This August brings yet again another birthday for my daughter Chloe! She informed me that turning 5 is a big deal and wanted another special cake made by mommy. I was hoping she had something simple in mind since I’m still recovering from the Rapunzel tower cake she had my sister and I make her … Read more
This Playstation 2 cake was actually made as a groom’s cake for a wedding, but could just as easily be used as a birthday cake. The groom was a huge video game fan (and still is). This cake was also made just before the new version of the Playstation was released (in case it seems … Read more
I made this Xbox 360 Birthday Cake for a friend’s son’s birthday. Pretty easy to do. Really just carved out the basic shape of the xbox console then covered in fondant and spray painted black (could leave white as well). The game is just a thick rolled out piece of fondant that was hand painted … Read more
My Xbox birthday cake was for my nephew who is totally obsessed with his Xbox, so I thought it was the perfect cake for him. The bottom tier was a white cake with chocolate pudding and bananas, the controller was sculpted out of rice crispy treats and so was the Xbox. I used piping to … Read more
The controller is also a cake. I made the cake pan for the controller by hand using foil and cardboard. All of the buttons are pieces of candy. The wire is black rope candy and the strap on the back is an airhead. This was the funniest and yet the toughest cake I have made … Read more
When my girls were little I made them Birthday Barbie cakes for years. I was talking with a friend from work and she mentioned that her sister teaches cake decorating. Our conversation inspired me to bake a Barbie Belle cake for my daughter Kaitlin, who is now in university. The barbie birthday cake was a … Read more
I made this pretty Princess Belle Cake for Jessica Louise, my granddaughter, for her forth birthday. She loves Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I had lots of fun making this cake. I used a vanilla sponge mix and an 8 inch diameter Pyrex basin (8 eggs sponge mix)), so Belle’s dress was already taking … Read more
I used a Wilton Doll Cake Mold for this 2nd birthday Belle cake. I decorated Belle with buttercream icing and dyed it gold with Wilton dye. I also used sugar crystals and editable cake sparkles to get the dress to sparkle. I let the icing on the dress stiffen slightly and made lines in the … Read more
Since my little daughter loves Ariel, I decided to make a Little Mermaid Birthday Cake for her birthday. Fortunately, I found this website and collected ideas from all the previous cakes submitted to make my own. I baked the pound cake from usual cake mix. However, I don’t use frosting or icing sold at the … Read more