Coolest Portal Companion Cube Cake

Homemade Portal Companion Cube Cake

This Portal Companion Cube cake is a triumph… For those of you who don’t spend hours of your life gaming, Portal is a computer game in which you wake up as a test subject in the Aperture Science facility. In order to escape (and receive cake), you have to go through a series of rooms, … Read more

Coolest Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday Cake

Homemade Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday Cake

I made this Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday Cake for my son who was turning 12, and who is crazy about Sonic! To begin, I used my Betty Crocker Cookbook to make the cake homemade. I used a large cake pan, about 12×16. I made two cake batters so that the cake would be thick enough … Read more

Awesome Homemade Angry Birds Cake

Homemade Angry Birds Cake

I promised this Homemade Angry Birds Cake months ahead of time, and ultimately had to throw a dinner party to show it off. I used chocolate cake, and chocolate frosting, cut into random wedge shapes and frosted in a messy fashion on purpose. For the base I just frosted the cake board with white, and … Read more

Easy Homemade Angry Birds Cake

Homemade Angry Birds Cake

I made this Angry Birds cake for my husband’s birthday because he loves the game. I made the birds and pigs out of rice Krispy treats I rolled into a ball and triangle shapes. I dyed white chocolate different colors and dipped the rice krispy balls into them. I purchased the eyes and pieces I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Angry Birds Cake

Homemade Angry Birds Cake

The birds on this Homemade Angry Birds Cake are made out of fondant (the Wilton primary color pack). Just modeled them after some others I saw on the web. Hint: For the white, or for other smaller details, use AIRHEADS candy! You can nuke them for 10 seconds to soften and they are so easy … Read more

Coolest Donkey Kong Cake

My five year old grandson requested a Donkey Kong Cake with Diddy Kong for his 5th birthday. I pondered over it a bit. Saw some neat ideas, yet my family is not crazy over fondant. So whatever I was going to do could have a hint of fondant, but not covered in it. Cake Prep: … Read more

Cool Homemade Nintendo Cake

Homemade Nintendo Cake

As a present for one of my son’s friend’s 7th birthday (Nintendo themed) I created a 2 layer 9×9 round cake with Mario’s face and two dozen “extra life” toad stool cupcakes. I used Pillsbury funfetti cake mixes, my own homemade buttercream frosting recipe for the white, blue, and green, store bought red and black … Read more

Coolest Mario Party Birthday Cake

Homemade  Mario Party Birthday Cake

After seeing the cakes I had put together for my daughters, my sis-in-law jokingly said I should forgo getting her sons presents, in lieu of agreeing to do their birthday cakes. Well, I love to bake & decorate cakes so much, I told her Done! (though we still ended up getting a present as well, … Read more

Coolest Mario and Luigi Cupcake Cake

Homemade Mario and Luigi Cupcake Cake

This is a Mario and Luigi Cupcake Cake made with 2 1/2 dozen marble cupcakes. The top is iced smooth to look like a sheet cake. Some people call this a pull-apart cake. They are great for children’s birthday parties. The characters are hand-drawn using a home made “stamp”. To make a stamp, simply print … Read more

Coolest Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushroom Cake

Homemade Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushroom Cake

My son, now 8, was very specific about what he wanted the Mario Bros. Power-Up Mushroom Cake to look like. It had to be a Power-Up mushroom that stood up on the cake, not flat. I started by baking a 12×16 base cake. I iced that with green icing so it looked like grass. I … Read more

Coolest Super Mario Brothers Birthday Cake

Homemade Super Mario Brothers Birthday Cake

This Super Mario Brothers Birthday Cake is my first attempt at a fondant cake. I took on the challenge when my son asked for the Super Mario Brothers theme and there was nothing to be found. I said sure I’ll try it so I watched some YouTube videos and dove right in. Did a test … Read more

Coolest Super Mario Birthday Cake

Homemade Super Mario Birthday Cake

This was my first attempt at a Super Mario Birthday Cake. My 4 year old son wanted a “Batman” party and at the last minute decided his cake should be Super Mario. I had a great time making this cake, and enjoyed all the “OMG…YOU made this cake?” at the party. I took a half … Read more