Drizzle melted chocolate over the bottom of the cupcakes then allow to cool until hard. Use Butter cream icing to decorate the top of cupcakes. To make the Palm Trees use small pretzel rods. A day prior prepare leaves made with Royal Icing. Attach leaves to pretzel rods with Royal Icing.
I made this Discworld cake for my husband’s 35th birthday. I asked him what he wanted and after a moment’s thought he said “Why not Terry Pratchett’s Discworld”. Between us we figured out how to go about it. To make the templates I used artwork by Paul Kidby (I think) that my husband had on … Read more
These are two cakes I made for a Dr. Seuss celebration at the local library. The star is obviously an easy star-shaped pan. I made the hat cake our of a flat sheet cake since I didn’t want to bake 4 or 5 tiers and was too intimidated to go for the dowels etc. on … Read more
How Horton came to life: A very good friend hooked me up with her cousin. Imagine my delight when she told me the reception would be Dr. Seuss themed and that she wanted a “Horton” cake!!! 45 hours of decorating time and a delivery up to Look Out Mountain and here is what my friend … Read more
This cake was made for my 6 year old sons Halloween themed birthday party. It started out to be a hairy spider cake that I saw in a magazine, but I ran out of white icing that I tinted green. With only the top bit left to do, I didn’t want to run out to … Read more
I made this Herbie the love bug cake for my daughters 6th birthday last year. I loved the Herbie the love bug movies growing up and the new movie had just come out. I used the 3d car pan on a sheet cake and decorated as best I could. I’m learning as I go; I … Read more
My son Noel wanted an Indiana Jones Party. I made this Indiana Jones Cake and Cupcake Tower for him to fit the theme. It is the first time I am creating a “scene” cake. I baked 2 round cakes of different sizes and stack them one on top of the other. Then I carved the … Read more
This is a simple, fun cake for a King Kong picture fan. There are seven layers to mine, but you could make fewer layers and still have great results. The bottom layer was made in a standard 9-inch square pan. It’s chocolate; the rest are all vanilla (it’s nice to have some of each kind … Read more
My friend’s son was a huge Lord of the Rings fan, so she purchased a few figurines to put on top of this Lord of the Rings birthday cake. I made a 1/2 sheet cake and frosted it. Then I sprayed it with green food color to get a “hazy” kind of look. (Note about … Read more
I made this Max and Ruby birthday cake for my niece Sarah’s 3rd birthday. I had promised her that I would make her a cake for her party. Originally she wanted Hello Kitty, and I thought that would be pretty simple. At the last minute, she changed her mind and decided that she wanted a … Read more
This Miss Spider cake was made for my nephew. He loves bounce. All it is: white cake with buttercream frosting. I looked everywhere for a Miss Spider pan but couldn’t find one. So I copied the picture from the party napkins.
