I baked the “skirt” part of the cake in a Pampered Chef Pyrex batter bowl (1 box confetti cake mix). But since it didnt rise as much as I expected (maybe because of our 5000′ altitude, even though I followed the high altitude directions), I had to raise it a bit by putting a 9-inch … Read more
We used 2 cake mixes and baked them in 2 – 9″ round 1- 9″ pie plate and Pyrex bowl. I froze the layers for a couple of hours and then assembled them in the order given with store bought frosting between the layers and frosted the outside all around with the same. My grand … Read more
The entire Barbie cake was placed onto a chocolate sheet cake that was decorated to go along with the Sleeping Beauty story. The dress was decorated to match the gown of the little girl whose birthday was celebrated. I used green frosting purchased at the cake supply store and the dresses frosting was Wiltons brand. … Read more
After all the inspiring stories on this page I decided to give a shot at making a Barbie doll birthday cake. Not bad for a first try! Im not very handy in the kitchen so I had a bakery make the cakes for me then I iced and decorated them myself. My daughter was quite … Read more
I made this Bratz Yasmin Birthday Cake for my daugter’s 6th birthday party, she loved it and I loved making it too. The hair and the face are cake and the body I cut out icing in the shape of her top and crumpled together icing for her skirt. I chose 2 different shades for … Read more
My daughter was so crazy for Bratz and there was nothing out there yet so I made an original. I baked a 10X13 regular betty Crocker cake, and let it cool overnight. I then scanned a copy of Cloe (a Bratz girl) to use as a template (I got the picture from one of my … Read more
We wanted to have a luau birthday party but my daughter was set on a Bratz cake so I turned a coloring page of a Bratz picture to a Bratz hula dancer. I used 1/3 sheet cake pan so that I could make sure I had plenty of room for the facial details. My color … Read more
This homemade Monster High cake was made for my friend’s daughter’s 9th birthday. She is very allergic to eggs, so they gave me a mix that made a very yummy egg-free cake. I had to use four boxes (2 per 9″x13″ layer), though, because the cake comes out very thin. After putting the layers together, … Read more
For my son’s 2nd birthday I decided to go with a Candyland cake with a choo-choo train theme. For the “hill” I used 2 layers of white cake mix and made according to “The Cake Doctor”. After refrigeration, I stacked and shaped them into a hill. I then slathered on the green tinted buttercream frosting … Read more
For my daughter’s 8th birthday, she wanted a Candyland cake. I initially thought this would be impossible, considering I am far from Betty Crocker! But, I decided to give it a try. I bought a Betty Crocker yellow cake, and whipped cream frosting. I had a friend spray green across the top to add color … Read more
Approximately 4 days in advance I made the trees and house. For the trees I used an inverted sugar cone and used tip 16 with green frosting. We used sprinkles on the trees as well. I made the house by “gluing” graham cracker halves together with royal frosting to form a square. I cut the … Read more
My son wanted a Lego themed birthday party for his 7th birthday. I decide to do individual cakes for each of his friends. For the base of the Lego cake I took some bubble wrap and taped it to a piece of cardboard. I then melted a can of white frosting and added green food … Read more