My nephew always challenges my cake making skills. He asked for a Minecraft scene with all of his favorite characters. This site and all of the wonderful cakes I see always inspire me and give me great ideas. It’s confusing to explain how I made the tiers but I’ll give it a try. Sorry if … Read more
My daughter chose a doll cake (with shark, yes I said shark, cupcakes) for her 6th birthday. Not only had I never made a cake like this but there were a large amount of little guests ( boys and girls) that were coming. Yikes! I did want it to be a surprise so I did the … Read more
I made this Thomas the Train baby shower cake for two baby boys both with big brothers. There was going to be a lot of young children attending this baby shower so I decided to make Thomas with two cars carrying candies. I followed a video on the net which showed how to make a fondant … Read more
This Hedwig cake was made for our son’s 9th birthday party, on a Harry Potter theme. It was a small party, for only five kids including the birthday boy, and 5 parents. Our son requested a creature cake, and I chose Hedwig because I thought it would be more forgiving than most of the other … Read more
This cake was also made for Bruno, my friend´s son, he loves Indiana Jones. Last year we, my husband and I, worked in a replica of the fertility idol scene, but this year we made the fertility idol and this monkey brain cake. At first we thought it was a gross cake for a 5 … Read more
After looking at so many great cakes off this site, I became very ambitious and decided to make a Cat’s Hat cake for my youngest 3rd birthday. Thinking that it wouldn’t be enough cake, I also make a sheet cake of the cover of Green Eggs and Ham. I used a 11 x 15 sheet … Read more
Hello! My name is Amy Cady and I am a very new in home baker. I have only been making cakes for clients for around 3 months now, and it actually happened by accident. I got into cake baking and decorating, because I wanted a way to use my artistic talents. For about a year … Read more
My son has become slightly addicted to the PC version of the Angry Birds game. Knowing how much he loves the game, I decided to make an Angry Birds themed cake for his birthday. I scoured the internet for inspiration and finally decided on a 2-D cake instead of the ever popular 3-D versions, thinking … Read more
I had a lady call me asking if I could make a Mater cake for her 15 year old daughter. I have actually never made a 3D cake like that before, so I wasn’t sure I would be able to do it. I just bought a small square pan, a 6x6x2, and baked 2 loaf … Read more
I am NOT a baker but, I do enjoy making cakes three times a year for my nephew and two boys. It is my creative outlet – I enjoy the challenge! When my 9 year old nephew told me he wanted a Millennium Falcon cake I have to admit I did NOT think I could … Read more
A friend of mine asked me to make a cake for her daughters birthday, at first the cake she wanted was something related to ‘ the only way is Essex ‘ but then she changed her mind and decided to go with the ‘ jackass ‘ logo before making the cake using the cake tin … Read more
This was made for a friend’s girlfriend, who is a really big fan of the show, “Big Brother.” About 5 days ahead, I made some gumpaste, tinted gray with a small amount of black color. Using a template, I made 15 keys (5 extras, just in case!) and poked a hole in one for the … Read more