My daughter adores turtles and for her sixth birthday, she wanted to have a turtle theme birthday party! This cake is a 9-inch round cake with four cupcakes for the feet, and a larger custard cup size head. I iced it with a chocolate ganache and the head, feet, and shell pattern is green tinted … Read more
I had a friend that was throwing a Baby Einstein party for her sons first birthday. She asked me to make the cake, and I was more than willing! For the Baby Einstein Caterpillar cake, I found a picture of the caterpillar on the internet and began to “copy” it in the shape of a … Read more
My baby girl absolutely would squeal with delight at the sight of the Baby Einstein caterpillar, so that was my last minute decision for her first birthday cake. Being that I am an amateur cake decorator (this was a first for my husband and I!). I kept it simple for preparation. For this Baby Einstein … Read more
My sons first birthday was a Baby Einstein themed party. He loved watching the videos and every time the caterpillar came on the screen he would get so excited. I looked for a caterpillar Baby Einstein cake on the internet and I was inspired by three cakes submitted on this website. The Baby Einstein cake … Read more
I wanted to use the baseball cake pan but I could not find it. So I used a tin cupcake pan and rounded it out with a baseball before I poured in the batter. I took each half and cut the top flat and frosted the flat sides and wrapped them in plastic wrap. I … Read more
For our son’s 8th birthday, he requested a Homemade LEGO Mini-Man Head Shaped Cake. I’d seen the mini-man cake mold but unfortunately it was rare and hard to come by. So, I decided to base my cake idea on my son’s Lego storage container. It was large and round. I thought-“Hey, I CAN DO round!? … Read more
Thanks to the previous contributors to this simply awesome website, I found fun ideas for a Wii cake for my son’s 5th birthday. My cake resembles a few of the cool Wii cakes posted here but has the added “Mii” (my son’s Mii) on the Wii console. The cake was a homemade butter cake with … Read more
I made this Homemade Xbox 360 Birthday Cake for my little brother’s 18th birthday. I baked three layers of pound cake in 9×13 pans. I mixed vanilla frosting, strawberries, and cool whip for the filling in between the layers then cut it into the shape of an xbox. I covered the cut cake in a … Read more
My daughter and I made this Xbox birthday cake for a friend’s 13 yr. old son. He just loves X Box. His mom originally wanted a controller for Xbox, but once my daughter and I got started we couldn’t stop. This was our first attempt on the whole gaming system with controller. I took the … Read more
I made a 9×13 cake and lightly frosted it with icing. I then colored white fondant black and rolled it out to cover the cake. I put some fondant to the side once it was gray to make the cord and controller. The controller is made entirely out of fondant. I cut the various buttons … Read more
My gorgeous daughter Madelina requested a “mermaid party” for her 4th birthday. Every year we make the birthday cake together – which is just the standard “cake in a box” mix! I used 2 x standard Betty Crocker cake mixes for this cake. Bake in the oven as per the instructions. I used a Dolly … Read more
This Belle cake was made using a Wilton sport ball pan, and a 6 inch layer pan for the skirt. After baking and cooling I placed them in the freezer to make sculpting and icing easy later. The top (doll portion) was made using fondant. You could also use modeling chocolate. I did the skin … Read more