Coolest SweetPea Cake

Homemade SweetPea Cake

I made this Homemade SweetPea Cake for my girlfriend’ baby shower. Had never worked with fondant before but it was something I wanted to try. I bought some Wilton premade fondant. Very easy to work with but not very flavorful. I tinted the fondant pink and flavored it with red licorice flavor (all I had … Read more

Coolest Rubber Ducky Birthday Cake

Homemade Rubber Ducky Birthday Cake

My wife wanted a Rubber Ducky theme for our son’s first birthday. She told me that she had looked at all the Rubber Ducky Birthday Cakes in the stores and couldn’t find anything she liked. Next thing I know I am knee deep in pound cake, fondant and icing. The bottom cake is a single … Read more

Coolest Baby Boy Duckie Cake

Homemade  Baby Boy Duckie Cake

In going along with my theme for my friend’s baby shower, I created this Baby Boy Duckie Cake with the blue baby hat. It is a white cake tinted a mint color with Wilton’s coloring and Nestle’s Dark Chocolate & Mint chips added to the batter. The duck was cut freehand from an 11×14.5″ base … Read more

Coolest Hot Tub Cake

Homemade Hot Tub Cake

This Hot Tub Cake was for a friend who graduated with her master’s. They recently purchased a hot tub and thought that should be my theme. The cake was 2 layers with the top having an area hollowed out. It was covered in fondant that I marbled to match the color of their hot tub. … Read more

Coolest Duck and Rubber Ducky Birthday Cake Designs 8

My daughter wanted a ducky party for her 2nd birthday. I made white cupcakes and decorated them with light blue icing. Just white icing with a little blue food coloring. Then to add the bubble effect. I cut small white marshmallows in half and rolled them into little balls to put on the cupcakes. Finally, … Read more

Coolest Cake Baking Tips for Creating Bathtub Cakes 5

This cake was made for my second daughters 1st birthday. We took two rectangle cakes and cut a 3″ x 6″ section out of the center of one of the cakes. We then covered the un-cut cake with cream cheese frosting and topped it with the cut cake, which we also covered with frosting. (Cake … Read more

Coolest Rubber Ducky Kid Birthday Cake Ideas 2

Our daughter Michaela loves rubber duckies. I used a Wilton pan and a pound cake because it rose perfectly and kept all the detail of the pan. The round part is fondant colored blue (Wilton icing colors- in royal) and the bubbles and “soap” are white fondant. Very simple to make and what a hit … Read more

Coolest Duck and Rubber Ducky Cake Baking Tips 7

Here is my cake baking tips on this cake. Gather all your equipment necessary to bake and decorate you cake. Pre heat your oven to the proper temperature (usually 350). Prepare Cake batter as directed by any cake recipe. I used a traditional butter cake recipe and fill an oval cake pan half way full … Read more

Coolest Ballerina Bear Birthday Cake

Homemade Ballerina Bear Birthday Cake

My daughter and I got the idea for this Ballerina Bear Birthday Cake from the Wilton website. She is very into ballet and all her presents were ballet themed. So this cake was perfect. I hired the cake tin, I made one and a half packet mixes as apposed to the 2 it recommended. It … Read more

Coolest Teddy Bear Birthday Cake

Homemade Teddy Bear Birthday Cake

I was asked to make a “me to you” Teddy Bear Birthday Cake for two girls, that love me to you. I thought it was going to be a massive task, but I loved doing it. After much debating trying to work out how to construct it, I came up with a plan. I baked … Read more

Coolest Steiff Teddy Cake

Homemade Steiff Teddy Cake

This Steiff teddy cake was the 1st birthday cake for my son. I really wanted to celebrate this milestone, as he had a huge struggle to get there. He was born prematurely and with a huge heart defect. I made a traditional fruit cake and sculpted all the pieces by hand. Each piece was brushed … Read more