This watermelon cake was made for a friend’s 40th birthday. Yes, there are 40 party ants at this picnic made of black modelling chocolate. I flavored a vanilla cake with watermelon jello which makes the cake dense like pound cake. I used a stainless steel mixing bowl to bake the rounded ends of the cake … Read more
I had a blast making this banana and monkey cake! It was a banana flavored cake with banana cream filling. I used the Wilton loaf pan which makes a double length loaf of bread or two loaves. Tearing the cakes and filling them then carving the cake into a banana shape, I then crumb coated … Read more
I used the tear drop shaped Wilton pans, all sizes for this hot chili pepper cake. It was a vanilla bean cake with vanilla bean buttercream. I carved the top edge to smooth it out to look more like a pepper shape. Crumb coated the whole cake and layed out a thin layer of red … Read more
I used two vanilla sheet cakes 16″x16″ cut into bread slice shapes for this cheezy cake.. I iced and fondant covered bottom layer and top layer then filled the middle with butter cream icing. I used orange modelling chocolate for the oozie cheese, then used spray tint to give the edges a toasted/grilled look to … Read more
I made this easy beer cooler Budweiser cake for a friend’s husband birthday party. The cake was made of simple white cake. For the cooler I used a 2 1/2 sheet (large) cake pans (Magic Line the best ever!) dividing both layers to create a four layer cake with butter cream frosting in between each … Read more
My daughter loves three things in this world more than anything – Taco Bell, JRR Tolkien, and her friends. So, for her 16th birthday, I decided to throw her a surprise party that combined all three. Her favorite meal at Taco Bell is the #4 combo with a Dr Pepper, so I made her cake … Read more
A pumpkin seemed the perfect cake for a 5 yr old’s birthday party just before Halloween. I used two bundt cake pans and then a third 9 in. round. I stacked one bundt upside down then the 9 in. round on top of that then the second bundt cake right side up for the top. All the … Read more
It was my father’s 80th birthday and I wanted to make a cake that was something he loved, so we thought about it for awhile and he loves garlic, he puts it in everything he makes from eggs to soup to pasta, you name it, garlic is in it, so I decided to make a … Read more
This is a cake I made for an entry in the local Fair this past summer. I won a blue ribbon for 1st place in the “Decorated Cake” category. I wanted to create a cake that would fit in with the fair theme. I decided to make a cake that looks like a bag of … Read more
My daughter and I both like our steaks rare. I thought it would be a great cake idea when she asked me to make her one. The cake and frosting were chocolate. I covered the cake with my home made fondant and brushed the food coloring on it to make it look cooked. I then … Read more
My daughter chose this cake out of a magazine (Food Network) for her 14th birthday. It’s easier than it looks! Start with a rectangle cake. Roll out white fondant to cover the cake but longer to hang over the edge. Place the nicely trimmed rectangular fondant over the cake with some hanging over one edge. … Read more
This cake was fun to make. I made it for my cousin’s birthday that is really close to Halloween, which is a day they love. I started with Wilton Pumpkin Pan and then went to work. I used classic vanilla cake with vanilla and chocolate icing. I used a sour lollipop and green sugar crystals … Read more