This cake is made of 3 8 x8″ chocolate layers. Before baking the cake I worked on the figurines. I combined fondant and gum paste together, not too much fondant, just enough to keep the gum paste from getting too hard, to quickly. I used gels to colour the fondant. Then I made the characters … Read more
First I baked the cake in a parchment lined 9 x 13†pan. Let it cool. Cover with homemade chocolate butter cream icing. Then I did the lines with the icing spreader. To do the emblem, I printed a Rainicorn colouring page off the internet, traced the image on the backside. Then I taped it … Read more
One of the ladies I work is a complete Hello Kitty fanatic. I decided for her birthday I would make her a cake she will never forget. This cake took me several days to complete. Many hours after work each evening making all the flowers and of course Hello Kitty. Cake was chocolate and butter … Read more
I discovered my love of baking a few years ago when my kids were in elementary school. Every holiday I would make something cute for their class, and the expressions in my kids and their classmates’ faces were priceless. It gave me lots of joy to be able to put a smile on their faces. … Read more
I know so many minion cakes have been popping up, but I hope mine will make the grade as the coolest! I used five 20cm (8′) round cakes to build up the height. I carved the top one to give it the rounded shape. It is a lovely vanilla cake, with vanilla butter cream. I … Read more
I used to be a cake decorating show addict (Food Network Challenge, Ace of Cakes, Cake Boss, etc.). My husband used to make fun of me because I don’t cook and I don’t bake, but I would watch these shows incessantly. Those who can’t do, watch others do on TV! Then I had kids and … Read more
I used to be a cake decorating show addict (Food Network Challenge, Ace of Cakes, Cake Boss, etc.). My husband used to make fun of me because I don’t cook and I don’t bake, but I would watch these shows incessantly. Those who can’t do, watch others do on TV! Then I had kids and … Read more
I made this Super Mario cake for my son’s 7th birthday. It was a 12 inch round vanilla cake with butter cream frosting. I made all the Super Mario decorations from fondant ahead of time and kept them soft in zip lock bags. The Mario face was also made of fondant. After researching many YouTube … Read more
Boy oh boy, did these little green Ninja Turtles keep me up all night! I was in zombie mode after these little guys. My thought process and lead to what kind of cakes I would be making started something , and since there are 4 cakes it was very time consuming, and stressful but I … Read more
My nephew was turning 4 and my sister sent me a link to a bucky cake. She had decided to do his party in a Jake and the Neverland Pirates theme. I baked a thin chocolate cake and a thin white cake. Once cooled, my daughter and I cut them to form the ship. I … Read more
For his 7th birthday my grandson wanted an Angry Birds Cake. My daughter said, “Mom, don’t get to elaborate.” To whom does she think she is talking??? My middle name is Elaborate when it comes to anything I do for my grandchildren! Now one reason she said that is because she has both of her … Read more
This was my first “fancy” cake. My son was turning 13 and he loves video games so I thought I would surprise him with a Super Mario cake. Since it was a surprise, most of the fondant work was done at night after he went to bed. My husband thought this would never end, and … Read more