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This was my Bridal Shower cake made for a special bride. The cake was made with two round cake pans. A layer of buttercream frosting was spread before stacking the two cakes. I then frosted the entire cake. I rolled out a large circle of white marshmallow fondant and draped it over the top of … Read more

I made this Bridal Shower cake for a friend of mine. I took a 16″ round pan and cut out an almond shaped piece to create the top of the umbrella. With the remaining cake I made the handle and rain drops. I iced the raindrops, using a star tip for their sides, then put … Read more

I am a wedding planner by trade and a cake junky by default. Being a wedding planner and a lover of cake decorating, I decided to learn. This past 1/1/11 I talked to one of my corporate clients into letting me marry them off instead of going elsewhere. As a gift, I made them a … Read more

It was my mom and Dad’s 50th wedding anniversary so I wanted to bake them a sponge cake to celebrate. I baked a 10 inch maderia cake when it was cold I sliced it into three piecies and filled it with butter cream and jam and sandwiched together. I then crumb-coated it and put into … Read more

I made this cake in college. I went to a Cordon Blue college of culinary arts in Chicago. We had to make an anniversary cake using fondant, pastillage, royal icing, flowers and beading. I really think this was one of my best cakes in school. I have recently graduated and now am starting my own … Read more

I made this Castle Wedding Cake for one of my best friends weddings. The bottom cake was made from a 14″ sponge, covered in ivory sugar paste, I used 4 mini Swiss rolls, 1 in each corner secured with buttercream, to give the castle effect. The tower was made using a 6″ round sponge cake, … Read more

I made this wedding cake for my neighbor who is also a good friend. It was a four tier stacked cake with four satellite cakes. The cake was white with white buttercream icing. The cakes were all filled with buttercream icing too. I used a beautiful lace mold that I purchased online. With this mold … Read more

My daughter requested I make her a red fondant wedding cake. Having never made one, I was a nervous wreck and began to make practice cakes in March for an August wedding. I also did a lot of research on the web for a Country Themed Wedding Cake Idea. This was the end product. I … Read more

Making this heart shaped cake was cool. It required that I learn to make “The Rose”…a very intimidating task for all of us who have never taken a professional course or class. So, I purchased the Wilton Flower nail combo size pack, and practiced. Note: I did this once everyone went to bed for the … Read more

My son & daughter in law had the theme colors of hot pink, zebra and black. At first I was not sure what this Wild Wedding Zebra Print Cake would look like together, actually, it was beautiful together. I had made cakes before; but, never with fondant. My son’s father made the fondant and rolled … Read more

This is my in-laws 40th anniversary cake I made them. It is covered in marshmallow fondant. The roses and the swag is fondant. I learned how to make the fondant roses on Youtube. The curly-que hearts and the pearls along the bottom of the cake is buttercream. First time decorating with buttercream. The ribbon is … Read more

This wedding cake I made for twi very good friends of mine from the UK – they got married in South Africa in a small town called Ixopo in the Natal Midlands. The cake is a chocolate pound cake, covered in chocolate fudge icing, with chocolate tiles around each cake. The flowers and roses are … Read more