This Curious George cake is my 2nd fondant cake. My nephew wanted a Curious George cake for his 4th birthday. I have seen cakes made as the “big yellow hat” and I thought that would be cool as a cake topper. So that was made out of a 2 layers of a 4″ pan and … Read more
This is the Baby Shower Cake I made for someone my husband works for. The first thing I had to do was decide what I wanted to put on the cake as I knew that those pieces would need time to dry and there would be several so there would be surprises all the way … Read more
I made this Spa Birthday Cake for my daughter´s 8th birthday – Spa Party in Costa Rica. I made the face with a mask mold. I cooked a vanilla cake and crumbed it – mix it with frosting (like making cake pops) but instead I filled the mask, previously wrapped with clinging plastic wrap, and … Read more
The mannequin is the doll for the wonder mold, with the head and arms removed. You can cover with fondant or use a plastic spray, which is what I did. The bottom of the dress is, of course, the wonder mold. Covered on fondant. All accents are 50/50 gumpaste/ fondant. Everything was hand made and … Read more
My husband made this Barbie Cake for our daughter’s Sweet 16 Birthday. The cake is made of Rice Crispy treats molded to form Barbie’s skirt and fondant is layered over the cake. It is embellished with pink fondant at the waist with a jeweled belt. He then placed the “Fashionista Poseable Barbie” in the center … Read more
This 1st birthday cake was done for a one year old who loves flowers and butterflies. I had done this little girl’s baby shower cake before she was born, so it was a labor of love. This is a two tiered 10″ and 5″ round butter cream chocolate cake with a whipped chocolate ganache filling. … Read more
I made Dash for my son Matthew’s 8th birthday. He is a free-form cake cut from 2 large rectangle cakes. I used an enlarged clip art picture as a stencil for his outline and a guide for his features. His base is covered in homemade cream cheese icing and topped with Wilton tube icing with … Read more
This is a Barbie Doll Birthday Cake I made for my niece’s birthday. She asked me for a Barbie doll cake and this is what I made.
My 23 year old daughter wanted a Barbie birthday cake, so I decided to make one for her myself. I used the Wilton Barbie Cake pan and the Wilton Barbie instructions. I used an extra 8″ layer below the cake to add enough height for the Barbie to fit. The cake is covered with fondant … Read more
I made the fruit cake using a traditional Christmas cake recipe weeks before my son’s birthday and kept adding brandy to the baked cake (intended for the adults!!)to keep it moist! I had another cake for the kids! I then covered it in warm apricot jam, allowed to cool then covered in marzipan. Leave for … Read more
This Barbie Doll Birthday Cake Idea incorporated a real Mintel Barbie doll (not a pick doll) which was inserted through the middle of the cake. The gown was created using fondant icing in 3 different stages. 1. Base of cake was covered using White fondant 2. Using Pink fondant, I then created the bodist a … Read more
I made this Chips and Dip cake for a retirement potluck. The retiree was known for always bringing ruffled potato chips and onion dip to our potlucks, so I decided to make a cake version in his honor. Making the Potato Chips The first step for this cake was to make the chips. I added … Read more