This Las Vegas Cake was one of several I launched my first foray into cake making with. One day my fiancé lost his job after 7 years with same company. Times were hard and we had several birthdays in the family looming around the corner, including my best friend and my finance (who share a birthday), … Read more
This mommy to BEE baby shower cake was inspired by my daughter who asked me to make a cake for her friend’s shower. The theme of the shower is bumble bees, so this is the cake I came up with. Bee Baby Shower Cake Details This is a 3 tier cake made with 12″, 10″, and 8″ round pans. All … Read more
My cousin called me up to ask me to make her son an Avengers cake. She sent me a picture for reference, and I thought how cool it would be for Ironman’s chest to actually light up. Avengers Cake Instructions We first baked all of the cakes and crumb coated them. We then set them in … Read more
I made this Tinkerbell doll cake for little Maddy. I am her great aunt and we were at her cousin Ada’s party (the same age – Ada and Maddy’s dads are identical twins). She didn’t get a birthday party for her 3rd birthday and with those big brown sad eyes she wanted to know why she didn’t get to have a birthday party. … Read more
Every year for my daughter’s birthday, we pick a theme and go crazy. Everything having to do with the party coordinates with the theme. This year’s theme was ‘Winter In August’ and the cake was no exception. It was actually the easiest cake I’ve done so far. This hot chocolate mug cake turned out cute … Read more
I made this Millennium Falcon Star Wars cake for a Star Wars fan’s birthday. I was shown a picture of a Millennium Falcon ship and was asked if I could replicate it in cake form. I was excited and up for a challenge! Millennium Falcon Star Wars Cake Instructions The 1st thing I made was … Read more
I was inspired to try making this cornbread mashed potato chicken cake after watching a chef and baker by the name of Darius do it. My brother asked me to make a cake for his neighbor who recently turned 100 years old so it was the perfect opportunity. I was so excited because this lady has been … Read more
All my son wanted for his 11th birthday was to have six friends stay the night. And despite the protests of my husband and daughter I let him do it because I wanted him to have the best birthday ever. And he did. Six over-excited boys arrived, armed with Nerf guns and ready to party. … Read more
My son was turning 10 and decided he wanted a Pokemon birthday cake with 10 figurines. For 3, he wanted toys and for the other 7 he wanted fondant. He also wanted mountains, water and woods. Pokemon Birthday Cake Details I decided to make a 4 layer 2 tier cake in his favorite flavors (strawberry cheesecake flavored cake … Read more
I made this Frozen birthday cake for my daughter. Frozen… the movie that literally every mom knows. In fact, I bet every mom knows every single word to the song, “Let It Go.” Backwards. Maybe even in Chinese. I’ve gone as far as getting the sheet music and downloading background music to play it on my … Read more
I made this bulldozer cake for my son’s 3rd birthday! I love decorating cakes, and feel that I am fairly good at it. I must admit, though, when my son requested a bulldozer cake, I wasn’t entirely confident that I could pull that one off, especially because I wanted the cake to be 3D. I think … Read more
This Gizmo Gremlin cake was so much fun to make that I felt like a little kid again. Gizmo Gremlin Cake Instructions After baking all of the cakes. I pop them into the freezer to cool. When carving cakes I’ve always found it best to let them firm up in the freezer first. This way when … Read more