I made this Panda Bear Cake for my sister Adara’s 24th birthday. It was so much fun to make. I actually carved a 13X9 box cake, baked of course (she happens to love the funfetti flavor). I cut out and around the edges to make the shape of the panda bear. Then took white frosting … Read more
This Polar Bear Baby Shower Cake was my second attempt at fondant. I really love it and have learned that I will only use Satin Ice Fondant unless in a really tight pinch and I don’t have any. This was for my sister-in-law and new niece Sara. My sister-in-law loves polar bears so we went … Read more
The idea from the cat cake came from my mother in law’s birthday, she’s a cat freak and her “baby’s” name is Maggie so I wanted to create an identical cake for her of Maggie. I was nervous because this was my first cake I ever designed that took detail. However it turned out really … Read more
I made this Cat Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I made 3 circular cakes, two small and 1 large. I cut the ear from one of the small cakes that I used as a head and face. Then I cut the tail from the other small cake. I put the large circular cake … Read more
Pretty simple. This cat cake was for my 1 year old, who was in love with the family cat. I used a 9 inch round and made a few cupcakes, which I cut up and fashioned the ears with toothpicks. The eyes are Mint Oreos with the pupils being brown M&Ms. The tongue is fruit … Read more
I had a friend call me at the last minute because he needed a birthday cake for his wife and the theme was puppies and kittens. I baked a 10 inch round basic yellow cake from scratch and made some homemade buttercream icing to fill and ice it with in pale pink. I made fondant … Read more
I baked this kitty cat birthday cake in the Wilton teddy bear pan. I first iced the edges in purple and then made an outline of the kitten in pink. I filled in the kitten with white stars. I added whiskers and a mouth in pink. I used dark purple to make the basket weave. … Read more
My daughter asked for a “Doggy Paw Cake” for her 3rd Birthday so I made a 9 inch round cake, sliced it in half, filled it with a whipped and cherry filling, iced the sides in buttercream and piped “green grass” also buttercream on the top and the trim at the bottom is buttercream. For … Read more
I love making cakes for my children’s birthdays, but haven’t gotten up the nerve to try a 3D cake yet. I made this cake for my baby girl’s first birthday. I made this dog cake in a 8 in square pan and frosted it with pink icing. I drew the dog picture freehand on paper, … Read more
I made this Homemade Dog Birthday Cake for my eldest niece Tammy. She had a Yorkshire terrier for her birthday so I wanted to make a sugar model of her pup. I covered the cake in fondant and piped writing. The dog and bed and toys are all hand made from sugar paste (fondant icing).
I made this Pekingese Dog Cake for a friend’s nephew’s 1st birthday. They have a Pekingese dog that he loves, and requested a cake of the dog. I had never made a “realistic” animal cake before, so this one was quite challenging. I first made 2 cakes in 9×13 pans and one in a round … Read more
A friend asked me to make her son’s fifth birthday cake. He wanted a Green Bulldog! The school he goes to has a bulldog mascot and, after researching bulldog cakes and images online, I found this image, which I enlarged, for the cake. I used a 10″ round pan and made a marble cake by … Read more