I made this Candyland birthday cake for a friend. Her daughter was turning 4 and wanted a Candyland birthday party. The cake was a half of a sheet white cake with buttercream frosting. I used candy canes, starburst, suckers, marshmallows, peppermints, spice drops, ice cream cones, candy hearts, smarties, Recees’s cups, and a tootsie roll … Read more
I followed a cookbook recipe exactly on how to make this cake – and only when I was done did I realize that the cookbook is wrong. Basically the right way is to bake a 9″ square cake, frost it in white and then place After Eight mints in a check board pattern. The last … Read more
My son wanted a LEGO Party for his 8th birthday and then said he wanted a cake like the Cake Boss from the TLC show. I knew there was no way I could make his kind of cake, those are some big shoes to fill, but I did the best I could by making this … Read more
This Homemade Lego Man Birthday Cake was a labour of love. My friend needed a cake for her nephew, and so after finding out that he loves Lego, we decided to try our hand at a Lego Man cake. I had never worked with fondant before, so this would be a first for me. The … Read more
This is a homemade Lego birthday cake I made for my 8 year old sons birthday.
I made this Star Wars Lego cake for a friend’s son’s 9th Birthday. He loved both Star wars and Lego. I had the picture transferred to rice paper, and then made a 12×12″ cake. I smooth iced the top, then using 4 different colours I piped the blocks on the side of the cake, finishing … Read more
My daughter loves the Littlest Pet Shop ladybug – which we had quite some difficulty getting hold of for her birthday last year. This year she decided she wanted a littlest pet shop ladybug cake – she doesn’t ask for much! I had a long think about how I was going to achieve a passable … Read more
This is a Littlest Pet Shop Birthday Cake Idea that I made for my sister’s 14th birthday! She collects littlest Pet Shop pets so I decided what better way to give her the new animals I bought and make her a cake all in one! It is a yellow cake with Cream Cheese filling and … Read more
This Little Pet Shop Toys cake was my daughters 7th birthday cake. I made this cake from two homemade pound cake recipes. I used real Pet Shop characters as decorations. The icing was made from shortening, very sweet. I used graham crackers to make the Pet Shop house. I assembled it like a gingerbread house. … Read more
This Monopoly Board Birthday Cake I made for a girlfriend’s 30th birthday surprise party. Instead of following the game exactly, I made each property personalized with something about my friend. Places she’s lived, experiences we’ve shared, likes and dislikes, pets, etc. She LOVED it! It was very personal and was a gift I was so … Read more
My niece changed her mind at least 3 times about what she wanted as her cake for her 6th birthday. She eventually found one online that this cake was modeled after, so the design of the cake isn’t mine, but I did make this particular My Little Pony 6th Birthday Cake. I had decided I … Read more
This homemade My Little Pony Cake was the first cake I have ever made. I ordered a chocolate sponge from my local supermarket, cut it in half and placed one on top of the other to give it more height. I filled the centre with jam and cream. I used Betty Crocker frosting, but would … Read more