These cakes were my first attempt at cake decorating EVER! My kids asked for Bratz cakes this year and while searching the internet for ideas I came across this site for a Batz cake.That is where I heard about a frozen butter cream transfer for the first time. Ive always wanted to try my hand … Read more
This is my very first cake after taking Wilton Decorating Class – Course 1. This particular cake used three boxes of cake mix. After using buttercream frosting (homemade with Wilton recipe) I traced a Bratz picture onto wax paper. I used a toothpick to draw this picture. I star tipped the whole Bratz using differed … Read more
The Monster High doll cake was for my niece who was turning 12. She loves Monster High! I started off with the Wilton Doll Cake Pan and figured it would be easiest to buy the printed sugar paper in zebra print and also the Scrolly Design. I air brushed the whole cake first and then … Read more
For my daughter’s birthday tea party, I made individual Polly Pocket cakes for the little girls. I used the Wilton Mini Wonder Mold Pan for the dress skirts. After baking and cooling the cakes, I stuck a Polly Pocket in the top of each cake. I then iced the skirts and the bodice of each … Read more
My daughter planned her Build A Bear birthday party for almost a year. The idea for the Homemade Build A Bear Birthday Cake came from the Valentines Day Box one of her bears came home in. We baked 8 8×8 cakes to create the house. We used a serrated knife and ruler to cut the … Read more
I made this Candyland Game Cake for my daughter’s friend from school. She was celebrating her fifth birthday and let’s face it what five year old doesn’t like Candyland! It was the hit of the party! The great thing about this cake is that it would work for a girl or a boy. I started … Read more
I made this Candyland Cake for my daughters 4th birthday party. I used butter cream frosting and various candies and just copied the board game as close as possible. I found cans for edible spray paint that were very helpful in coloring the base of the cake. This was my first attempt at a fancy … Read more
I made this Eebee Baby Cake for my son Jack’s 1st Birthday. Copied it just from looking at the Eebee Baby Stuffed Doll. Made of 2 9in round cakes. Made and colored my own frosting for the face (would have liked to make it more orangy). For the hair I used fondant coloring to color … Read more
My son wanted a Lego Birthday Cake for his 6th birthday. After looking around I was inspired by a fondant Lego cake I saw online. Our design is comprised of 6 large (4″x8″)Lego blocks and 3 small (4″x4″) Lego blocks. The blocks fit together to form a large ‘G’ when looking down at it (my … Read more
My son wanted to have a birthday party themed after his favorite toy- LEGOS! The supplies I used for this Homemade LEGO Birthday Cake: Pillsbury Funfetti box cake mix, my own homemade butter cream frosting recipe, Wilton Ready-to-use rolled fondant in primary colors and white, Play-Doh letter cutters, and actual toy LEGO bricks of various … Read more
Don’t be like me kids. I decided exactly 3 days before Dave’s birthday that I would make him a Lego cake. Unfortunately, something came up the Thursday before his birthday, so I didn’t get to make it and take my time like I wanted. Regardless, he loved his Legos and I got 800 cool wife … Read more
For my son’s 7th birthday, he chose Lego Star Wars as his theme. After searching the internet for weeks, I put a little something together…even if the finished product was not part of the plan. The Lego Star Wars Cake Design is made using 2-11×15 sheet pans and a Wilton star. The icing is buttercream, … Read more