I made this cake for my son’s 6th birthday. He’s been an Angry Birds fan for a while now and had discovered the various variations of the game on our smart phone, so he wanted an Angry Birds Star Wars cake. I figured Chewbacca would be the easiest to do, with butter cream ”fur”. The lettering and … Read more
I made this Wizard of Oz birthday cake for my mother in law’s 50th birthday as she is obsessed with everything Wizard of Oz. After looking at many other examples, this is what I came up with without using fondant. I’m not a big fan of working with fondant or the way it tastes. The pez … Read more
I did this simple R2D2 cake by first making two 8X11 sheets. I used one for the body and the other one for the head and arms. Before cutting them I had previously measured and cut the right proportions for everything. I highly recommend doing that! Also make sure you freeze your cake before cutting. Next … Read more
I am most definitely not a cake maker, but my grandsons think I am. After a pirate cake and a sand box cake, my grandson for his 4th birthday ordered a “Doc Jones cake”. I had no idea what I was going to do. I found a cake topper on line of the cave with ball and … Read more
This Darth Vader Helmet cake was made for a birthday man within 3 days of notice! I really had to pull magic out for this one! I stacked about four 9 inch cakes and two 6×2 inch cakes and carved a simple formation of a would be Darth Vader helmet. Flavor was strawberry with strawberry filling, butter cream and covered in black … Read more
I introduced Franky Frankenstein to a party we went to last year for Halloween. We live in NYC and instead of going trick or treating on the streets, the kids all get together and go in one huge building near school. A friend who lives in the building had a party, so the kids had … Read more
My daughter Lilly was totally obsessed with the PBS Kids show “The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!” just before her second birthday in 2012. I researched and found i could find plenty of decorations on the theme and decided to go with it. I had recently began making cakes for my … Read more
I made a Tinkerbell dress cake for my daughter Ella’s 4th birthday. She loved it! It was a lot of work but totally worth it. I used the Barbie dress cake idea and just decorated the dress for Tinkerbell and put a Tinkerbell doll inside. I used a bunch of different tips from a bunch … Read more
I love making theme cakes but as my son has reached his teenage years it’s become difficult to find an idea that he will like. So for his 16th birthday I decided on the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. He was completely surprised and loved it! I baked two 8″ round … Read more
After having 3 boys, I was so surprised to find out I was pregnant with my 4th child. Even more to find out it was a girl! We were so excited, and I’d finally get to indulge my love for Fairies and Tinkerbell. This first birthday cake for my baby girl was a lot of … Read more
This Harry Potter Book of Monsters Cake is perfect for anyone who loves chocolate and Harry Potter. I made this for a college friend who was obsessed with Harry Potter, in the kitchen in my dorm building freshman year that I shared with about 100 other people. It had an unpredictable oven and about two square … Read more
This Star Wars birthday cake was a cake for my husband’s 40th birthday. I wanted to make him a unique and special cake, after all you only turn 40 once. My husband’s name is David and he is (like every other 40 year old male) a big Star Wars fan. So not so long ago in … Read more