I made this Box of Candy cake for my husband for Valentine’s day. It is a red velvet cake, covered in butter cream. I used marshmallow fondant that I tried to tint red. I am not very happy with my red, but next time I make this I may just order red fondant. I traced … Read more
For this M&Ms homemade cake recipe idea , I used a 9″ round cake pan. I cut a little bit of the base so that it would sit up. I frosted with blue, white and black buttercream frosting and used Mr. Potato Head’s arms.s homemade cake recipe idea , I used a 9″ round cake … Read more
My dad helped me make this M&M cake for my mom who loves m&m’s. Took a 9×13 pan and decorated it by using the candy bag for reference. Made little cupcakes to look like the candies inside.
A friend of mine loves butterfinger candy bars, so for her birthday I decided to give her a butterfinger cake. I used two loaf pans, leveled them off and cut off two ends. I used white icing died yellow and blue. Instead of writing “fun size” or “king size” I chose to write “Cake Size” … Read more
I made this Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cake for my dad who LOVES Reese’s peanut butter cups. First, I baked a regular 9×13″ cake and another round 6″ cake. I frosted both of them and set them aside. Using different colored fondant, I next rolled out some orange (the color of the Reese’s package) and … Read more
I made this Pez cake for my niece’s birthday. The body and head of the cake were made out of vanilla cake and tinted buttercream, the Pez candy were made out of chocolate cake baked in a loft pan, and covered in buttercream and fondant. It was a lot of fun to make.
This egg was very scary when I was originally asked to do it but turned out to be very simple. The egg was just homemade cake recipe for a yellow cake made with the Wiltons 3D egg pan covered in chocolate ganache. The “foil” around the cake was fondant and the unwrapped foil was just … Read more
Although this Caramel Apple Cake looks more appropriate for Halloween, I made this cake for Thanksgiving. I didn’t want to bring the usual pumpkin or apple pie so I thought I’d make one for my family. I made the cake and caramel from scratch using splenda so my mom, who is diabetic could eat it. … Read more
This Hershey Bar Cake is a chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. I used vanilla icing for the writing and some yellow for the “with almonds.” I used real almonds on the cake to give it a whimsical feel. I gave it to my boyfriend for our six month anniversary because this is his favorite … Read more
My good friend Sharon adores dark chocolate so for her birthday I decided to treat her to a chocolate overdose. However knowing that she only likes to eat a bit at a time I figured that the best bet would be to make something which could possibly be deconstructed and saved for whenever the chocolate … Read more
My 3 yr old granddaughter, Gracie wanted a Bubble Gum party. This is my Bubble gum machine cake. I baked a round white cake for the glass ball and a square strawberry cake with red icing for the base. I used gold chocolate coins. Just before the candles, I let the kid add the bubble … Read more
This is my candy corn-shaped homemade cake recipe idea. This cake is made of one cake mix and 2 cans of store-bought frosting. I found a picture of a candy corn on the internet and enlarged it to the size I wanted my cake to be. I baked the cake in a 13×9 pan. I … Read more