It was one Monday morning when I got a call from my friend ,asking for a “favor”. She wanted to invite us with family for her son’s first birthday party, coming in two weeks time. Also, she asked me to do the cake for her. Oh and I love making first birthday cakes! You feel … Read more
A friends daughter wanted an anti gravity cake and her favorite candy is Mike and Ike. I had never made one but figured after watching several videos it wouldn’t be that hard. I made 2 8 inch round cakes both were pink vanilla. As they were cooling I stared at all the Mike and Ike … Read more
My soon-to-be 4-year old asked for a “Candy Cake” for his birthday. Sounded easy enough. After all, last year, he had a steaming volcano cake with home made palm trees and dry ice. “This year I’m getting off easy,” I thought to myself. Until Yesterday. Yesterday, he decided he wanted an Angry Birds cake. Well…that … Read more
I made this cute little party turtle cake for a friends daughter’s 12th birthday. It was by far the most rewarding cake i have made yet. I’m not much of a cake sculptor so this was a definite challenge I was undertaking. I made it by first starting off with a 2- 1/4 sheet cakes, … Read more
I made a triceratops birthday cake for my dinosaur mad sons 3rd birthday as he ate that cake he said “Dad next year I want an Ankylosaurus cake!” So hear its is. Vanilla sponge filled with Raspberry Jam (Jelly) and vanilla butter cream, covered in vanilla frosting and fondant Icing. The first thing to say … Read more
Dinner and Movie was done as an overnight project. My niece was turning 13 and she said her theme was Dinner and a Movie. Her dad had scheduled the party for the Saturday after her birthday, but she said it was her day and wanted it on that Friday. Well that meant that I had … Read more
This cake was made under extreme circumstances. I had made the commitment during the month of December, the bride to be had tasted the cake and was pleased. She told me the theme of her shower, put me in touch with her coordinator, sent me a copy of the invitation and said “go for it”, … Read more
My Christmas Minion cake made for the Christmas bake off at work in aid off our sponsored charity Sue Ryder. The cake is made of 4 layers of chocolate sponge with chocolate and vanilla layers of ganache with cranberries sprinkled on each layer. The fondant is coloured by hand and the whole cake edible. I … Read more
This faux Ice cream Sundae Cake with over sized candles was made for one of my co-workers turning 35. It is a 4-layer yellow cake with Italian Meringue Buttercream icing. I added some heat to the bottoms of the flames by spraying them with red paint. The wicks are made out of spaghetti painted black (with … Read more
This is my 3 tier Batman cake that I made for a very special little boys birthday. This was such a fun cake to design. I really wanted to use bright colors for this cake to make it pop. The top tier is for Joker and the flavor is a coconut cake with a strawberry … Read more
A friend of mine asked me to make a cake for her daughters 5th birthday. She purchased a crown and a wand for the topper. I started by covering the cake board in white icing and made a flower pattern all around the edge of the cake board using a small flower cutter. Then I set this aside … Read more
A friend of mine asked me to make a cake for her friend for her daughters birthday she was to become 25 years old. She decided she wanted a bed with two dogs sitting by the girl, so I started by making the two dogs she wanted a black stuffy and a golden labrador. I then made a … Read more