This Harry Potter Book of Monsters Cake is perfect for anyone who loves chocolate and Harry Potter. I made this for a college friend who was obsessed with Harry Potter, in the kitchen in my dorm building freshman year that I shared with about 100 other people. It had an unpredictable oven and about two square … Read more
This Star Wars birthday cake was a cake for my husband’s 40th birthday. I wanted to make him a unique and special cake, after all you only turn 40 once. My husband’s name is David and he is (like every other 40 year old male) a big Star Wars fan. So not so long ago in … Read more
This was a double birthday cake request – 2 kids, 2 diff ages, same party. “He likes Elmo, she loves ancient Egypt.” My first thought was to make an ancient Egypt cake with Elmo dressed in Egyptian costume like King Tut sitting on top of a pyramid. Cute, but not what the mom had in … Read more
For the mermaid cake you will need: yellow cake mix, dark chocolate and triple fudge cake mix, butter cream icing, crushed toffee, gold crystals jimmies, Malibu Barbie, sea animals and treasure chest, PollyPocket, rock candy, pearl bubble gum balls, teal, pink, violet coloring, 16 inch cake board. Base: 14 inch round, I did dark chocolate and triple fudge mixed. Rock … Read more
I made this Finding Nemo birthday cake for my hairdresser for her granddaughter, she said she loved Nemo the film and decided this was what she wanted. Before baking the cake I needed to make the decorations so they dried out. I started by making the body of the fish. I colored one piece of icing in orange … Read more
It’s awesome to know that your clients have more faith than you do when it comes to the types of cakes they ask for. Well this was one of those when I had a client asking me for a Snow White and seven dwarfs 3 tier cake with a castle on top and prince charming waiting at … Read more
A friend of mine asked if I could make her some cupcakes for her twin girls’ 4th birthday party. The theme was Alice in Wonderland and she wanted lots of color and “something simple”. Now if anyone knows my cakes they know I’m far from simple and love to lose myself in my project. Her twins were … Read more
My sister in law called me as my nephew’s birthday was approaching and asked me if I could combine his two favorite characters, Scoop the Dozer from Bob the Builder and Nemo, into a cake for his second birthday. I asked her to text to my phone a picture of Scoop, which she promptly did, and off … Read more
I had a friend with a very special kiddo that was getting ready to turn two and his favorite movie EVER is Toy Story!! We decided a cake that had the Toy Story character’s on it would make him a very happy little guy, so that is just what I made! It took me two … Read more
My 3 year old absolutely loved this Dora cake. The only thing was making an ice cream cake in the middle of summer in the Tropics, was not the easiest thing. I spent most of my time icing the cake head first in the freezer. The good thing was due to the heat it melted … Read more
On the 29th of November 2012, my friend Emeka by name called me and said “Esther I have hurt my girlfriend and she’s mad at me, what can I do? I called her and she’s not answering and she won’t even reply to my messages” so I asked him what does she like? He said … Read more
My son wanted a Spider-Man cake for his 5th birthday party. I used a Wilton cake pan and followed the instructions. I used a homemade buttermilk white cake recipe from the Better Homes New Cook Book that I always use for making cakes. It is firmer than a box mix and of course tastes a lot better. … Read more