Take a look at these cool homemade Religious Symbols cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
This Happy Birthday Jesus Cake is 2 8-in cakes covered in almond buttercream. I made the figures out of gumpaste, and the presents are also gumpaste which I let dry overnight. I used edible markers to decorate the presents. Graham crackers make up the manger and the “sand”. The figures are actually really easy to … Read more
I started from an 11 X 15″ sheet cake and carved a little off the “top” of the cake. I covered it in butter cream and ten white fondant. I searched the net for a special occasion cake and found a few but this one I really liked and I tried to duplicate the design … Read more
This Homemade Baptism Christening Cake was my third cake. I made it for my neighbour’s grandson’s baptism. She asked me to make a bible cake and this is what I came up with. The book itself is made with (4) 11×15 sheet cakes. I laid one sheet cake (almond wedding cake recipe from recipes.com) on … Read more
This was a special occasion cake, which was prepared for a baptism. The tiers I cut from jelly roll pans before lying. I wrapped a wooden cross with decorator gift-wrap that matched the cake board I wrapped with the same paper. Note: I covered the cake board with clear contact paper before placing the cake … Read more
I started out this Homemade Cross Cake with a plain yellow boxed cake. The cake was really moist and cracked in the middle so I froze it. While it was still frozen I cut the shape out. After it thawed I put a crumb coat on then frosted with homemade buttercream icing. The flowers I … Read more
This Bible Cake was made for a dear friend of mine and my husband. And she is moving away so they had her a going away party. I made a strawberry and whipped cream cake. the cake was white and fresh strawberries with a non-bake strawberry glaze for the filling. I used whipped cream for … Read more
Our 3rd Homemade Baby Bears Christening Cake is a gift for my sister’s little niece on her Christening. We used a round 9 inch and 7 inch baking pan. The fondant bears were my first ever fondant figurine creations. I tried 3 different ways to make the bears..the first one, with the baby bottle always … Read more
I made this cross cake for a church potluck. I baked a strawberry cake in the Wilton cross pan and then covered it in chocolate fondant. I tinted some of the fondant darker to make the center cross. I tinted some white fondant pink and used a blossom cutter to punch out the flowers. I … Read more
I made this Calvary Cross cake for Pastor Appreciation Day. The center cake, whose height was 3 1/2″, was made using a full sheet pan. The stained glass cakes were made using icing gels and edible pearls; to help the icing gels keep their shine, I used a hair dryer on cool setting.
This first Communion cake was for a friend’s son. I had never made a First Communion cake before or a cross cake for that matter. This was also the first time I made a ½ and ½ cake. It was ½ yellow cake and ½ chocolate. I used an 11×15 pan and cut the shape … Read more
My daughter was having her First Holy Communion. I have made a doll cake before, but felt that this one needed to be all that much more special for her. I usually just iced the cake with regular frosting and maybe added some sprinkles. I decided to be fancy-shmancy this time and invest in a … Read more
On the occasion of my grandson, Luke’s, baby christening, I decided to make a cross cake using Wilton’s cross pan. Luke’s niece, Sydney, was also being christened, and since the event was a family event, I decided to include her in the cake, as well. This presented a challenge as I had to find a … Read more