Coolest Blue’s Clues Birthday Cake

Coolest Blue's Clues Birthday Cake

I made a Blue’s Clues birthday cake for my grandchild’s 2nd birthday. I used a white cake mix and baked it in two round pans. Cool the cakes on a cooling rack and freeze.  Freezing the cake makes it easier to cut out the shape from the template. I made a template the shape of … Read more

Coolest Adventure Time Cake

Coolest Adventure Time Cake

My four daughters and myself  just love Adventure Time cartoon series. So, my eldest daughter requested an Adventure Time cake for her 9th birthday and I was more than happy to do it for her.  I started making most of the character figurines a couple of days before her birthday.  BMO, Peppermint Butler, Gunter, apple pie, apples and little flowers (with my assistance) were made by the … Read more

Cool 10-Layer 3D Finding Nemo Cake

Here’s a  10-layer 3D Finding Nemo Cake made with chocolate and vanilla with bananna cream pudding  made by myself and my fiance Ed for my 3 year old stepdaughter Ariannas 3rd birthday My step daughter Arianna loves Nemo so I told her “Mommy Sam n Papi ” will make you a Nemo cake and so we … Read more

Awesome CARS 2 Scene Made of Cakes for a 4th Birthday

Awesome CARS 2 Scene Made of Cakes for a 4th Birthday

My grandson wanted a CARS 2 birthday cake for his 4th Birthday.  I started with the grandstand made out of rice cereal treats and covered with melted chocolate. The “car fans” are fondant, time consuming but not difficult.  I used brownies covered in melted chocolate for the race track and the checkered flag design across … Read more

Coolest Mermaid Birthday Cake

Coolest Mermaid Birthday Cake

I made this mermaid birthday cake for my niece Oroni who turned three in November 2012. The cake is a chocolate chiffon cake (recipe from joyofbaking.com) which is a cross between butter cake and sponge cake. Mermaid Birthday Cake Instructions I crumb coated all sides of the cake, apart from the sandy part, with light blue buttercream … Read more

Coolest Incredibles Cake

The Incredibles Cake

My son wanted an Incredible birthday party and I decided to make one Incredible cake for him. I used the Wilton stand up teddy bear as a start and carved out the shape for Jack Jack. I also used two rounds for the other layers, one for the logo and one for the candles and … Read more

Awesome Homemade Cinderella Carriage Cake

Homemade Cinderella Carriage Cake

This Cinderella carriage cake was made for a Charity fete last year which supports children with terminal or degenerative illnesses. It’s called “The Rainbow Children’s Trust”. I was approached by the organizer of the event, who asked if I would donate one of my “party cakes”. These are simply Victoria Sponges or coffee cakes – … Read more

The Incredibles Cake

The Incredibles Cake

My daughter wanted and Incredibles themed birthday. I thought the red was a little much, but she loved the Incredibles cake and could not figure out how I got the logo on the cake. I made a white box cake mix in a 9 X 13 pan. I used buttercream icing and iced the cake … Read more

Coolest Blue’s Clues Cake

Homemade Blue's Clues Cake

I made this Blue’s Clues cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. She requested a “Blue” cake even though she doesn’t watch the show. I looked at a lot of cakes online and this is what I came up with. I found a picture of Blue’s head in a story book and enlarged it on the … Read more

Awesome Homemade 2 Tiered Handy Manny Cake

Homemade  Handy Manny Cake

This Handy Manny Cake took me about a week to make. All of the tools and Handy Manny are made from fondant. The cake is iced with buttercream and then I let it crust. I took viva pater towel and smooted it out. It makes it look like the cake is covered in fondant. Thanks … Read more

Awesome Homemade Pink Cinderella Dress Cake With Fondant Mice

Cinderella Cake

The mannequin is the doll for the wonder mold, with the head and arms removed. You can cover with fondant or use a plastic spray, which is what I did. The bottom of the dress is, of course, the wonder mold. Covered on fondant. All accents are 50/50 gumpaste/ fondant. Everything was hand made and … Read more