Ok, so this is my first ever attempt at working with fondant. Not only did I decide to work with fondant, but I decided to make homemade marshmallow fondant on top of that! I was very nervous to say the least and prepared this Disney Cars cake two days before my son’s birthday party to give … Read more
I made this Angry Birds cake for my grandson and nephew, they both turned 6. I made it with boxed cakes, one chocolate and one white. I put one layer of white on the bottom and a layer of chocolate on the top. That way everyone got both flavors. I traced the birds with black food coloring on a piece of … Read more
My grandson asked me to make a zombie cake for his 12th birthday. I am an amateur baker, but decided I would take the challenge. I love watching Cake Boss as well as other cake shows. I searched the internet for ideas and recipes, lots of research. I made three cakes, two 1/4 sheets and … Read more
Last year I catered a sweet Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed birthday for my friend’s set of twins first birthday. The party was enjoyed by all and the Mickey and Minnie Mouse cakes were a big hit. I made Mickey a red velvet that was moist and the icing was colored cream cheese icing. Yaaaaaaaaaaass I colored the cream … Read more
I have made several Thomas cakes in the past for my boys. The hardest part is always the face! When my 3 year old asked for ANOTHER Thomas cake, I cringed at the thought of making that face again. And then it dawned on me that I could use an old toy as a cake … Read more
This year, our grandson is into Skylanders Giants. And fortunately, McDonald’s have just had them in their Happy Meals, so I had four action figures all ready. Let me say right now, I really, really don’t like black frosting LOL! But you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do. The cake is a nine inch 2-layer … Read more
I was asked to make this amazing Alice in Wonderland birthday cake for my niece who was having a Mad Hatter’s tea party. My sister wasn’t sure what she wanted so I designed it all and was as much as a surprise to her as it was for my niece. It was the second cake I’d ever made! It took … Read more
This cake was for my cousin’s step-daughter. She wanted a yellow brick road cake with the Emerald City on it. I started by making the Emerald City out of chocolate. I melted the chocolate, added some edible glitter to the pan I was pouring it in, then poured and let it dry. I used a … Read more
This Spiderman cake is what you consider a half a sheet cake. It is a half and half ( half chocolate half vanilla cake ). I made icing from butter, milk, 10 x sugar, and vanilla and I colored it light blue, used this as the base icing to cover the cake completely. I printed out … Read more
My 3 year old daughter is mad for The Lion King at the moment, and since we were going to the zoo for her birthday, I thought that she would love a Simba cake. Even though I have only ever made one birthday cake before, I thought I would give it a go. I started … Read more
I made this two tier double chocolate cake for a first birthday boy Who loves the story book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The two tiers were made of the same soft moist chocolate cake with a cookies and cream center. Both tiers were covered with white fondant. Each tier was divided by multiple colored balls of fondant. We made the caterpillar out of gum … Read more
For 3 weeks leading up to my son’s birthday, all he could talk about was the Bob The Builder birthday cake that he was going to have. I searched high and low for Bob characters, toys and decorations to put on his cake. I couldn’t come up with anything. It was now the night before his … Read more