My 2 kids both have birthdays in May (5 and 3) and they both love Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I decided to have a Pirate themed party for them this year. I looked through all the cakes on this site and decided to make a cake that was a combination of some of the … Read more
I made this cake for my son’s 5th birthday. Both the “lid” and the “box” is cake, with the “lid” on a thin sheet of wood and held up on either side with 2 wooden skewers, which I covered by “dripping” with yellow icing. The “outside” of the chest is frosted with chocolate frosting. The … Read more
This cake was for a bridal shower for my daughter’s friend. I baked the umbrella with a Wilton 18″ half round pan. I baked it in 3 narrow layers so I could fill it easier. I used the white wedding cake recipe and filled it strawberry cream. It is frosted in strawberry flavored buttercream, tinted … Read more
This was my second Easter Cake that I made. I got the idea from this site. Making the colors was fun.I put the cake in the freezer to get real cold so it was easier to cut and put the icing on it and then put back in the freezer for 1hr. Then I put … Read more
I made this cross cake for my daughters first communion. I don’t like to buy shaped pans because some are too expensive for a cake you will only need once or twice so I found online how to cut a cross shape from two 9×13 pan!I will try to explain the easiest way-but you can … Read more
To make this Me to You Valentine Cake I needed to bake a 10″ square pound cake and then cut it into pieces to form a sofa. I spread a layer of buttercream on each piece and covered it in pink fondant. After assembling the sofa cake I made some little hearts cut outs with … Read more
That was my first try to make flowers out of gum past. I made 3 tear chocolate cake, covered everything’s with fondant and glued the flowers on with icing.
My 4 year old daughter and I managed to quickly make and decorate this beautiful cake as a last minute gift for my Auntie. I baked an 8 inch sponge cake, then split it and sandwiched it with jam. I then rolled out a packet of white ready ice (fondant) and after coating the cake … Read more
My granddaughter wanted a Hannah Montana birthday cake for her 8th birthday. I thought that it would be cute for Hannah Montana to be standing on a stage as if she was in concert singing. I purchased a magazine about Hannah Montana and designed and made this backdrop using photos from it. I then made … Read more
I used the Elmo Face Cake Pan and then the grass tip to make the “fur”. It came out great – the grass tip is very forgiving, much easier than stars.
My daughter wanted a Wizard of Oz Cake. She found Wizard of Oz birthday party accessories in a magazine that included a ruby red slipper. Well, a Wizard of Oz cake isn’t a Wizard of Oz cake without a ruby red slipper on it. I bought a 36 oz tub of Nestle Tollhouse cookie dough … Read more
My daughter loves the Harry Potter series and so she wanted a Harry Potter themed cake for her 6th birthday. I wondered if attempting the characters in icing was a bit daunting, so for the actual “Harry” and friends, we ordered a photo icing topper to save a bit of time, as we have a … Read more