I was invited to bring a special snack to my daughter’s first grade class on the same day it happened to be “Board Game Day.” I was inspired by some of the cakes I saw on this site and decided to make a Chutes and Ladders like cake. I used a “Funfetti” cake mix as … Read more
I made this Transformer Bumblebee cake for my grandson Brian’s ninth birthday. I wasn’t sure about this one, but using an online picture of the Animated Bumblebee, I drew a template of Bumblebee’s head on wax paper and cut it out. One cake mix in a 9″ x 13″ pan was the right amount and … Read more
The best advice I can give when making a Transformers Helmet Cake is come up with a clear plan and then put it together like a puzzle. You will want to be sure that you allow for adequate drying time before icing as there are quite a few cut surfaces. Also be sure to do … Read more
My husband and I made this Optimus Prime Birthday Cake for our son’s 5th birthday. We rented the face of Optimus from our local Bulk Barn store and the bottom my husband drew out on bristol board and then cut it out, I baked a square cake and used the stencil to cut out the … Read more
I was asked to make this Game of Uno Cake for the mother of one of my friend’s who loves playing the game of Uno. First I made 2 10″ round sponge cakes, let them cool and then put one half onto a 12″ round cake board, put jam and butter cream on one side, … Read more
This Baby Einstein cake was done for my sons 1st birthday! I used the Wilton ball pans for the circles. I used Wilton icing with a star tip for decorating the cake. I had to use sugar free on the end for a certain guest so it didn’t turn out but it ended up working … Read more
This Homemade Baby Einstein Caterpillar Cake was my first attempt at making a “home-made” cake. I had inherited a couple of metal tips from my mother-in-law and when the time came that I could not find a cake that I liked for my daughter, Emelia’s, 1st birthday, I thought I would attempt to make one … Read more
I made this Baby Einstein cake for my son’s 1st birthday. He had some Baby Einstein books which he loved and I thought the characters and colours were so much fun and very suitable for a first birthday party. The cake itself is carrot cake (which is nice and dense to hold up all that … Read more
I made a birthday cake for my little girls 2nd birthday. We were going for a jungle theme plus she loves lions. I decided to put a lion on the top which I copied from a lion picture. It’s about my fourth or fifth attempt at decorating a cake like this. I thought I did … Read more
Heres an idea for a Baby Einstein caterpillar cake to add to this great cake gallery. You can use half of the Wilton’s sports ball cake pan, Betty Crocker’s White frosting, Wilton’s food coloring in blue, red, yellow, purple, green, black tube frosting, tip #16, 2 red pipe cleaners, 2 red puff balls, wooden cooking … Read more
For this Baby Einstein Caterpillar cake we made five half balls from the Wilton Sports Ball pans. We filled and iced each one and then divided a five pound bag of Wilton white fondant and colored each yellow, red, bright blue, purple, and teal. Color each section of fondant one at a time; it dries … Read more
I used the sports ball pan to make the Baby Einstein caterpillar cakes. I made one whole cake for each section but cut off the bottom to make it flat. I made one lemon, one banana (baby friendly), one vanilla and two chocolate sections and five batches of buttercream (but that iced all the cookies … Read more