I was asked to make a cake for a cat charity event at work and thought this Tom cat cake would be appropriate. I saw lots of these types of cakes when looking on the internet for ideas. I downloaded a picture and off I went. I started by making the cake using a large … Read more
Well once again inspired by Debbie Brown I was inspired by this frog prince cake. I had never tackled anything like this before and as illustrations were included I gave it my best go. The original design of this cake was covered in one piece of fondant although when I attempted this I dismally failed … Read more
Well, this tier cake was a challenge. The lady receiving the cake loved Tigers. So how and what would I do for her. I decided on featuring the face. This was modeled with fondant. The cake was caramel mud and cream. So matching the cream to the colors on the fondant was a challenge. I put the cake for the head … Read more
I decided to copy the Hoot puppet my son has, he loved Hoot. I made Hoot’s head using the Wilton sports ball pan for his body and ended up using a large jam sponge roll, but if I was to do it again I would use a loaf tin and cut down to size and round. I … Read more
For my twins 2nd birthday I did a cow and Little Piggy birthday cake. I cooked the head and the body in round Pyrex bowls (smaller bowl for the head). All up it was about 3 cake mixes to fill both bowls. The legs were cut from cake cooked in a square tin. All pieces were secured by … Read more
For my twins 2nd birthday I did a pig and cute 3D cow birthday cake. I cooked the head and the body in round Pyrex bowls (smaller bowl for the head). All up it was about 3 cake mixes to fill both bowls. The legs were cut from cake cooked in a square tin. All pieces were secured … Read more
I made this Homemade Giraffe Birthday Cake for my sister-in-law’s 50th birthday party. The skeleton of the cake was a PVC pipe that I used to support the neck and head. The body is made of vanilla sponge cake with a Bavarian creme filling, with a vanilla buttercreme crumb coat and covered in an ivory … Read more
I made a rectangular cake and a mini-muffin, which I trimmed for the snout. I placed the snout then drew the outline in black icing first so I could scrape it off if I made a mistake! The picture was from a kid’s book. It was then just a matter of filling in the outlines … Read more
I started with ideas seen on this site and ended up creating something a little different for this little piggy cake.I used a rectangular pan for the body and cut it into my desired size and shape. For the head I used a round pan. The ears and feet were also cut from the rectangular … Read more
For my twins 2nd birthday I did a cow and Little Piggy birthday cake. I cooked the head and the body in round Pyrex bowls (smaller bowl for the head). All up it was about 3 cake mixes to fill both bowls. The legs were cut from cake cooked in a square tin. All pieces … Read more
This cake was created for someone who was in the military and also enjoyed the theme of “when pigs fly”. I was excited to receive the challenge and the challenge of deciding on what design I would do. I decided to incorporate both themes into the cake and created an obstacle course for pigs that … Read more
I wanted to make an owl cake for my son’s first birthday because I love owls and he being a baby always makes owl like “hooting” sounds when babbling. So I thought it would be cute. I got my idea from Lore C. from Venice, FL. I just followed her directions and that’s how I … Read more