Coolest Traditional Homemade Wedding Cake

Traditional Homemade Wedding Cake

My son and his future bride asked me to bake their wedding cake for them, all chocolate inside and all white icing outside. I used the groom’s fudge cake from the Wilton site except I used 4 squares of chocolate instead of 3. I baked and froze all the cakes and then 2 days before … Read more

Cool Homemade Dalmatian Cake

DOGS

I made this Dog Cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. He is really into DOG for the moment so he really insisted to make that for him. I went through a lot of photos that I found on the internet and I must say that this page was really inspirational. In the end I came … Read more

Poodles in Paris Cake

I made this cake for my daughter’s first birthday. I got the idea from a local bakery that wanted to charge $150, so I just made it myself. I made the top layer strawberry, the middle chocolate and the bottom white. I filled them with Bavarian creme filling. Someone put a finger in one of … Read more

Homemade Zamboni Birthday Cake

My nephew wanted a Zambulance cake after watching Zamboni videos on You Tube. I cut a 9×13 cake into thirds and stacked them to make the body, then carved it into a Zamboni. The lights are bicycle wheel lights that light up when tapped. The frosting is piped on buttercream, the wheels are oreos.

Coolest Teddy Bear Birthday Cake

Homemade Teddy Bear Birthday Cake

The Teddy Bear Birthday Cake is chocolate with chocolate buttercream icing mixed with vanilla for lighter color. I used a round cake pan for the face and 2 cupcakes for the ears. The eyes are mints with dark brown icing for the pupil, the nose and mouth are dark brown icing as well. I used … Read more

Coolest Duck and Frog Baby Shower Cake

Baby  > Other

This was my first try at making animals. I used gum paste for the animals, and used royal icing for the letters and the dragon flies. The dots and sign are made from fondant, and the cake is iced with buttercream. I learned that making animals from fondant is much easier than gum paste because … Read more

Baby Lion Cake

LION CAKE!!

I made this cake on 08/15/09 for my friend’s baby’s first birthday. I made the “mane” part using a pie pan. I made the “face” by making a separate cake and then using a paper stencil I drew myself placed it on the cake and cut it out. I used Funfetti cake mix for the … Read more

3-Tier Baby Shower Cake

under water baby shower cake

My best friend and i made this baby shower cake for our Friend. The baby shower theme was under water themed! The Octopus and Starfish were made from fondant and the Seaweed and bubbles were made from frosting! Around the bottom we used brown sugar to make it look like sand! Then we used frosting … Read more

Homemade Baby Shower Cake

Front of diaper cake

3rd time making a diaper cake…this one was too pretty not to share. Theme was originally Care Bears…too are hard to find these days so I used new mom’s colors of pink and yellow. The bottom is a sturdy cardboard wrapped in decorative wrapping paper (something that will match the rest of cake, of course). … Read more

THE CASTLE

I WAS TRYING TO DO A CASTLE CAKE BUT THIS IS WHAT I ENDED UP WITH . NOT QUITE WHAT I HAD IN MIND BUT I GUESS IT WILL DO. IT’S JUST A CAKE AND WE ARE GOING TO EAT IT ANYWAY. IT’S FOR MY DAUGHTERS 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY SUNDAY.

Coolest Homemade Princess Castle Cake

Homemade Princess Castle Cake

I found the idea for this Homemade Princess Castle Cake from a Betty Crocker video on a video website and made it for my niece’s 2nd birthday. It gives a short video showing exactly how to make it. Just run a search for castle cakes there. I had to adjust this a bit, since I … Read more

Coolest Pink and Purple Princess Castle Cake

Homemade  Pink and Purple Princess Castle Cake

This Pink and Purple Princess Castle Cake was lots of fun to make. I used a regular cake pan and a 7 in sq pan (leveled). Covered the cake in white icing. Then covered each cone with white icing and placed around all 4 corners. It helped to brake of the inside of the cone … Read more