First I made the fondant flowers in different shapes and sizes and the topper of the cake. Then I made the chocolate ganache for the cake filling. When the cakes were ready I made the fondant, put some chocolate ganache in the middle of the cake, and covered them, one with baby pink fondant and … Read more
This pregnant belly cake was my first attempt at a baby shower cake. Originally, the customer just wanted the belly cake, but I couldn’t make it big enough to serve the number of guests she was having, so we settled on a smaller belly cake for decoration and the larger 1/2 sheet cake for eating. … Read more
I always use packet mix – Betty Crockers Chocolate Fudge, because you can freeze it a couple of days prior, then carve and slice out the shape. And the kids LOVE the cake – seldom any leftovers! I froze the cake, and cut out the trolley shape. I used off cuts to ice as the … Read more
I started with a 13×3 cake pan for the base, and the Wilton ball cake pan for the baby rump. But before all that I started work with the decorations. The rattle, shoes, bow, baby feet/legs and binkie were all made a few weeks in advance. And they were made of a mixture of gum … Read more
This baby shower cake was made for a little girl’s baby shower. The momma wanted a shabby chic, damask themed shower. I decided on elegant and simple with a little bit of girly thrown in. The cake is a 3 layer 12 inch on bottom and a 3 layer 9 in cake on top. I … Read more
I got a message from a mother who was giving her daughter a Baby Shower. She said they decorated the baby’s room like a Rain Forest. So she asked if I could do something like that. I told her I’d do my best, so first thing I did was see what was in a rain forest. … Read more
I made a cake previously a big top cake. They were so pleased with it that they asked me to make a Christening cake too. I was sent an email with the ideas she had for the cake. I started by making a train out of two different color blues and some white icing. I … Read more
My niece wanted to get an awesome cake for her cousin’s girlfriend’s baby shower. She surfed the internet for some ideas. There were so many she liked, she was not sure what she liked. She finally decided on two cakes. She liked the dress on one and the edge of another. Well when I combined … Read more
I was asked to make a baby shower cake but they didn’t know what they wanted, so I thought it would be cool to make a baby’s bottom cake. I wanted to be a bit different, everyone always does a baby’s bum with a nappy on, I decided to be a bit cheeky and make … Read more
My friend had a camo shower and I took a challenge of making a camo baby shower cake. After looking at some pictures online I came up with these. For batter I made chocolate cake, 2 white cakes divided, one light green, other dark green, then a yellow with some brown food/icing dye. Randomly placed … Read more
This cradle board cake is a 4-layer oblong chocolate cake, strawberry jam filling, iced in butter cream on sides, fondant baby blanket and leather work, fondant with wood imprint mat for foot board and head protector. Baby doll and dream catcher are the only non-edibles on the cake. Board is a cedar plank sold for … Read more
My daughter asked me to make a baby shower cake for a friend of hers, she didn’t know what she was having so she decided to go for lemon and mint green. I started by making the decorations for the cake. I made flowers using 1/2 roll out icing, 1/2 flower paste and used my daisy … Read more