My son wanted to host a pinball birthday party, so of course we needed a pinball machine cake! There weren’t a lot of examples on-line, and those I did find were covered with a lot of fondant. I didn’t think that 5 year old’s would appreciate the taste of fondant, so we made up our … Read more
My son is mad about his Tamagotchi and asked for a Tamagotchi cake for his birthday. I baked a chocolate cake in a large rectangular tin and then cut the shape out using a template. I copied the design of my son’s Tamagotchi by covering with blue sugar paste icing, a grey square for the … Read more
My son loves Tranformers, especially the character Bumblebee. I have always made him creative birthday cakes and I wanted to try using fondant icing this time. It turned out good and was surprisingly easy to work with. The Transformer Bumblebee Cake was shaped as a yellow Chevy Camaro with two black racing stripes. The cake … Read more
I started this Transformers Optimus Prime Coolest Cake with baking a half-sheet cake, covered it in butter cream and white fondant for the base. Ground Oreo crumbs made the road, and strips of yellow fondant held the crumbs in place. I printed out pictures of the “Autobot” and “Decepticon” Logos, traced and cut them on … Read more
My son had asked for an Optimus Prime cake, (leader of the Transformers), for his fifth birthday. I knew I wanted to created a cake that was very three dimensional but was unsure how I could support the structure, as it turned out the head was quite light weight and only needed 2 wooden BBQ … Read more
My son has been obsessed with Transformers since his last birthday. So I knew this year his cake had to be a Transformers cake. I blew up a picture of the deception symbol and cut it out. I then placed it on the cake and cut around it. I then iced the entire cake with … Read more
This caterpillar birthday cake was for my son’s 1st birthday, because he loves Baby Einstein. I premade 2 batches of marshmallow fondant- one regular and one with cocoa added. I dyed the regular MMF using Wilton gel colors a day or so before, so it would be ready to go. I baked one cake with … Read more
This Baby Einstein Caterpillar Birthday Cake was such fun to make! This was a half sheet cake, white and devils food cake. I used a royal icing for the entire cake. I used the mini ball pan for the ladybug and caterpillar. I cut off about 1/4 of the ball to help it look better … Read more
I saw many Baby Einstein Caterpillar Cakes on this site but I decided to give it my own perfectionist twist for my son’s first birthday! This cake was made with 5 different cake mixes using the Wilton sports ball cake pan. Each ball was covered with fondant. I rubbed water on each ball to give … Read more
My daughter adores turtles and for her sixth birthday, she wanted to have a turtle theme birthday party! This cake is a 9-inch round cake with four cupcakes for the feet, and a larger custard cup size head. I iced it with a chocolate ganache and the head, feet, and shell pattern is green tinted … Read more
I had a friend that was throwing a Baby Einstein party for her sons first birthday. She asked me to make the cake, and I was more than willing! For the Baby Einstein Caterpillar cake, I found a picture of the caterpillar on the internet and began to “copy” it in the shape of a … Read more
My baby girl absolutely would squeal with delight at the sight of the Baby Einstein caterpillar, so that was my last minute decision for her first birthday cake. Being that I am an amateur cake decorator (this was a first for my husband and I!). I kept it simple for preparation. For this Baby Einstein … Read more