This Batman cake was a last minute type cake. It was my oldest son’s eighth birthday and I didn’t have a thing together for his party! I was still getting used to raising twin babies! So, I grabbed a few things I had in the house and ran to the local craft store to get two … Read more
When I first heard of Unikitty I had no clue who she was. I actually had to watch the LEGO movie with my boys to see her… lol. Then, I heard that Unikitty has two sides, her nice side and her angry side, which I saw in movie. :) I had to find out which Unikitty my friend … Read more
My husband came up with this Plants vs Zombies cake idea. It’s his favorite game. It took around 3 days to make the figures for the cake. I home made and colored all the modeling chocolate, fondant, and icing… no easy task. It was a lot of fun making a cake just for the sake … Read more
My Brother called me the other day and asked me if I could please try and make a Hulk cake for my nephew’s birthday because he loves Hulk. I said, “I will try!” The cake was made in a 12 inch round cake pan. I frosted it in homemade buttercream frosting. The Hulk fist, Hulk … Read more
So I wanted to make a special cake for my son’s third birthday party. My mom always made over-the-top cakes when we were kids, so I wanted to carry on the tradition. My son obsessed with Peppa Pig. He calls me “Mommy Pig” and daddy “Daddy Pig”. I looked for inspiration on Pinterest for Peppa … Read more
My daughter wanted a Tinkerbell cake for her birthday, with specific instructions that it also had to have her house and a rainbow. I made a 10″ x 3″ round cake for the base. The base layer was a dark rich chocolate cake, and the top layers were a vanilla cake with pink sprinkles. For … Read more
I told my wife I would make the cake for my sons 9th birthday. He wanted a minion themed party so I made a minion cake. My wife was expecting a normal cake cooked on a pan laying flat and cut out in the shape of a minion. I had something a little more elaborate … Read more
For my step-son’s 13th birthday, he wanted a walking dead cake. I had no clue what the Walking Dead was so of course, I had to do some research on this show. All I came up was they were zombie looking creatures and a scary looking door. So, I thought I would go with the … Read more
I was nervous about making this Olaf cake as I do not have much experience molding fondant from nothing. After watching many tutorials I dove in. He took me 3 hrs finishing him around midnight. Every time I looked at him I smiled. He was made for my very special niece on her 5th birthday. … Read more
For this Minecraft cake I baked a double mix of home made chocolate cake and baked it in a large roasting size tin. I made up some templates with paper cut outs to ensure I used the whole cake in the making. I made all the characters out of pliable fondant icing which I coloured … Read more
For this cake I made one large round cake, plus one smaller dome shaped cake. The nose section was made from off cuts from the dome. After joining the three pieces together with a layer of butter icing, I iced it all in green butter icing. The eyes and mouth were cut from rolled out … Read more
My friend’s granddaughter wanted a Hello Kitty cake made for her 4th birthday. She also loves Mr. Tumble so this is what we decided to make for her. I had to make the kitty first so it would harden and be ready when I started decorating the cake. I first made the body of the … Read more