I had this Hello Kitty cake in mind one year ago for my granddaughter. She didn’t even know about Hello Kitty until someone gave her a Hello Kitty doll only a few weeks ago. The prep began one week in advance for the decorations to be made from fondant!. I used some pre-colored fondant and then … Read more
For my nephew’s 1st birthday, I made a Curious George cake and a matching smash cake. I wanted to bake something special that he would love. I know as a 1 year old he won’t remember, but he loves Curious George. I decided on a homemade white confetti cake. I found a very good recipe … Read more
The Nemo cake was for my little girl, who turned 3. She loves the movie “Finding Nemo” and she loves visiting aquariums. Hence, the Nemo themed party for her 3rd birthday. The cake was made with two rectangle cake tins and decorated with a combination of buttercream and fondant. The tails and fins on the … Read more
Here it is! I called this one the uh…? Mouse with ears character cake. Ya know, didn’t want the big guys coming after me for saying it’s “Mickey Mouse.” Almost every cake I create is fun for me. This one was fun because I was hosting a cake class for three friends the day before. … Read more
I made this cake for a little boy who wanted a Tom and Jerry cake. I was a little worried when I saw the idea that the mother wanted, knowing that there was lots of sculpting required and I had to make sure the cake was sturdy as well. The top part has a large … Read more
I hopped on board the Frozen frenzy and made this Princess Elsa cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. For almost a year my daughter had been talking about wanting a “castle” cake which I had been mentally planning. Then Frozen came along….well, we all know what happened with Frozen…it took over the world!…and my daughter’s … Read more
I was called to do this cake for a very special 11 year old boy. He loved Star Wars, Harry Potter, the Hobbit and much more. This wasn’t just any party though, it was his farewell party. He had end stage brain cancer and he had a huge party to celebrate his life. It was … Read more
I made this Angry Birds cake for a friend who has me make all of her sons’ cakes and they do it big. They have large, super fun birthday parties with everything from magicians to pony rides to big, bouncy slides. This was a cake I made for her son Luke who was turning 5. … Read more
This Thomas the Train cake was requested by my grandson at the last minute. I had never made one before and didn’t have time to make the actual train. I decided to use a plastic train and make everything else homemade due to time. The bottom layer was chocolate pound cake covered in buttercream. I … Read more
My grandson wanted a Thomas the Train cake for his 4th birthday. This was the first time I made this type of cake. The outside of the train cake was made of gingerbread cookies and inside the gingerbread cookies was a homemade pound cake. The icing was a cream cheese icing recipe tinted to the … Read more
I received an order for a Hello Kitty Cake but they wanted it to be a biker Hello Kitty so I took specific steps and crafted the cake to my specific design ideas. The people that I made the cake for said that it looked so good that they did not even want to eat … Read more
I made this Bucky pirate ship cake for my grandson. My goal in life is to be the greatest grandmaw on the face of the planet, at least in my grandchildren’s eyes. I asked my soon to be 3 year old grandson who lives with us what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. … Read more