Girls love Minnie mouse. A few weeks ago a lady phoned me and asked me if I can make a cake for her daughter’s first birthday. She wanted a Minnie Mouse cake because she had this big Minnie Mouse soft toy which she simply adored. Since she wanted something a bit special I decided to … Read more
The Mater Cake was for my best friend, she requested it as a surprise for her car enthusiast husband. It was his favorite flavor, red velvet, fondant covered and hand painted. I made this cake as well as being a bridesmaid that weekend. So on top of my regular work schedule, getting hair, makeup, and … Read more
I made this Sulley cake for a friend at work. She made several subtle hints that’s she would like a Sulley cake for her birthday. So I started by searching the internet for a picture I liked and found this one which I copied. I started by drawing a template for the face shape. I … Read more
Tom is a little gifted boy with an intense interest in the Titanic. He is in my son’s class, so when we got the birthday invitation, it clearly stated the theme was the Titanic. Tom’s mom said that he will have to settle for a cake with a picture of the Titanic on it. Knowing … Read more
I try to come up with different ideas every year for my son’s birthday cake, but this year I was having a lot of trouble coming up with an idea. What to make a 26 year old guy for his birthday??? He loves Mt. Dew and of course Pizza is a major food group for … Read more
When asked to make a chocolate cake in the shape of a giant ham and salad sandwich, I thought “AWESOME!!” (but a little odd). The birthday boy loved eating sandwiches. The only other request was for it to look like wholemeal bread. So my crazy mind starting thinking of plating, elements of the filling etc. and how … Read more
The man sleeping on sofa cake is made in a 20cm by 20cm square tin. When the cake is ready cut the surface to make an even surface (Remove the middle bump that forms when baking cakes). Half of the cake was used for the seat of the sofa and the rest was used for the … Read more
One of my very dear friends loves to repeat the insurance commercial with the Camel walking through the office proudly asking what day it is. So on Wednesday we hear “ It’s hump day” whenever she gets the chance to say it. Her birthday landed on a Wednesday this year so I decided to be … Read more
I was asked to do my first gender reveal cake. I was so excited. The expectant mother gave me a sealed envelope with the ultrasound and the sex of the baby. The only people who knew the sex of the baby was the GYNI and me. I could hardly stand it! So the inside cake … Read more
My poor kids see me make all these elaborate cakes for other people. So for my son Ryan’s 5th birthday I asked him what kind of cake he wanted. He says ” oh mom I can see it in my head, I want a train birthday cake. There has to be a tunnel and a … Read more
I thought I would submit this Turtle cake with turtles chocolate filling I made for a very dear friend of my mom’s. According to my mother this amazing lady really likes turtles, and as soon as I heard about this – it was like a picture popped up in my mind! Cake shaped as a turtle … Read more
I wanted to make a cake for my friend who has a birthday on Halloween. I have made her a Halloween cake before but this time I wanted to do something that was not going to be so predictable that tied in with the holiday. So I thought about her other interests and thought Vegas … Read more