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My daughter Amberlie was turning 3 and wanted a special cake for her party. She is easy to please and didn’t ask for anything in specific so I used basically what I had at home. My mother-in-law and I went to the store to get basic ingredients and then while we both scratched our heads … Read more
I took all my inspiration for this Horse Birthday Cake from the cakes on this website! My daughter was turning 8 and had asked for a horse cake for her birthday party. I started with a 9×13 sheet cake that had been put in the freezer for a couple of hours, and cut a triangle … Read more
I wasn’t really sure what to make for my baby daughter’s second birthday. I guess I just followed her invitation theme (she picked the invitation card out herself while we were out shopping a month in advance). So, since the invitation had baby jungle animals, I went with it. I was inspired by the waterfall/Diego … Read more
I made this sheep cake for someone who was moving out of state. I just placed 2 9″ round vanilla cakes and frosted it light green with the Wilton Buttercream frosting. I made the sheep out of fondant rolled in an oval then added black feet and an oval shaped head that was smaller on … Read more
My friend asked me to make her twins some cupcakes for their 3rd birthday. I had previously made reindeer cupcakes for an earlier Christmas party (sorry I didn’t take a photo!). One of the children is a boy and one is a girl so I wanted to come up with something which would make the … Read more
It is a 3 tier cake, a 10inch, 8inch and a 6inch. I used home made buttercream icing,which will crust giving it that smooth look as if though it is fondant. I used colored fondant to create the pearl bordeer, and I used cookie cutters for the letters. I also used piping gel to help … Read more
For my daughters 1st birthday party! I wanted to do something special, I always purchase all family birthday cakes from local Woolworths but thought after finding this FANTASTIC site – “I could do that!” The cake was made from a packet mix (Maderia) purchased from local cake decorating shop. I actually baked the cake on … Read more
A good friend of mine is having a baby girl, and her name will be “Robyn”. I wanted to make a very special and memorable cake for her baby shower, so I decided to use the baby’s name as the theme for the cake! I sculpted a baby “Robyn” asleep in a robin’s nest complete … Read more
This was actually a baby shower cake, but could be for a b-day also. I covered this in brown fondant, cut out the circles in pink fondant and made the bow from strips of fondant
This Michigan Wolverines Onesie Cake was my first time in carving a cake and I am still learning how to use fondant. My friends’ for whom the baby shower was, both graduated from University of Michigan. I wanted to make a cake that reminded them of their university and hence made a onesie cake. I … Read more
I first baked my cakes, two 13″ and two 8″. I then froze them and next day cut them so they fit nicely and neatly on top of each other. I filled both with icing and layered them on top of each other. I then kneaded the fondant with a few drops of yellow icing … Read more
I made four “cakes” for my daughter’s first birthday. She is allergic to eggs, so I made eggless chocolate cakes for her. The only thing w/egg in it is the royal icing, which didn’t touch the cake. The royal icing was only used for decoration. Main cake – Pink Princess Castle Cake from the Wilton … Read more