I used two vanilla sheets carved and crumb coated then added pieces of cake and glued them on with icing to form the shape of the Millennium Falcon. I used a foam core board cut in the shape of the falcon so it would look like it was flying when put on a cake plate … Read more
This Sesame Street cake was for my youngest’s 2nd birthday. At this point I was just doing simple cakes. Boxed cake mix and tub frosting. Making homemade cakes became a necessity as the price of store bought cakes became too expensive. I used an 11×15 sheet pan and made 2 cakes (4 boxes of mix). … Read more
This 3D Mack cake was a beast! I made this cake for my 2 year old son’s birthday because he is literally obsessed with the character Mack from the Disney movie Cars. Anytime we are out and about he points out all of the trucks and of course calls them by name, Mack! So I knew … Read more
This Minnie Mouse birthday cake I made for Amelia’s second birthday. To make Minnie I got two rice crispy bars and put them together and made them in to a core shape. Then covered with sugar paste let it dry for a few hours. I then put it on the cake. I made the head … Read more
My daughter’s favorite princess is Belle . Before her birthday, she joined the character parade depicting Princess Belle, during her birthday she requested me to make a Princess Belle cake. It took many how many hours to make this cake. I baked one big round cake and 2 small round cakes. I placed custard in … Read more
My sweet 6 year old had read every Fancy Nancy book she could get her hands on. She loved the fancy words Nancy used and the fancy activities Nancy taught us. She wanted nothing less than a “fancy” cake. So, I priced out costume cakes and almost fainted! I decided to make my own. I … Read more
My boys love Star Wars. Their birthdays are 1 day apart, and they turned 6 and 9 this year. When they asked for a Yoda birthday cake, I wasn’t sure I could deliver. The Cake: I started with 2 round 8-inch cakes and a square 9-inch cake. The round cakes were stacked for Yoda’s head, … Read more
I was asked to make this cake for my nephew’s son who was 3 years old. I started by making the topper a super Mario in his car. I also made some gold coins and the mushrooms and some of the grass and also made a few bananas. I then mad a few stars and attached a … Read more
I made this Toopie and Beeno birthday cake by using 2 cake mixes and a 9×13 pan. I got the picture off a site and printed it off. I covered the picture with parchment paper, outlined it in black icing then put it in the freezer while I was icing the cake. I then transferred … Read more
For my nephews 2nd birthday, I wanted to give him something besides the normal everyday gift. It took a while, but 2 days before his party, I decided to “make” him a Lightning McQueen cake (his favorite character). I was pretty good at doing “cupcake ” themes, so I figured it couldn’t be too hard. … Read more
This Sesame Street birthday cake is for my son’s 2nd birthday. It took me 2 days to make this birthday cake. I had to bake 10 boxes of cake at work where I work as a direct care worker with clients. So I was on my feet all day running back and forth, back and … Read more
I made this Arthur birthday cake for my son’s 6th birthday. It is chocolate cake – a 2-layer round, and 2 cupcakes for the ears. I sliced off the edges of the round cake, and added one of the cut-off pieces onto his chin to make it longer. The light brown frosting was achieved by … Read more