This birthday cake decorating idea was made by quartering bunt cakes and laying them in alternating patterns. The cake was covered with buttercream icing, and smoothed by using Viva’ paper towels, just lay the paper towel over the icing and rub softly in small circles. The warmth of your hand will mold the icing, and … Read more
This cake was for a 30th birthday party for a wonderful “swan” I work with. It started with a white cake mix using the Wilton Rubber Ducky mold. I cut off the head and made a slot in the front and on the bottom for the swan neck. The swans neck is curved 1/4 inch … Read more
This homemade tiger cake was for my daughters best friends 10th birthday. She loves tigers so I looked through a book about tigers and found a picture to use as my inspiration. Everyone loved it, some people even thought it was a stuffed animal. I used an oval pan for the body and a round … Read more
I received a phone call asking me if I could make a birthday cake at the last minute. Thinking that they wanted a plain decorated cake, I agreed. But then came the bombshell: “Can you make me a tortoise?”. Well, this was on a Wednesday and she wanted the cake by Friday. So it was … Read more
For my sons 5th birthday he insisted on a teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cake. Of course none of our local bakeries had Ninja Turtle cakes. He wanted the Turtles to come out of the sewer just as they were on the paper cups we got at the party store. With a little editing and creativity … Read more
I made this homemade Panda bear cake for my sister in law’s graduation from college. She loves Panda Bears, so I thought I’d make her a Panda cake. My mom used to make us lots of different “cut up” cakes for our birthdays as kids, so I figured it couldn’t be too hard. I was … Read more
This year’s theme was an Arctic party. So, I made a polar bear cake. Like the tiger cake, it was also a cinnamon flavored cake, with cinnamon butter cream frosting to hold the pieces together. I used 3 round cake pans to build this cake as well as a few cupcakes. You’ll need a recipe … Read more
I made this 2 tier Cat Birthday Cake for my niece’s 7th birthday. I got the cat from the Dollar store, it was a glass cat. I used suckers to make the yarn balls. Once I stuck the suckers where I wanted them I used my writing tip to make the form of a yarn … Read more
I wanted to make a Cat Birthday Cake for my friend Jessica. She loves them and of course everyone loves cake. To make this cake I baked 4 9″ cakes. To make the body I cut 2 of the circle cakes in half and laid them flat side down and frosted them together. To make … Read more
My daughter loves Kittens and cakes. I got the idea for this cake from a children’s cake book. It was relatively easy. I made the cake from two 1 liter cake bowls. I shaped them together to make a ball. Everything went well until I started to roll the strands of wool. I just could … Read more
First off, this was the hardest cake I’ve ever made (but also the most rewarding). I wouldn’t recommend attempting it unless you already have some 3D cake experience under your belt and some confidence. It can be daunting when you’re trying to get things to stay together. My daughter really wanted a 3D kitten cake … Read more
I made this cat birthday cake with the football shaped pan for the body and the 1/2 sports ball pan and one mini loaf pan for the tail. Cut the tail length wise in half for the long tail. For the hair I used tip 234 and used butter cream icing. Cover the body with … Read more