I was asked to make a cake for a co-worker with only a two day notice! I wanted to present something that was beautifully made and was going to make a lasting impression. When I was told it had to be a Monster High Themed Cake I immediately knew I wanted to make a doll … Read more
This Basketball Shoe birthday cake is ready to walk out of the fridge by itself. It took a lot of pre manufacturing time to think out a process and get the details just right. My uncle contacted me about making him this cake. It seems that everywhere he went they were charging him at least $400. … Read more
This old-fashioned Tomato Pin Cushion birthday cake was for a friend turning 40 with a passion and talent for sewing. She asked me to make her a fantasy cake, and I knew it had to have a sewing theme, so I decided on a traditional tomato pin cushion, an icon in the sewing community. I made 2 Bundt cakes, … Read more
This turntable cake took about 6 hours to make. The hardest part was finding something that I could use to make the grooves on the record/album stand out. I finally thought of using the bottom of a frying pan from T-Fal. It has the exact setting needed to create this look. The 9 year old … Read more
This fishing cake is two separate cakes. The back cake is the cake to be eaten. Tip-ups are hand made, and so is the ice augar There are holes and tip-ups for each hole. The center piece is a statue keepsake. The front cake had a container of real minnows in it posed as an ice fishing hole with fish … Read more
I was asked to try and make a submarine under the sea diaper cake. I had only done 3 tier diaper cakes and diaper bassinets, so this was something I really had to think about. I had to find something that could help me form the diapers into a submarine shape. I used stackable round hat boxes … Read more
For my twins birthday cakes I made an Elmo birthday cake and a cookie monster cake. I used the Wilton 3D teddy bear cake tin which took about 3 packet mixes of butter cake. Once cooked and cooled I cut the ears and arms off the bear so I could put arms and longer legs on. I used sponge fingers … Read more
For my twins birthday cakes I made a Cookie Monster and an Elmo cake. I used the Wilton 3D teddy bear cake tin which took about 3 packet mixes of butter cake. Once cooked and cooled I cut the ears and arms off the bear so I could put arms and longer legs on. I used sponge fingers for the … Read more
For my twins 2nd birthday I did a cow and Little Piggy birthday cake. I cooked the head and the body in round Pyrex bowls (smaller bowl for the head). All up it was about 3 cake mixes to fill both bowls. The legs were cut from cake cooked in a square tin. All pieces were secured by … Read more
For my twins 2nd birthday I did a pig and cute 3D cow birthday cake. I cooked the head and the body in round Pyrex bowls (smaller bowl for the head). All up it was about 3 cake mixes to fill both bowls. The legs were cut from cake cooked in a square tin. All pieces were secured … Read more
Here’s a 10-layer 3D Finding Nemo Cake made with chocolate and vanilla with bananna cream pudding made by myself and my fiance Ed for my 3 year old stepdaughter Ariannas 3rd birthday My step daughter Arianna loves Nemo so I told her “Mommy Sam n Papi ” will make you a Nemo cake and so we … Read more
My daughter just turned 6. We can barely believe it, the years have gone so fast, yet they also seem to have been a loooong 6 yrs – lol. She asked for a “Worm Party”. Given that this is probably the last year we’ll get away with something non- pink-sparklie-girlie, I took the ball and … Read more