Every year since my daughter was born 8 years ago now I have been making her birthday cake. Now I have two kids and love searching for the perfect party theme and then planning a birthday cake to go with it. The kids watch the construction which takes some time! This year I tried something … Read more
My son’s 11th birthday was on Thanksgiving and he requested a turkey cake, one that looked like it was cooked and we could put it on the table and fool everyone into thinking it was real! I used 2 boxed banana cake mixes and baked them one at a time in an 8 cup glass … Read more
I made this Drinks Birthday Cake for my boyfriend’s 21 birthday! He loved his cake so much that he didn’t even wanna eat it! How to make this cake: To make the bottles you will first need to buy a kit to make the mold. I used AMAZING MOLD PUTTY (you can get it at … Read more
I made this cake for a family friend and they were very happy with it. I baked the cake in a roasting tin putting some grease proof paper in the bottom to line the tin before putting the cake mixture in. it also make it easier to get the cake out after baking. As it … Read more
I made this dinner cake for my family’s Christmas dinner. It is completely edible. I thought the melted butter looks the most real. My sister in law thought the whole thing was real when it was sitting on the buffet table. It is completely edible. The plate is made from gumpaste, and the rest is … Read more
For my friend’s 40th I made him a 40oz cake. I took inspiration from his favorite drink, a Cuba Libra. I set up the bottle, an actual cocktail and lime as my model to make this Navy Rum Cake. The bottle is 2, 6×4 inch round cakes. I also made an 8 inch round cake … Read more
I made this wine bottle cake for my mom’s b-day. It was a yellow butter cake mix and I used the Wilton Guitar Cake Pan and trimmed it to look like a bottle of wine. I had my daughter hold a bottle over the cake so I could trace it. Next time I’ll use an … Read more
I used a recipe for a pumpkin roll to get the shape of a coke can. I then covered the cake in homemade fondant (colored it using one part black to one part royal blue to get the silver color). I cut the letters out of fondant and sprayed them red with food mist spray. … Read more
I love to work with fondant and I love chocolate martinis. I also love to make fun cake designs so I attempted this martini cake. I used a rectangular and a square pan. I cut them into triangles. I used a plastic column used for wedding cakes as the stem. It helps to use frosting … Read more
I made this Dunkin Donuts Cake for a Home and Gardens competition for the Monmouth County Fair. It was my first contest and I won second place. First would have been great but I was still proud of myself and kids were too, that made it more exciting. I made the donuts out of rice … Read more
A friend wanted a 4th of July watermelon cake for him and his family. He’s diabetic so I made the small watermelon made with a diabetic cake recipe and the icing was half sugar and half splenda. They really enjoyed this cake.
This apple cake was made for a teacher’s birthday. The cake itself is one 9″ round cake topped with a medium sized Pyrex bowl of cake. I stacked the two together and trimmed down the edges to form the shape. I then took the shavings and laid them on top of the apple to create … Read more