My client said she was having a surprise 50th birthday party for her husband at a winery and wanted a cake to go with that theme. I searched wine barrel cake ideas online and found a few that I liked, especially one by The Cake Zone. I created the cake in 3 sections supported with … Read more
What do you make for someone who loves spaghetti? A spaghetti cake of course. I made an oval layer cake and carved the top to be more rounded. Then I put on a thin crumb coat of icing and the rest of the icing was done with a pastry bag with decorating tip. I just … Read more
Well let me start by saying I have become known as the cake lady…and now when we need a cake for friends or a coworker, everyone is usually looking at me. I have been ” elected” to make a cake of some sort for my boss for several years now. Every year I need to … Read more
A friend of mine wanted a welcome home cake that showed his girlfriend how much he missed her. I thought I would try to make a bottle of wine cake. I knew it would be a challenge but I really love to make cakes that are unique. First I planned out what I wanted to … 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
I was asked by my cousin to make this cake for her father in law. She decided she wanted a champagne bottle bursting out the center of the cake. I started my making the stars on wires, some in blue and some in white. The white ones will be covered in edible glitter when dried out. I also made a champagne bottle … Read more
My daughter told me she wanted a birthday cake with a ghost and fall harvest. I’m not a professional baker. I’m a stay home mom but I like to bake different kind of stuff for my family and friends. The cake was from scratch, just a regular chocolate cake. I frosted it with chocolate ganache … Read more
I didn’t know what to get my friend for her 40th birthday so I offered to make her a cake for her party! She loved it. I used the color scheme of the party to choose cake colors and knew how much she loves chocolate! I used a silicone cake mold, it’s the 3rd time I … Read more
I made this ice cream birthday cake for my daughter’s 6th birthday. It was very simple yet effective. I used 3×7″ chocolate cakes and layered with pink butter cream icing. I then crumb coated it, let it dry in the fridge a bit then covered it in the pink butter cream icing. I didn’t bother … Read more
This Chili Red Hot Pepper cake was fun to do. I used a 12 x 18 sheet cake pan, made 2 of them stacked and iced it. The cake was strawberry Margarita cake. I froze the cakes, after leaving in freezer for a night, took it and carved it out in the shape of a chili … Read more
I made this Tequila cake for a friend’s 45th birthday. The base is an 9-inch round cake covered in marshmallow fondant. For the bottle I took a 12-inch square cake and cut it into quarters. I stacked them 4 high for a 6-inch cube and then trimmed the sides of the top layer to slant … Read more