I started this Jack Skellington cake by making one 1/4 sheet vanilla and 1/4 chocolate and iced them together with buttercream icing to make a flat surface. I put the cake briefly in the freezer to harden the icing so that it is easier to smooth (especially the sides) but not too long or it … Read more
This Jack Skellington cake was really fun to do and one of my first attempts at shaping buttercream. It is just a quarter sheet cake with Bavarian cream filling. I started with a picture I found on the internet of the title character and went from there. I realize I should have used a 8 … Read more
My son loves Jack, I made it for his 6th birthday, This was my first big cake.For the head I used 2 round cakes, the body 1 long cake pan, the bow tie is construction paper. The frosting I bought from Target, they have the different color tubes and gel for the face. This cake … Read more
I took Cake Decorating as one of my 5th year subjects and we were making a Halloween cake and you can’t get more Halloween than Nightmare Before Christmas. This Jack Skellington Cake is a Madeira cake made in a circular pan then cut into two with apricot jam (use any jam you wish) and vanilla … Read more
When my angel asks for a Jack Skellington cake for her birthday, hyper-cakey daddy jumps right in. Ingredients: Scissors, 2- Box yellow cake, 2- jar raspberry filling, 2- can vanilla frosting, 1 bag black Twizzlers, 1- can black fondant, 1- bat (canned), 1- 12” heart shaped pan, 2- 8” round pans. Bake cakes. Slice all … Read more
I was asked to make a three tier Halloween cake for a Halloween/Wedding Party. I started a few days before by making the cake top hill. I used a simple batch of rice crispy treats to shape into the hill. I formed the hill and let sit for 24 hours. I then covered it with … Read more
Three years ago I made my wife a cake like this Jack Skellington Cake for her birthday. I got a request for another the other day and here it is. I was curious to see if my skills improved. I think they did. I made a base of chocolate cake with grey buttercrean frosting and … Read more
My niece wanted a Jack Skellington cake from Nightmare Before Christmas. No one had a molding. So I got some fondant and made zero and the cake and I used food coloring. I also made individual cupcakes and everyone commented on my work. As I shaped the fondant to make zero I let it get … Read more
My son loves the Nightmare Before Christmas and wanted a Jack Skellington cake for his 5th birthday. I made a round cake and I bought white decorator icing. I cut out a piece of paper the same size the cake was and I drew Jack’s face on it. I put a piece of baking paper … Read more
This Jack Skellinton cake was requested by my niece for her 15th birthday. It was pretty easy (more than I thought). I just made a regular 9×13 box cake and iced it with classic white icing. I bought a can of the black Wilton icing with tips to do the rest (I had the colored … Read more
I made this Nightmare Before Christmas Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake for my son’s 17th birthday. I used to work in the Disney Store when he was a toddler I brought home NBC he was hooked even at that age and has loved it ever since, he has grown to love all Tim Burton’s work, which … Read more
This Nightmare Before Christmas Cake was made for my sister’s 16th birthday party. She is an avid Jack fan. I made the three tiers then covered them with fondant. (For this cake I bought a tub of ready-made.) All of the figures were mad from gum paste. This was my first attempt to mold figures … Read more