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For this cake I followed some very cool free cake decorating ideas. I made it for a friend’s son’s first birthday which was a picnic/outdoor theme. The bottom is a two layer 10in round cake, frosted with green buttercream. The bear is the stand up 3D bear pan from Wiltons, also frosted in chocolate buttercream. … Read more
Thanks to this site for kid birthday cake ideas, my daughter and I made this cake. We doubled a white cake (mix) recipe and baked it in an aluminum roasting pan. We lined the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and loved that this pan gave the cake a bath tub shape. We melted … Read more
This was a July 4th cake. One has to make patriotic cakes on this date so this is what I made. It was eight layers high and had a sugar cookie base. The whole cake was iced in white and starred with red and blue. Those are red hots around the brim. I wanted to … Read more
I used a pumpkin cake recipe and used a Bundt pan for the big pumpkin and a custard cup (oven safe) for the little pumpkin. After baking I flipped them both upside down and frosted with cream cheese frosting then used some red and yellow frosting spray colors to make them orange. Threw on some … Read more
Emma just turned four and wanted to have a “Mommy Party” so I set out trying to figure out some baby shower cake tips of what you do at a Mommy party and what a Mommy cake looks like. This is what I came up with. I used a Wiltons wonder mold and one box … Read more
I made this baby cake for my niece. I used the Betty Crocker pan to get belly shape then placed atop a sheet cake and carved out. I laid fondant over the cake and airbrushed it. Polka dots are fondant as well. More Pregnant Belly and Baby Cake Ideas Cake by Laura T., Fairborn, OH … Read more
My son wanted a police/detective party. I searched for child birthday cakes ideas and came up with the idea of making a magnifying glass cake. I took two round cakes and placed them on each other for the glass. I made a square cake and cut it in 3rds using 2/3rds for the handle. I … Read more
I made a three tier cake using, each tier layered with chocolate cherry cake and butter vanilla cake with peanut butter icing for this Elmo Birthday Cake Idea. I covered them with fondant then used cookie cutters to put shapes on them. Since it was my son’s second birthday, I put a two on the … Read more
This homemade graduation cake was made for a friend’s daughter’s graduation… she loves monkeys. I made the monkey out of rice krispie treats, as well as the basketball. I then covered them with fondant. The books are red velvet cake (each double layered) covered with buttercream and fondant… everything else on the cake is fondant … Read more
This Football Birthday Cake was made for a cousin’s 40th birthday. He is a big Qpr fan so I tried to match the colours. Transporting it was difficult as the legs fell off! But I had taken some extra icing with me in case of emergency grafting! I know it’s not perfect, but I was … Read more
This Homemade Butterfly Birthday Cake was a chocolate mud cake with chocolate buttercream – bottom tier, and the top was vanilla sponge with pink buttercream. I crumb coated both tiers with buttercream and covered them with white fondant. Butterflies and flowers were made from flower modeling paste and attached to the cake with royal icing. … Read more
My son told me all he wanted for his 4th birthday was a fire truck. But he has so many fire trucks in his toy collection that I thought I’d give him something more memorable – a fire truck birthday cake. I did not trust my ability to use my 9×13 pan and cut the … Read more