 2nd birthday special with his favorite character. … Read more
I was feeling bored yesterday, so I thought I would amused myself by trying to make a wedding dress cake, would be ideal for a bridal shower. Started by using my freestanding bell tin for the skirt. I then used my bottom cake tin for for the Bust and shoulders. I did this by cutting … Read more
I made this Angry Birds Star Wars cake for twin boys for their 5th Birthday. It started off going to be a straight forward Angry Bird cake which I was familiar with but then they changed their minds to Angry Birds Star Wars cake. I had never even seen Star Wars let alone heard of Angry … Read more
My kids found a baby turtle on the beach two summers in a row. Their uncle raised each turtle for a year for them and then released it. What better way to celebrate this uncle’s birthday than give him another turtle we found on the beach but in cake form? I felt badly cutting into … Read more
I did this messy sweet tooth cake for my niece’s 4th birthday. She couldn’t decide what her theme wanted to be, so I had an idea for this cake. I showed it to her and she loved it! (she is the only grand kid… so she gets what she wants!) I must say she LOVED … Read more
Our 1 year old just loves chewing on crayons that her big sisters leave lying around so when it was her birthday I had this idea of making a Crayon cake – but with no idea what it would actually look like or how to do it! So I googled it and of course scores … Read more
This is my camo hunting cake complete with edible antlers and an edible chocolate rifle with scope. I made this in March 2013 for my son’s 9th birthday. He loves to go hunting with his daddy and this is what he ordered. I am far from being a professional baker (maybe one day!!) but I … Read more