I started this Halo Warthog cake by baking a square base for the ground then covered it with chocolate frosting and Giradelli chocolate that I blended into “dirt” pieces in the blender. (That was DELICIOUS!!) Then I baked the next cake in a race car mold because it was the closest shape to the Halo jeep. … Read more
This Moshi Monsters birthday cake is a round chocolate sponge covered in green fondant. I made the figures from fondant also mixed with a little tylose powder to harden. I then tried to create the person’s name using the same font as the Moshi Monster sign. Then just added some butterflies and flowers for decoration and multi-colored pieces … Read more
I love to bake and I am very creative. I took one Wilton class at a local store, got sick and could not finish, so what I learned was pretty much nothing….lol. My great grandson was turning 6 and I wanted to make the cake. He loves Angry Birds, so his Mom told me “YES” … Read more
This was my first big challenge before I started working with fondant and sculpting but I managed to get it right the first time. My nephew wanted an Angry Birds cake for his birthday. I had a couple of weeks to figure this out. I went shopping with my imagination and bought a bunch of … Read more
If you have a 10 year old, chances are you’ve heard of MINECRAFT. However, finding birthday party decorations and/or favors is next to impossible. Most moms will try to come up with their version of MINECRAFT for their 10 year old and I am no exception. My son requested a Creeper cake and I searched … Read more
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 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
A dear friend asked me if I could make a Minecraft birthday cake for her son who was turning 6. She said she had looked and asked many places but couldn’t find any one who could make her such a cake. Not knowing what Minecraft was I set to researching it. I found some examples … Read more
I made this Super Mario birthday cake for my son’s 5th birthday. To save time I used 4 premixed chocolate mud cake. One for the top tier and three for the bottom tier. I should have used four for the bottom tier. I used dowel to hold upon the top tier. I always use pre … Read more
This Minecraft Diamond Ore cake was ordered for an eight year old girl, she drew me a picture using MS paint and my son who is a Minecraft fan showed me Diamond Ore in Minecraft on the iPad. I baked two 20cm square vanilla cakes colored blue using a triple butter cake recipe, putting 1.5 batter … Read more
My boys requested an Angry Birds Star Wars Cake. After perusing this website, I really liked the coolest Angry Birds Chewbacca cake. Going off that, I tried to replicate that and also make Luke Skywalker. For the base I made a cake that was a bit bigger than a 13×9. Then I made 2 ball … Read more
My friend wanted to combine her sons birthday into one day but each boy to have his own special cake. One wanted Mario and the other Angry Birds. I really didn’t think that I could do either, but told her I would try. I sat down with regular store bought fondant and started sculpting. I … Read more