After looking at all the cakes on this website I came up with the idea of doing the Tall Mountain of Dora birthday cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. My daughter loves Dora and I didn’t feel comfortable doing an actual Dora. I had so much fun making the cake! First I baked four cakes … Read more
For my daughter’s 2nd birthday I made this Dora the Explorer cake using a Wilton Dora cake pan. It was only my second cake ever and I’m not very experienced with piping…the directions from the pan seemed overwhelming so I just piped her hair and the outlines and spread the rest. I mixed the colours … Read more
I got a lot of inspiration for this cake from Finding Nemo picture cakes I saw on the web. Make two 10″ cake layers. I used 1 cake mix per layer. This gives a nice high-layered cake. I used a basic butter-cream frosting recipe. I made the background a darker aqua than the light blue … Read more
This Finding Nemo cake is really a whole ‘under the sea’ theme….though it contains Nemo and The Little Mermaid. I made the number three by making two ring cakes & cutting out appropriate pieces. I used these leftover pieces to make the ‘sea bottom’. The Icing for the bottom & surrounding water is buttercream tinted … Read more
My nephew is a big Stewie fan so when I was asked to make his birthday cake I figured I had to do Stewie. I made a 9×13 cake as the base. Then for Stewie’s head I made an 8-inch square cake and made a 6-inch round cake for his body. I went online and … Read more
Make your buttercream frosting one day prior to decorating your Dora cake: 1 – cup unsalted butter softened, 6-8 – cups confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 – cup milk, 2 – teaspoons vanilla extract. Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Add in 4 cups sugar then the milk and vanilla. At a medium speed of … Read more
Here’s the story behind making this Dora birthday cake. Last year we made a beautiful Sponge Bob cake (you can find a picture of this cake on this site named Nikola’s cake) so this year my nephew was eager to see his cake in the shape of his latest favorite cartoon character – Dora the … Read more
I made this Cinderella cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. I used the Wilton’s dress pan. I also used the rolled fondant. When using this I urge you to use a clear flavoring and kneed it in before rolling it out. The taste is not desired. When the cake cooled, I lightly frosted the dress … Read more
I prepared this Pirate birthday cake for my daughter’s sixth birthday. I had also planned a treasure hunt for the kids (25 in all) in the garden so the cake was in the shape of a treasure chest. I used two sponge cakes, one higher and longer than the other by about two inches. Place … Read more
My friend was in a bind for a pirate-themed birthday cake since her son is just crazy about Pirates of the Caribbean. I told her I could come up with something and after messing around looking at pictures on the web and other cake decorating ideas, we decided on making a treasure chest. Honestly the … Read more
This is for my son Raiden’s sixth birthday. The theme was skull! I had to make 48 cupcakes. I had never seen a cupcake cake before but really liked how this one turned out. Judging by the look on his face he did as well. I never let my boys see the cake before they … Read more
My mom made this pirate birthday cake for my 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son. It was a huge hit. When making the cake it helps to freeze the cake and to use a thicker icing. The kids and adults loved this cake. I would highly recommend this cake. More Pirate Birthday … Read more