I made this peacock farewell cake for a special lady, a sweet friend at church who was moving away to be closer to her family. It had to be as beautiful and as graceful as she is. The cake itself is just a 3 tier white cake with buttercream icing . Be sure to put … Read more
An old friend called me one day and asked me to make a gender reveal cake for her son’s gender reveal party. I said, “Oh no, I don’t sell cakes. I only make them for my grandsons as a little hobby. And, I don’t even know what a gender reveal cake is!” My friend proceeded … Read more
I made this magic themed 13th birthday cake for my eldest granddaughter’s birthday. Notice the ace and 3 that I attached to the front of the cake to represent her 13th. My granddaughter is pretty easy to please. She just gives me a theme and says, “You choose Gamma.” I had seen a magician’s hat … Read more
I had promised to make a wedding reception cake for a close friend a good two months before she needed it. Her son was to be married and she wanted me to make the cake for the reception to be held at a later time. A week before the party I fell while playing a little two on two basketball … Read more
This superheroes cake was my first ever cake and first ever attempt at fondant. I had never even seen anyone make a fondant cake before. I used 12″, 10″, and 8″ round cake pans and made the spider web by using a black edible marker. The cake is covered in homemade fondant that I found a … Read more
This baseball cake was made in a 10″ square cake pan with the ball part made in a half of a wilton sports ball pan. The whole cake is done in homemade butter cream frosting. I used graham cracker crumbs for the base line. The base plates I cut out of fondant. This was a fun … Read more
To create this easy camouflage deer hunting cake, all buttercream frosting and the deer symbol were made out of fondant. This was my first attempt at camo and it was actually easier than I thought it would be. What I did was roll out some tan colored fondant. On top of that I set random … Read more
For the ‘Angry’ Birds… is a 10th birthday cake I made for my granddaughter. I love baking for family. I love the big smiles and wide eyes the first time they see their special cake, but most of all I love the hugs that follow! My grandchildren are my world and they challenge me… keep … Read more
This circus baby shower cake was made for the sweetest mommy to be. Her friends threw her the bestest shower you could imagine… just like being under the big top! The cake was so much fun. White cake smothered in vanilla buttercream. Pieces shaped from fondant and gum paste… flags, buttons, stripes, diamonds and curly … Read more
Tea for ‘24’ ??? This teapot cake was fashioned from sculpted Rice Krispies and covered in gum paste. Twenty four teacups were molded from gum paste on the bottom of a cupcake pan. Chocolate cupcakes covered in rich chocolate buttercream icing were then placed in each cup to resemble warm tea along with a swizzle stick to … Read more
Everyone needs a little support now and then. This bra cake was just plain FUN to do. The bra was molded on Styrofoam floral frogs with gum paste and embellished with a strip of rhinestone lace I purchased at a fabric center. The cake was covered in lots of hot pink buttercream. A fun 50th … Read more
This homemade batman cake is a 9″ double layer white cake with buttercream filling, frosted with homemade buttercream frosting and covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. Everything on cake is edible and homemade. To make the mask, I used my grandsons plastic batman mask as a template and mold. I rolled out a circle of black … Read more