My 11 year-old daughter, Hope, chose a puppy theme for her birthday this year. She recently started volunteering at our local animal shelter and decided that she would donate her party to them. She asked her friends not to bring her gifts, but instead to bring gifts that dogs and cats would like. Obviously, she … Read more
The inspiration for my daughter’s 8th birthday cake, is our year old working cocker spaniel, Poppy. The pair of them are the best of friends. When I started the cake I took lots of pictures of the model! I made one large rectangle cake, two 7 inch round cakes, one small bowl size cake, and … Read more
At church for our youth, we try to have a special birthday snack for each child. My granddaughter requested cupcakes for her 8th birthday celebration. She loves animals of all kinds and told me she would like to have cupcakes that look like all different kinds of puppies. I didn’t really know where to start….so … Read more
I made a dog shaped cake for my friends birthday. She adopts dogs constantly.. I knew she had to have a dog cake. After many searches I decided to try this out. I used a round cake cut in half for the body, a 6 inch round cut in half for the head. I used … Read more
The inspiration for this Beagle cake was my son’s obsession for Beagle dogs. Each year I try to make him and his twin sister their own cakes. I got bold and attempted to make him not just dog, but a beagle dog. I played around with a layout of different pans long before I made … Read more
I baked 3 cakes (1 large round and 2 9×13 pans). Then I cut the shape of the circle face, the smaller oval for the top of the face for the mouth, the ears, paws, and collar. After that, I frosted the whole cake white and put it in the fridge to harden. After it … Read more
I began making cake when I stopped working to take care of my kids. It was a very interesting road. As they got older the ideas got harder. By no means do I know what I’m doing. But somehow I end up with a cute cake. My son asked me to make a cake that … Read more
This is the first fondant puppy I’ve made for a cake. I made this for my sister’s birthday and wanted it to be something that she would really love. The puppy is her dog Harley Davidson. I made him out of fondant by forming a large oval for the body and attaching a small oval for the head … Read more
My nephew is crazy about pugs! So as his 18th was coming up I asked him if he would like me to make his cake, he said yes but I kept the cake a secret from him. So on to the pug! I wanted to make a 3D pug to sit on top of the … Read more
My sister-in-law Annie and her grand-kids, 1 and 5, were coming for Thanksgiving. Annie’s birthday had just passed. Could I make a quick, fun birthday cake while also cooking a turkey, dressing, potatoes, etc.? I thought she and the kids would like a dog face cake since Annie is a dog groomer. I couldn’t find … Read more
The granddaughter of a friend of mine, was celebrating her eighth birthday. I have made all her cakes since she was born, and since she was three, she has expressed exactly what she wanted for her birthday- flavor, colors, character,etc. This year it was to be a 3D dog, purple in color and bow in … Read more
This Pug party birthday cake started with 3 ten inch round layers filled with butter cream. I froze the cake for a few hours in order to be able to carve it. I used a photograph of our former pug to get the exact shape of the head. The nose was the hardest part. I … Read more