For my son’s fourth birthday he wanted a Lighting McQueen cake. After baking a couple Betty Crocker box cake mixes in two 9×11 pans, I allowed them to cool, wrapped them in plastic wrap and put them in the freezer. Once frozen, I was able to cut, stack and carve them into the car shape. … Read more
My son loved Elmo and Cookie when he was 2. I made him this Elmo and Cookie Monster 2nd birthday cake. I used a sheet pan to make the base of the cake, which I frosted white. I used Wilton’s Sports Ball Pan and made 2 half balls. To make the eyes and nose, I had … Read more
My nephew liked Mickey Mouse, so instead of a traditional Baptism cake, I made him a Mickey Mouse cake. I couldn’t find a shaped pan, so I had to do it on my own. I iced a sheet cake smooth in white frosting. Then I used some round items (bowl and cups) to make the head and … Read more
I decided to make this cake for my daughters 2nd birthday. I knew it would be fairly easy since I made Mickey for my son’s 2nd birthday a few years ago. I was worried about the bow but it worked out that her birthday is at the end of January and all the Christmas items are on … Read more
I made this cake for my daughter’s friend’s birthday. Theme was Alice in Wonderland ~ Mad Hatter tea party!. I absolutely adore this little girl and wanted to make sure it was over the top! I tried to incorporate a bunch of Alice in wonderland themes, including the Mad hatter (of course), the soldiers, Cheshire … Read more
I made this Rapunzel Tower birthday cake for a friend’s daughter. I was asked to make a Tangled theme cake so of course the first thing that came to my mind was the tower. This was my first cake that required internal structure and in the end stood approx. 2 1/2 feet tall (by far … Read more
I had to create a R2D2 cake for my son’s 5th birthday party. He was celebrating with his best friend Brady. They were moving soon and he was also a true Star Wars fan. It was going to be a special goodbye for these two friends from birth. My son Kelton truly thinks I could … Read more
Every birthday my kids and I search the internet for ideas on what cake they want for their birthday. We then make it together and I decorate it. It has become a very special part of their birthdays…it’s a big deal. This year the party theme was ponies. My daughter wanted a rainbow pony. We … Read more
The base cake is a round cake, the tower is rice krispie covered in buttercream and fondant stones, and the tower is 2 large cupcakes, with a wafer cone tower iced in buttercream. Rapunzel sits in her tower. Challenging to keep it upright I needed a stronger dowel but it worked! All decorated with random … Read more
My daughters keeps me busy each year with themed homemade cakes. It is a lot of fun to make them and figure out how the design is going to work. This year was Alice In Wonderland. I used a doll that she had that resembled Alice and wrapped the doll in saran wrap to protect it. Next … Read more
This is a cake that I made for my god son’s fifth birthday. One of the most fun cakes I ever did. The cake was four layers of red velvet cake , all made from scratch . The recipe for this fun cake is: pre heat oven at 350 deg 2 cups of sugar 1 … Read more
This Sponge Bob’s Pineapple House birthday cake was made from the Wilton brand fondant. The cake was chocolate and has a raspberry cream cheese filling. I made a tower and tried to shape it the best way I could (the fondant cracked somewhat but it was still OK . The cake was stacked with the filling in between … Read more