My daughter is FASCINATED with Curious George, and after spending a couple of months looking for one to buy without any luck, decided to make my own. I used an 8 inch round for the head, a 9X13 for the body (and cut off diagonal pieces for shoulders and used them to piece together the … Read more
I then frosted the whole cake with vanilla whipped frosting from Betty Crocker and let it set for a few minutes. Then with my pampered chef cake decorator, using the star tip put small stars of chocolate Betty Crocker frosting in rows down the sides. I then used the same star tip; put smaller yellow … Read more
This Homemade and Easiest Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Cake was created from scratch in just over an hour! Great for a last minute emergency job, or for those of us who are not blessed with as many cake making skills as others out there. It is literally just 2 homemade block cakes sandwiched with … Read more
I got the idea for this Cat in the Hate cake from this website! The main difference is that I did my cake using the star tip of my decorating kit! It took about an hour and a half to do all the stars. This cake is actually made of 6 layers instead of the … Read more
This Cat In The Hat birthday cake was baked in a 9×13 baking dish that was greased and coated in flour. After the cake cooled, I did a crumb coat and put it in the freezer for approx. 20-30 minutes. It is frosted with cream cheese frosting tinted with Wilton royal blue color gel. I … Read more
This was a cake I made for a Halloween last year! I drew up outlines for both Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein and used that as templates for the shape of the cake. Then I found some pictures and used those to help me ice them. With Frankenstein, I wanted to make his outfit … Read more
My grandson loves “Herbie” so for his 4th Birthday I made him a Herbie the love bug cake. I used a spring form pan. After leveling it I cut it in half and put the half circles together with frosting. Cutting a little out of the front to create a hood and windshield I covered … Read more
My 11 year old grandson requested an Indiana Jones cake. I spent a few weeks thinking how to do it and gathering the props. The cake is a box chocolate mix that I baked in a 9 x 13 pan. The icing was a homemade buttercream icing that was tinted brown. This cake was so … Read more
My grandson [turning three] was very much into King Kong. My daughter asked if I would make the Empire State building for his birthday cake. Wow what a challenge. I used square cakes for the bases of the King Kong in New York cake. Used rectangle pans and cut squares to stack for the high … Read more
My daughter requested a Max and Ruby-themed birthday party this year for her third birthday. I had trouble finding decorations in my area with that theme so I was hoping to make a great cake for her. This was my first attempt at an image transfer. It turned out to be easier than I thought … Read more
For this Miss Spider cake I used a 9″ contour for the body and a 6″ round for the head. I iced with Royal Butter cream. I used gum paste for her Sunny Patch friends and some of her facial features. I used gum drops for her eyes and colored sugars on her stomach. More … Read more
This Homemade Noddy Birthday Cake is a Victoria sandwich 8″, covered in buttercream. I mixed a small amount of brown fondant with white to create the skin colour, rolled to about 10″ diameter and placed over cake, then made the ears and nose by shaping with same colour. I then cut a triangle from the … Read more