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
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
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
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
I work in a facility with children. We decided to have a summer camp this year for them and the last day was a Luau Party. Since we couldn’t roast a real pig, I decided to make them a Luau Pig Cake. This was my first ever attempt at making anything like this before and … Read more
For my son’s 2nd birthday we decided to go with a farm theme. I found some pictures online of other pig cakes and thought I would give it a try and make him a Piggy Birthday Cake. I had a cake pan that was rounded (so that I could make a ball shaped cake) and … Read more
I tinted buttercream-icing pink, and used tip #16 to decorate. It took some time, but the end result was worth it. It tasted great, and my daughter loved having her own piggy.
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
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
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
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
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