This cake was done for nurse who graduated from Nursing School. It is a two tier white cake, the bottom is a 10 inch and the top is a 8 inch. All the decorations were made from fondant several days ahead of time to be able to dry. The pill bottle was formed around a small … Read more
I have the motto “If you can dream it, I can turn it into cake” so… when someone came to me and wanted a hunting themed cake I was so excited! They were wanting just a little figure of a fish and buck, but I said it wasn’t good enough “go big or go home”. … Read more
My eldest son loves Lightning McQueen, so for his third birthday, I was up for the challenge! It was my first fondant cake, and hopefully not my last. The cake is chocolate (a dense chocolate that is easy to shape). I made a few pans so that I had ample cake to work with. I … Read more
I made this pink handbag cake for a friend’s niece. I started by making a 10 inch square cake. I cut it in half and stacked the two halves together sandwiched with butter cream and jam so that it was a tall cake. I carved the cake using templates then covered in butter cream to … Read more
Well , my grandchildren always allow me to make their birthday cakes. Alexis wanted a dog with lots of friends. So a big yellow dog was designed. I am not a pro so I gather ideas everywhere but mostly from your site. It took 3 dh butter box mixes. One for a 13x 9 base, … Read more
My daughter asked me to make a baby shower cake for a friend of hers, she didn’t know what she was having so she decided to go for lemon and mint green. I started by making the decorations for the cake. I made flowers using 1/2 roll out icing, 1/2 flower paste and used my daisy … Read more
I’ve always wanted to make a cake like this princess castle cake, and I’ve always known this would be the ultimate cake for my little sister, BUT…I was too scared to attempt it. My sister who is 25, still thinks she’s a princess and loves pink, I mean she seriously loves pink, lol. So when … Read more
I loved making this cake, my son Jack has just started surfing and he is loving it. We booked a handful of his friends into the local surf school and then came the challenge, he wanted a “wave cake with him riding it!” . I love the way that our kids think we can do … Read more
This amazing police car cake started out as a freshly baked square chocolate mud cake. Before I started I spent a lot of time researching on the internet to make sure I made the car the right shape. I printed a lot of photos and went to our local Holden dealer to get some more … Read more
Thought I’d share my little one’s first birthday surprise . We had a teddy – bear’s picnic and I made a ladybug birthday cake with the help of her lovely cousin. What started out as a simple idea turned out to be quite a cooking marathon. Not being very adapt bakers but with high ambitions we … Read more
I made this Minecraft inspired cake for my friend’s son for his 6th birthday. I started with 2 9 x 13 cakes but my son poked his finger in one so I re baked it and ended up with 2 1/2 cakes. I cut and stacked 7 layers for the pavilion and stacked 4, 3 … Read more
I finally decided to make this Bubble Guppies cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. It took her months changing her mind to decide she wanted a Bubble Guppies cake. The cake was a simple French vanilla batter and the filling was half peaches and half strawberries. The frosting was a Swiss meringue butter cream colored … Read more