I only make 4 cakes a year, my 2 kids and my best friend’s 2 kids. But I love it! I would do more but it takes a ridiculous amount of time, my hat goes off to all those cake designers who do this on a daily basis. I saw the beautiful Albino anaconda cake … Read more
I made this Fisher Price Rain Forest baby shower cake for my neighbor’s baby shower. She didn’t know what she wanted, so I asked about her baby room theme, and she was getting the rain forest theme for her soon to be baby boy. I got her a cradle swing so I had examples of … Read more
This is my snow leopard birthday cake. My son spends hours playing at being a baby snow leopard so I have to have some babies on there as well. The leopard was molded out of icing and then after I drew on the spots I gave them a light spray lustre in silver to make them stand … Read more
Someone wanted a cake to match their boa constructor. So I used red velvet cake to make it even more gross. I used a tube pan and cut down the cake to make coils and covered in fondant rolled out with different colors (like snake camo). It turned out decent.
This lion cupcake was a very easy cake to make! I baked 2 dozen cupcakes and smushed as many as I could on a platter side-by-side in a circle pattern. I put a generous layer of frosting across all the tops (I did not lift up in between cupcakes). After letting the frosting harden in … Read more
The story… Leading up to my daughters first birthday it wasn’t a difficult decision on the theme we wanted, mummy is Australian and daddy is Tanzanian, and because we are living in Oz it was going to be an African theme… and there’s nothing better than an African safari =) So came the fun task … Read more
When my friend asked me to make a snake cake for her 6 year old son, I had no idea where to start. I am not a professional and this was the first cake that was not for one of my own children – it was little nerve-wracking. I found a few pictures and I … Read more
My daughter initially wanted something different but I convinced her to try a crocodile after being inspired by a cake on this very site! There was a catch of course, it had to be her favorite color. So the purple crocodile cake was born. There were many ideas on how to make it look right … Read more
I was asked in 2012 to bake two graduation cakes for one family. I was told one would be a marine biology theme, the other zoology. I asked what college and was informed these were high school graduation cakes. Who knew? I asked the color and was told the graduates didn’t want their school colors, just their … Read more
I made this baby giraffe cupcake cake for a friend’s baby shower. She is having a girl so I made the giraffe yellow with pink spots. This idea was taken from an idea that I got from another website. I am not sure of the exact person or I would site their name. The cupcakes … Read more
I made this baby animal cake for my daughter Emily’s Christening. I didn’t feel like the more formal, more traditional types of Christening cakes. I just love the zebra skin on pink look, so I combined it all to make the most adorable, fondant baby animal cake. The cake itself was a moist, 22cm chocolate sponge with chocolate … Read more
I am submitting another cake which I made for my grand daughter who has just turned 5. She loves animals so we decided to have a jungle themed birthday. I was given the responsibility to make the cake and cup cakes. I am not a professional baker but do it as a hobby. I made … Read more