When my friend asked me to make a cake for her sister’s baby shower, I was excited to hear that the theme was nursery rhymes. I spent a few days researching nursery rhyme cakes and then I got to work. I decided to do a two tier cake mostly because I wanted the Humpty Dumpty … Read more
For his 7th birthday, my nephew requested that I make a Lego Star Wars cake for his big party with all of his friends. There were two things he wanted most. First, he wanted the Star Wars logo on it and second “lots and lots and lots of Storm Troopers”. I created a cake that is … Read more
I made this cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. She loved Fancy Nancy and was having a fancy dress-up party with all her little girl friends, so I knew I couldn’t just make any normal 9×13 cake. I needed to make something splendiferous! I looked all over the internet looking at other Fancy Nancy cakes … Read more
I made this sorting hat for my son’s 13th birthday. It took two days to make. The bottom part is made of 7 vanilla cake layers with alternate yellow and red frosting layers. That was the least fun part because it was repetitive and took forever. The decorations were a blast! The top of the … Read more
My best decoration ever, a Tinkerbell stand up cake and 24 cupcakes for my beautiful niece’s birthday. Breaking my head on what to do for her and, walla This Tinkerbell cake was made from a regular vanilla cake recipe. Grease the pan. Once baked let sit for 1/2 hour to cool. Prepare your fondant and … Read more
I had gotten an email from a customer to do a Dr. Seuss cake. They wanted it to look like he was coming up through the cake. I studied and studied other ideas and how I could make this happen. I am no expert on fondant. I rolled up my sleeves and went for the … Read more
We have a church ministry that is called Celebration Cakes Ministry. We are all volunteers that get together and make special birthday cakes for children who would not receive one. We work by referrals and come together for a common goal and purpose. Our blessings are the fellowship and making a child feel special on … Read more
I made this Hunger Games cake for my best friend’s granddaughter. It was first attempt with the Hunger Games theme. I used fondant for the mockingbird and real blueberries. It was actually pretty easy. The cake was a huge hit. Every time one of her friends got to the party, she would show them the … Read more
This is the Hunger Games cake I made for my friend for her 16th birthday! I am 15 years old and I love to bake and decorate cakes! This is one of my best and favorite cakes that I have made so far! Making the mocking jay was a bit challenging and time consuming but … Read more
My 7 year old son wanted to have a Star Wars birthday cake with both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader on it….hmmm, what to do? Then I found the Darth and Luke figurines at a local party store and had the thought of making them have a “battle”. Then I thought that putting their “masters” … Read more
I used two vanilla sheets carved and crumb coated then added pieces of cake and glued them on with icing to form the shape of the Millennium Falcon. I used a foam core board cut in the shape of the falcon so it would look like it was flying when put on a cake plate … Read more
My sweet 6 year old had read every Fancy Nancy book she could get her hands on. She loved the fancy words Nancy used and the fancy activities Nancy taught us. She wanted nothing less than a “fancy” cake. So, I priced out costume cakes and almost fainted! I decided to make my own. I … Read more