Some friends asked my wife to do a birthday cake for a girl of eight years. With her age she is crazy about princesses. Well, what came to mind was that despite having done many projects with ArduinoI had never applied electronics in a cake. So we decided to join forces and add some light … Read more
My daughter wanted a Monster High cake for her 9th birthday since she love those dolls so first I made a square cake and a round one. The square cake I cut out pictures of the dolls from the boxes the dolls came in then taped them to toothpicks and used them for cake toppers … Read more
When we asked our soon-to-be 4 year old what he wanted for his birthday, all he kept saying was “A Candyland Birthday Cake!” Living in Pittsburgh, we have numerous specialty bakeries, but could not locate a cake with this theme. So, we thought we would try it ourselves. Considering we have the game board essentially … Read more
For the mermaid cake you will need: yellow cake mix, dark chocolate and triple fudge cake mix, butter cream icing, crushed toffee, gold crystals jimmies, Malibu Barbie, sea animals and treasure chest, PollyPocket, rock candy, pearl bubble gum balls, teal, pink, violet coloring, 16 inch cake board. Base: 14 inch round, I did dark chocolate and triple fudge mixed. Rock … Read more
I was asked by my cousin if I could make her daughter a birthday cake for her party. I was super excited and said yes as I made her other daughter’s 3rd birthday cake last year. I went with the classic Barbie Doll cake but a modern take on it. I was so excited to … Read more
Monster High dolls happen to be my favorite dolls out there. More than anything I think it’s because it is hard to pull an ugly cake when you include one of these dolls bit I made a fabulous Monster High Frankie Stein birthday cake. I started with a marble cake which I layered with a delicious … Read more
“I have $20 for a cake and a party”, are the words that motivated us to make this cake. My dad’s friend’s girlfriend had just left him, right after he found out his mom had passed away. After funeral expenses, Christmas and recently being a single parent he had food stamps and 20 bucks to … Read more
We were planning for our daughter’s second birthday party and we decided to do a pool party for her at our house. We decided to have a mermaid theme for her. Everything was planned, however the big challenge was the cake. We wanted it to look good and at the same time taste good too. … Read more
Enlarge your favorite Duck/Ducky. This duck was improved by a co-worker who made the beak which I then enlarged on copier. Initially cake made for a staffing around Easter. At that time it was just the duck with only white stars around duck, which could still make a nice shower cake… also. For outline cut … Read more
This Barbie Mariposa cake was a very fun cake to create, we spent a lot of time laughing while trying over and over again to make Barbie’s “outfit” look just right. This cake started out as two simple chocolate 13 x 9 cakes. By shaping the first cake, tracing on paper and mirroring the cuts on the second cake … Read more
The Monster high cake I made for a special friend’s 10th birthday. She loves Draculaura. The cake is red velvet covered in marshmallow fondant. Draculaura is made form flood icing – my fav new cake media I think EVERYONE should try! The cupcakes are iced with cream cheese frosting and topped with flood icing skullets. One of … Read more
Lego’s are a big hit at our house. They offer hours of endless fun and creativity and I wanted to put them to work on a birthday cake! My daughter was kind enough to give me a few of her Lego’s to use as samples. I purchased a silicone molding kit and followed the directions … Read more