For my husband’s 34th birthday, we threw him a ‘Batday’ party. I made the cake because we all know homemade is better! He is the world’s biggest Batman fan, so picking the theme for the party was easy! We already had homemade Batman party decorations from a previous celebration and naturally all of his gifts … Read more
To make this Minnie Mouse cake, I started with a simple box of white cake mix. I used two round pans and split the cake into two even amounts for the pans. Then, I set them at the right temperature in the oven. While the cake was baking I mixed the icing (bought at the … Read more
This is my second cake I made it was for my niece’s 1st birthday. It was the Frozen (Disney) theme and I didn’t have any snowflake cutters so I hand made them. That was the difficult part. Everyone said it was the most beautiful cake and tasted great. The Olaf was hand made too. I … Read more
My son is turning 5 and he’s obsessed with video games. He insisted on a Mario Kart cake this year so of course I searched online for days for ideas and found this racetrack cake. While it seemed easy enough to do, I will admit I had some issues with the actual carving process. I … Read more
Everyone liked my Beauty and the Beast cake. It was strawberry with frosting and fondant. The crown is fondant and beauty “Belle” and the rose is fondant too, with edible pearls. I was very happy with how everything came out especially with my first time doing a crown that I created on a jar and … Read more
My son absolutely loves the Star Wars movies and building with Lego. He is an avid collector of Lego Star Wars sets, so the choice for his 12th birthday cake was obvious, a Hoth Planet cake. This cake was very easy to decorate and with the right mini-figures to place on top, it became a … Read more
To create this Little Mermaid cake, I started by making two Madeira cakes which I the sliced when cold. I filled the cakes with a buttercream and jam filling, followed by a coat of buttercream on the outside. I then left the cake to chill. I let the cake sit for about a week before … Read more
The creation of this Little Mermaid doll cake all began on a work day that started at 9 am and lasted until 11 pm… LOL! I’ve never been so tired before starting a cake in my life, but the thought of a smile on my 3 year old granddaughter’s face was a real driving force … Read more
Every year for my twin girls’ birthday we pick a theme. This year’s theme was from the very popular movie Frozen. First we thought a lot about what was important and what went with the theme. So, we chose character figurines from Toys R Us, which included all the characters from Anna, Elsa, to Hans, … Read more
I made this TMNT cake for my little buddy, William on his 2nd birthday. He and his father are huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans. Dad wanted a TMNT cake, so I delivered. This was a tough cake, as I had never sculpted characters by hand. I really wanted to give this family something they would … Read more
I enjoy making my kids a themed cake every year. This year they wanted a Phineas and Ferb cake. I knew this was going to be hard to find any decorations for because it’s not really something mainstream stores carry. So, I ordered a play set on amazon for the decorations. I figured the kids … Read more
I was asked by a friend to make her daughter a baby shower cake, but there was a twist. It was a Star Wars themed baby shower! What!?! I was totally clueless on what to make. I have to be honest, she came up with the idea for this R2D2 baby shower cake. It was … Read more