I am not a cake maker and when I found out the girl who usually makes my cakes was on vacation – I decided not to buckle under pressure! I was not about to try a Darth Vader cake and R2D2 cake looked like it might be remotely possible. I had done a Google search … Read more
My dad and I made this X Wing cake for my little brother’s seventh birthday as he is a massive Star Wars fan. We wanted to make one with its wings open in the X shape, but it was too complicated so we made one with its wings shut. We made the shape of the … Read more
My seven year-old son is a BIG Star Wars fan and he obviously chose that theme for his birthday party. Since he was one year old I have done almost all of his birthday cakes and this year was not the exception. I had no idea of which character would be better for his Star … Read more
I made three batches of buttercream icing and used every drop (this I also did beforehand so I could spend one night assembling). I used a Pyrex bowl for the top of the cake, since I dont own a pan like that. It worked great. To smooth the white icing on R2’s body I just … Read more
My son suggested I make the cake part out of red velvet cake so it would look like he was bleeding when we cut it. I used dark chocolate frosting because I couldnt find any black food coloring. I then used foil to make the eyes and nose.t find any black food coloring. I then … Read more
When my grandson was turning seven (7) he couldn’t decide between a Star Wars Cake or a Clone Wars Cake, so I incorporated both into three cake scenario. This Star Wars vs. Clone Wars Birthday Cake was great fun to make. I purchased the Star Wars/Clone Wars figures at the local Lego Store. The first … Read more
This Tinkerbells Disney Castle cake was a very basic cake that evolved by trying to make things work. I used shop brought packet mixes in two separate flavours, in chocolate and vanilla and cooked as per instructions in two different sized square cake pans. If I did it again, I would only use vanilla as … Read more
This Tinkerbell cake is a direct steal from this site as you can see. I just wanted to show how super easy it is! This was my very first attempt at making a “real” cake. I used a Wilton barbie dress mold for the cake, and stuck a $7.00 Tink in the middle, her legs … Read more
I made this Tinkerbell cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. We were in Disney only a month before her birthday and she was still obsessed with Tinkerbell and all her Pixie Hollow friends. The cake itself was boxed mix. It took 3 recipes to make all the layers. The bottom layer was made in a … Read more
Here’s my first attempt at a Tinkerbell cake. I found this site invaluable for tips and advice – thank you! My daughter’s birthday is still a few months ago but thought I would try a practice run! I used a basic sponge cake recipe – two rounds and a glass bowl for the dome shaped. … Read more
I used a 11 by 15 cake pan and cut into 11 by 11 cake for the bottom layer. The second layer I used was a 8 inch round cake pan and 6 inch for the top. All layers are double stacked with buttercream icing in the middle of each. I made my own buttercream … Read more
This Silvermist (Tinkerbell) Cake was made for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. I couldn’t decide between which cakes I wanted so I made two. This cake is purple on the inside and covered with perwinkle colored fondant. The flowers are made out of fondant. I used blue dyed piping gel for the water (Silvermist is the … Read more