I made this Wizard of Oz All Character Cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday party. She became obsessed with the Wizard of Oz shortly after her 3rd birthday party and so we decided early on that that would be theme for her party. The cake was two flavors, chocolate and vanilla-fun fetti cake (mixes!). First … Read more
This mermaid cake was for my friend’s daughter’s birthday. She was having a Little Mermaid birthday party and of course wanted a mermaid cake to go with the theme. I used the Wilton doll pan for the “rock” she’s sitting on. We found a Barbie type doll that had red hair like the Little Mermaid … Read more
To ice the face, we tinted white icing with just a touch of brown icing concentrate (available at craft stores). For the hair, we tinted white frosting with a little yellow icing concentrate and then piped it through a tip especially designed for hair and grass likeness. The eyes and cheeks are Nekko wafers. For … Read more
My daughter was an Ariel fanatic, so she had to have “The Little Mermaid” as the theme for her 3rd birthday. The Little Mermaid cake is a simple sheet cake – 2-layer chocolate with chocolate buttercream filling. To make the “water” I mixed Wiltons sky blue into my buttercream and then streaked it while I … Read more
I purchased the mermaid at a local store. I used an 18 inch round pan for the base and a six inch round for the island. It has basic butter cream frosting all over then put on the piping. The “water” is a gel icing. I used Swedish fish candies (sea life) to put on … Read more
As I am no artist, I wanted to make a Harry Potter themed cake. I used a “ball” cake tin, which comprises 2 separate halves, which when put together make a perfect ball. The icing is white butterfrost icing and I copied the markings on the golden snitch onto the cake. I then sprinkled edible … Read more
When my youngest daughter turned 5, her favorite movie was “The Little Mermaid”. I saw a version of this birthday cake recipe on the Internet and had to try it. It looked like so much fun to make – and the results were amazing! All the parents were taking photos of the cake before it … Read more
My son wanted a Golden Snitch Birthday Cake for his birthday and I wasn’t sure how to approach it. I made a round cake using Wilton soccer tin. I made the wings out of paper and sprayed them with golden hairspray on both sides and then attached them to wooden skewers and placed them in … Read more
I was asked to make Hogwarts Castle from Harry Potter. No mean feat! (especially as I hadnt seen the film). This rather dark looking creation was adapted from Debbie Brown’s enchanted castle. There are no less than 3 cakes – a 10″ and 8″ round cake for the rock face, which were sculpted to make … Read more
This Harry Potter Birthday Cake is my second birthday cake I have now made. My first was the Red Lego Block. The encyclopedia was 2 chocolate cakes stacked. The book, scarf and glasses took one day. I baked and iced all on the Friday (delivery Saturday). The Owl I did 3 days in advance. Loved … Read more
The top (Funfetti) with chocolate butter cream frosting and MM fondant. The bottom cake was triple chocolate with Hazelnut butter cream frosting with MM Fondant letters (used Wilton’s cookie cutters for all the shapes & letters). I baked the cakes in advance, cooled and frosted then chilled them in the fridge. This Mickey Mouse cake … Read more
I made this cake for a friend of mines grandson. She definitely wanted the club house but Donald rather than Minnie as it was for a boy. I cooked the cake in a Pyrex bowl and cooked a further 2 82 round sponges. I put them together with butter cream and cut the edges of … Read more