My grandson asked me to make a zombie cake for his 12th birthday. I am an amateur baker, but decided I would take the challenge. I love watching Cake Boss as well as other cake shows. I searched the internet for ideas and recipes, lots of research. I made three cakes, two 1/4 sheets and … Read more
Our 1 year old just loves chewing on crayons that her big sisters leave lying around so when it was her birthday I had this idea of making a Crayon cake – but with no idea what it would actually look like or how to do it! So I googled it and of course scores … Read more
With my father-in-law’s 60th birthday coming up we decided to throw him a surprise party with all of his friends and family. I volunteered to make this cake, I was a little nervous because I hadn’t made fondant before but I was very pleased with how it turned out. My husband’s whole family are huge Steelers fans … Read more
I have made several Thomas cakes in the past for my boys. The hardest part is always the face! When my 3 year old asked for ANOTHER Thomas cake, I cringed at the thought of making that face again. And then it dawned on me that I could use an old toy as a cake … Read more
I covered the 3 layers of cake then started preparing the steeples which were covered in pink icing and dipped in pink sugar. After placing the cakes on top of each other, I worked covering the borders. The windows and doors went in next before doing the climbing vines and assembling the steeples. The grass is … Read more
My friend asked me to make a last-minute shark cake for her nine year old son! I did an internet search for shark cakes, found a 3D idea and ran with it! I started out by making a sheet cake for the base to make the shark more stable since the cake had to travel … Read more
I was asked to make this amazing Alice in Wonderland birthday cake for my niece who was having a Mad Hatter’s tea party. My sister wasn’t sure what she wanted so I designed it all and was as much as a surprise to her as it was for my niece. It was the second cake I’d ever made! It took … Read more
Hi, my name is Kate and I love to make cakes as a hobby for friends and family. I am self taught and love new challenges. In addition, I am considering starting up a little business. I have called it Mariposa Cakes as I love butterflies and wanted something different. This is my first butterfly … Read more
I made this cake for the Groom’s cake at a wedding, following instructions from Coolest Drum Cake 7. Thank you for the great step by step guide. It gave me the confidence to make this cake. The cake used 3 chocolate box mixes in 2 12″ pans. I used buttercream frosting except for the drum … Read more
I made 2 round cakes and covered them with a thin layer of butter icing for this hamburger cake. For the bottom bun I placed one cake butter icing side down onto the brown fondant icing which I wrapped partially over the top of the cake. I then spread some butter icing on it. The … Read more
This guitar 21st Birthday Cake was one of my biggest challenges. The birthday girl is guitar crazy and this was a fitting birthday cake. I tried to replicate one of her guitars and came very close. The construction was chocolate cake, one level, fondant covered. We made all the pieces from colored fondant. The guitar neck is a … Read more
I made this two tier double chocolate cake for a first birthday boy Who loves the story book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The two tiers were made of the same soft moist chocolate cake with a cookies and cream center. Both tiers were covered with white fondant. Each tier was divided by multiple colored balls of fondant. We made the caterpillar out of gum … Read more