So St. Patrick’s Day is this weekend, and this is green, right? (Can I just mention that I have a hard time liking a holiday whose only purpose I’ve seen is to have an excuse to pinch people?! So I read more about it this year, and concluded that the symbol should be a THREE … Read more
I made this creepy hospital doors cake from the Walking Dead for my friend’s husband. She was throwing him a surprise 34th birthday party and the theme was The Walking Dead (from the TV show). I got out my husband’s DVDs from the first season and watched and paused and watched and paused for the minute or so … Read more
As a kid, one of my favorite memories with my middle brother was playing Super Mario Brothers with him, so when his birthday came around this year, I decided to decorate it from those memories. I got a head start on this a couple of days before I made the cake. The controllers are made … Read more
Hi, making Mater was a big job because i had no idea what mater looked like so i got a cloouring book with a the biggest picture i could find and full colour so that i could get the detail as best as i could. Then i made 3 loaf tin cakes and started cutting the … Read more
I really enjoyed making this Dr. Seuss Hodge-Podge cake with Cat in the Hat smash cake for my nephew’s first birthday party. I have always loved Dr. Seuss books and this is the first cake I’ve made dedicated to his works. There are so many whimsical and fun characters and objects in Dr. Seuss books, so … Read more
I was about to tackle my granddaughters second birthday cake, an Itsy Bitsy Spider birthday cake. I started by making flowers, lots and lots of flowers. Next was the task of making 2 small black spiders and one large one for the cake top. The legs on these little critters just kept falling off, toothpicks, … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for a cat charity event at work and thought this Tom cat cake would be appropriate. I saw lots of these types of cakes when looking on the internet for ideas. I downloaded a picture and off I went. I started by making the cake using a large … Read more
When asked to make a 3D Thomas The Train cake, I was a bit worried as I had never sculpted a cake before. I started with a 2-6″ round cakes and a 2-quarter sheet cakes. I had to cut and sculpt for the body and head of the train. I really enjoyed molding Thomas’ face. … Read more
This was a Rapunzel cupcake tower I made for a little girl and her friends. They were having a party where the girls would participate in a fashion show and get make up and nails done. They went all out. The Dad had an idea in his mind of a cupcake tower that resembled Rapunzel’s tower. So I … Read more
My daughter was hugely into “In The Night Garden” so for her 2nd birthday my husband and I decided to make an Iggle Piggle Cake. This was our first attempt at a character cake and I must say I was pleased with the result. I baked a Madeira cake and then my husband carefully carved out the shape of … Read more
I got a one day notice for my Sons’s birthday cake for school. Firstly I thought I would start by making some of the figures. All going ok. Now for the cake. 1. Spray and line pan check. 2. Get ingredients cocoa check, self raising flour. Check, butter check, coffee check, eggs None. Dash to … Read more
This Batman cake was one of the easiest cakes I have made so far. My greatest tips are to buy cake mix for the cake and precoloured fondant. It takes the edge off! This cake is a chocolate mudcake underneath. I used dowel and an additional round silver cake base under the top tier. I used a … Read more