Pigs in the Hot Tub Cake

Pigs in the Hot Tub Cake

I can’t take credit for the idea because I saw this on another site and attempted to re-create it.  For the cake I used a Devils food cake mix in 8 inch pans.  The frosting is a peanut butter frosting.  The mud is chocolate ganache.  The hot tub is made of 12 full Kitkat bars … Read more

Coolest Pig Cake For My Friend Who Kept Pigs

Pig Birthday Cake Ideas

I made this pig cake for a manager of the bank where I worked who was retiring, and as she kept pigs we wanted something appropriate for her hobby. I had a week’s notice when asked to do this cake! I drew this out first and made it with 2 pudding basins (one smaller than the the other) and then covered in … Read more

Coolest Piggie Cupcakes

Coolest Piggie Cupcakes

I made these Piggie cupcakes for my granddaughter’s 8th birthday. My grand daughter loves pigs. She has a stuffed animal pig that she has had for several years that she sleeps with. She loves that pig so much that I have had to re-stuff the pig several times. So when she saw the pig cupcakes she said that was … Read more

Coolest Muddy Piggies Cake

Coolest Muddy Piggies Cake

Who doesn’t love to see little pigs rolling in the mud? For this muddy piggies birthday cake, I wanted to try a few new recipes and techniques. I went online and tried to search ways of creating miniature sculptures out of cake, then I went straight to my kitchen to play! I discovered that I … Read more

Coolest Pig Cake

Homemade Pig Cake

I made my pig cake by making a basic circular cake. I also used the same mixture I used for the large cake to create two smaller circular cakes. I did this by putting a small amount of the mixture into two small souffle dishes. After the cakes were baked I let them cool before … Read more

Coolest Pig Cake

Homemade Pig Cake

I made this pig cake for a pig-mad friend’s 40th birthday and it got lots of positive comments. It is based on an idea found on this web site so in return here is a picture of my attempt along with a write up of how I did it. BAKING: Body is 11in plain Madeira … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pig-Shaped Birthday Cake Ideas and Photos 9

I created both cakes from one box of golden vanilla cake mix (I added an extra egg and a box of instant French vanilla pudding to the batter to make it more sturdy and moist). I baked one square cake and 12 cupcakes. For the piggie cupcakes (inspired by Family Fun magazine) I used: 1 … Read more

Coolest Piggy Cake and Cupcakes

Homemade Piggy Cake and Cupcakes

The Piggy Cake and Cupcakes is made from two 8 inch round cake pans. The frosting is strawberry. The ears are cupcakes cut in triangles. The white inside the ear is gel. White gel holds on the green chocolate candies. The nose is a cupcake. The nose holes are black gel. The piggy tale is … Read more

Coolest Pig Birthday Cake

Homemade Pig Birthday Cake

It was coming up to my daughter’s third birthday and I was excited. It was the first year she was starting to really get excited about her upcoming party. I wasn’t really sure what (if any) theme we would have, so I asked her what sort of cake she would like and quick as a … Read more

Coolest Piggy Cupcakes

Homemade Piggy Cupcakes

These Piggy Cupcakes are white cupcakes frosted with vanilla frosting that I tinted pink. The ears are strawberry wafers. Each wafer is cut into 4 squares and then each square is cut diagonally in half leaving 2 triangles. Each wafer should yield 8 triangles which is 2 per cupcake and a total of 4 cupcakes. … Read more

Cool Homemade 3D Pig Birthday Cake

Homemade Pig Birthday Cake

This Pig birthday cake was made for my niece’s birthday because she’s obsessed with pigs. I made it using the big cupcake pan you buy in stores. The only difficulty I had was putting the two parts together once it was baked (top and bottom). For this cake you need the obvious cake mix (I … Read more