My daughter was turning eight. All she wanted was to go see a dolphin show at the zoo, she wants to train them someday she says. Two weeks before her birthday she decides she doesn’t want ot see a show she would like small party instead. –Sigh– To make this cake I used a two … Read more
After an extremely busy week, we had just one afternoon to get the Octonauts cake ready for my 4 year old’s Octonauts themed birthday party. I had just bought a new non stick fondant mat and wow what a difference it made. In next to now time and very little effort I had a beautifully … Read more
This is an Angry Birds Epic cake based off the Ravio role playing game. My son loves Angey Birds and when we saw this game online he had to have it. I had to download a Canadian iTunes account to get it because at the time it was not available in the US. The game … Read more
My daughter is a hard core Rapunzel fan….she also has long long hair and wanted the Tangled theme for her birthday…Hence I started working on the Rapunzel tower over 4 weeks in advance. Everything from scratch. It was by far one of the most challenging cakes, specially when it came to making the top of … Read more
We made this Curious George cake for our son’s fifth birthday. The “special features” section on the Curious George 2 movie DVD explains how to draw Curious George step by step. This was very helpful in helping us get the right dimensions for the face. We bought two premade half sheet cakes from the grocery … Read more
My niece asked me to make this superman cake for her husbands 40th birthday i started by printing of the superman logo I then cut it out with a knife I then coloured some red and yellow icing which was 1/2 flower paste 1/2 fondant this hardens when dry I then started by rolling out … Read more
I donated a “ cake of your choice “ to a local benefit auction. The winner was a super lady who wanted a cake for her grandson. She said any old Skylander would do…he loved them all……… Wow…a Skylander huh? I asked myself just what might that be ya reckon!!!??? So off to the internet … Read more
This was my first time making a birthday cake but I had to challenge myself. This cake was made for my 3yrs old daughters birthday. I used the half of the wilton ball for the head then topped it off with cake balls for the ears. I tiered the cake with a 12in and 10in … Read more
My son’s 4th birthday was a construction theme and Bob the builder was his favorite show so I tried to incorporate him into the construction theme. The trucks were made from chocolate and it was my first attempt using modelling chocolate. The main cake was vanilla with strawberry and buttercream filling. The little man loved … Read more
I have been cake decorating for exactly 1 year :-). This Toy Story birthday cake all started when I decided to make my little guy’s 1st birthday cake last year. I fell in love with cake decorating! I finally attempted ganache, and got my super sharp edges that I had been working so hard for! … Read more
This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Birthday cake turned a great mom into her child’s absolute hero! I’m a foodie and I do not discriminate against anything I can digest; So it did not surprise me that I took up a food/baking hobby. I bake with love and I definitely put more than love into that … Read more
I started making cakes in 2006 because (thank the Lord above), I decided to stop doing drugs and found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. It started really as just something to occupy my days, then quickly became a passion. Making cakes literally saved my sanity! I gave away the first … Read more