Coolest 4th of July Cake

Homemade 4th of July Cake

The 4th of July has always been my favorite summertime holiday! So much to look forward to, parades, fireworks, and BBQ’s! I decided this year for my family’s BBQ I would make an extra festive cake. I came up with the idea for decorating by combining a few things I saw by doing a simple … Read more

Coolest Map-Shaped Special Occasion Cake Ideas

Coolest Special Occasion Cake Ideas, Photos and How-To Tips

We decided that our son’s 1st birthday party would be a safari theme. There are many different cakes that can be created for this theme but my husband came up with something a little different. We wanted a special occasion cake for our first birthday. Safaris are taken in Africa so we chose to make … Read more

Coolest Red, White and Blue 4th Of July Cake

Homemade 4th Of July Cake

I made this 4th Of July Cake using 14″ & 10″ round cake pans, 3 balloon weights which I bought at the dollar store and took them apart and used most of the material, a dozen star picks(purchased at a cake supply store), homemade fondant(which I tinted red, white, and blue), and an under layer … Read more

Coolest Homemade Stars and Stripes Patriotic Cakes 1

I made this for my July 4th party we had. It was a huge hit! I used buttercream frosting and chocolate cake. I used clear vanilla so my white would be a true white. My red was a Christmas red from Wilton. I got this idea for Patriotic cakes from Peggy Weaver. She explains it … Read more

Coolest Homemade Map-Shaped Special Occasion Cake Photos 1

I made this special occasion cake for the bicentennial of St. John the Baptist parish in Louisiana. I baked four cakes and cut out the shape of Louisiana. Its just a basic white cake, the layers have white icing in the middle and the icing is fondant with butter cream under it. Then I used … Read more

Coolest Star Shaped 4th Of July Cake

Homemade 4th Of July Cake

This 4th Of July Cake was fun! I made this cake for a friend’s 4th of July party. I used a Wilton star cake pan. The cake is covered in fondant (tinted in royal blue). I used a star cookie cutter and cut blue stars out of the cake which I replaced with white stars … Read more

Coolest Homemade Stars and Stripes Patriotic Cakes 2

I used a six inch round cake on the top and an eight inch round cake on the bottom. I colored the fondant red and blue. I painted the blue with royal blue luster dust. I used wooden skewers dyed with blue water. The stars were just little foam stars.I have never made patriotic cakes … Read more

Coolest 2 Tiered 4th Of July Cake

Homemade 4th Of July Cake

I made this 4th Of July Cake for my sister’s 30th birthday. It’s 2 tiers with homemade buttercream frosting. And I made the stars and strips out of marshmallow fondant. It was the hit of the party!

Coolest Homemade Stars and Stripes Patriotic Cakes 3

I made this cake using my Wilton Star shaped cake pan. It took just one cake mix. I made homemade butter cream icing and tinted some of it red and blue. For cake decorations I had clowns, who were made from icing-tip 21 ( Wilton ); and the heads are plastic stick-ons. The inside of … Read more