This graduation cake I made for my sister’s graduation party. The cake is a 2 layer 16in round iced in buttercream. The roses are royal icing that I made a few days ahead of time. The graduation cap is a candy plaque using the Wilton pan. I started by piping in melted yellow candy melts … Read more

This Homemade Graduation Cake was my absolute first fondant cake. It was my daughter’s grade 8 graduation and I decided to give a shot (the decision came shortly after we tried to order a fondant cake for my niece on short notice -5 days) and all bakeries told us was they need at least 1 … Read more

I was asked to make a cake for my brother in law’s graduation meal. I looked on the web and in books for some ideas for a graduation cake. I decided to make the cake into pile of books and put a mortorboard on the top. To start I made three rectangle cakes, one chocolate, … Read more

I made this graduation cake for my son’s graduation from kindergarten. I got the idea from the Mars candy “bright ideas” site. I used one 9×13 pan for the bottom layer, an 8×8 pan with an inch trimmed off one side for the second layer, and a medium glass oven-safe dish for the bottom of … Read more

I made this Graduation Cake for my brother’s girlfriend’s high school graduation party. It’s a 3/4 sheet cake. I covered the whole cake with homemade buttercream icing which I dyed the lift overs dark blue to match her school colors. Then I used tip 3 and the star tip to put writing on the top … Read more

My cousin was graduating from Medical school so I wanted to have the perfect cake that would show my admiration for her hard work. So far I don’t sell my cakes but make them for family and friends. When I make my cakes I try to make the next cake top the last. When I … Read more

I made this graduation cake for my sister’s graduation from college, my daughter’s graduation from high school, and my nephew’s graduation from Jr. High. For the hat part, I made round cakes and frosted them black. For the mortars, I melted chocolate candy melts and put them in a square pan, and let it harden … Read more

My younger cousins and I decided to make a Stack of Books Graduation Cake for my mother’s college graduation. Book titles listed are courses she took! Edible gold stars hide the platform.

A friend at work was graduating college. Her manager and co-workers wanted to throw a surprise party and asked me to bake a cake. I researched the school colors of her college and got to work. The graduation cake is your basic two 8″ layer cake. The icing is a standard white butter cream. I … Read more