I made this cake for a friends baby shower – the theme was rubber duckies. I used an oval cake pan and the 3-D duck pan from Wilton. The cake is covered in fondant and the soap and bubbles are made from fondant as well. It was a huge hit at the shower!!!s baby shower … Read more
A hairy 3D bear cake I created for my sons baptism. If I’m right, the tip number is 133 for the hairy look (a great result but a bit longer to do though). It is a round tip with 8-10 small holes so when you press the icing, it looks like hair coming out! I … Read more
I made this cake for my oldest daughter’s Baby shower. I used a rectangular sheet cake pan for the base. Using a Wilton 3-D Large Bear cake pan (used pound cake for the bear) I constructed the Bear first. After icing the base cake (double fudge cake with double fudge icing) I positioned the Bear … Read more
This Gator Birthday Cake is my first cake of this sort. It used 3 cake mixes and 3 icing recipes. It did not require fancy icing tools or prior experience to put on the icing. The ingredients were around $30, but it was over 2 feet long. The cake was baked in a large rectangle … Read more
I made this Gator cupcake cake for my son’s soccer team, The Gators, end of year party. I copied some photos that I found online of this concept. I used 24 cupcakes. To make them easier to decorate I put them in my freezer for about 1 hour, and then put a dollop of icing … Read more
I made this cake decoration idea for my friends daughter who is a huge fan of Steve Irwins hence the crocodile. I did a rough template on paper then cut out the cake. I waited until the butter icing was almost set, and then tapped over the icing with a spatula to give it the … Read more
My son loves Alligators. So for his two year birthday party I decided to go with a Zydeco theme (since his birthday falls so close to Fat Tuesday). I, being a health food nut, am always trying to make healthy baked goods staying away from sugar refined white flour food coloring etc. So I came … Read more
I got this idea for a crocodile cake from your website. What fun. I used a bunt cake for the body, cut into thirds with the pieces put opposite each other. For the head I used a 9×13 cake shaped into a head. I used marshmallows for the teeth and eyes and used all different … Read more
My father-in-law, always kept busy, was nicknamed The Beaver, as he would always be found beavering away in his home, office or the garden. For what ended up being his last birthday (his 77th) before passing away from cancer less than six months later, the whole family got together for a small party and an … Read more
This was a cake I made for a County fair contest though it could also be birthday cake ideas for children. The theme was “feathered farm friends”. It won 1st place! Since it was not going to be eaten and was going to sit out for close to 2 weeks in uncontrolled temps. I used … Read more
I made this purple cow cake twice actually. Once as it appears and once reversed with the cow being purple with white spots. I however do not have a picture. I used the Wilton Animal Cracker pan. For the tiny horns I used Good & Plentys and tied a ribbon for the bow.
When I asked my daughter, who was turning three, what kind of birthday cake she wanted, she requested a mama moo-moo and baby moo-moo cake. I searched online for a Cow Birthday Cake Idea and came across this website, and found all the inspiration that I needed! I baked the cake in 1-9 inch pan, … Read more