I started this bear cake by making a basic sponge cake and filling it with strawberry jam. Using a picture of a ‘Me to You’ bear I copied the face onto a piece of grease proof paper. I placed the grease proof paper onto the cake and using a sharp knife i cut around the … Read more

For my son’s first birthday I wanted to do something special. I really had no experience in making specialty cakes and tried to do something simple but memorable. This is 2 round cakes, with 7 cupcakes (4 paws, 2 ears, nose). Nothing fancy, chocolate and cream cheese icing and red gel icing. The claws are … Read more

I MADE THIS CAKE FOR MY FRIEND AT CHURCH AND IT WAS MADE WITH ROYAL ICEING AND BUTTERCREAM HE IS A BIG CUBS FAN AND ASK ME TO MAKE AN ALL BLUE CAKE FOR HIM SO I USE THE CUBS LOGO AND MADE THAT OUT THE ROYAL ICEING .IT TOOK TWO DAYS TO MAKE IT … 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 these with the Wilton mini bear cake pan. They are all chocolate cake crumb coated with butter cream for the elephant, penguin, monkey, bull and rabbit. I cut off the ears and legs and the covered in fondant and shaped fondant in different places to make them look like the animal I wanted … Read more

I made this baby face cake for a baby shower at the office from an idea I’d seen online. The decorations were so simple. The cake was from a box mix and I made it in two 9 inch round pans which I stacked on top of each other. For the frosting I made a … Read more

Anytime you make a cake with gumpaste flowers on it, it’s best to make them first and let them sit so you can give them time to dry. I made these daisies using daisy cutters, gumpaste tools and a foam pad you can buy at Micheal’s. I made the middle of the flowers yellow, green … Read more

A good friend asked me to make her baby shower cake and I didn’t know where to start. I decided to make this simple, but elegant cake and it was a big hit. I used 3 different sized round pans and made 3 double layer cakes. Then I made marshmallow fondant from a recipe easily … Read more

My niece is a huge Disney Princess fan. For her 4th birthday, I wanted to make her a Princess castle cake. I came across coolest-birthday-cakes.com when searching for ideas. After looking at tons of photos, I decided to purchase the Wilton Castle Kit. I had a GREAT time with all the royal icing detail work! … Read more

For my daughter’s 5th birthday, she asked me to make a princess castle cake…this was a HUGE task, particularly since I have never made a cake before (usually I purchase them from my friend who owns a bakery and is very talented & trained). After doing some research and looking at different photos online, I … Read more

For my son’s 4th birthday, we decided on castle theme. I had only round shaped cake tins and a traditional oven(not a microwave). so i cut 4 circles into 4 squares and placed them together for the base of the cake. then place 2 round cakes to make the castle on top. i purchased the … Read more

For my daughter 5th birthday we had a whole Princess castle theme. I got the idea from looking at the castle on her plates and napkins I had purchased for her party, they were my inspiration for the whole cake! I used two round cakes, one large and one medium, and when it was done … Read more