My niece wanted to do a tie-dyed theme for her birthday this year, and as I didn’t want the colors to come out looking more “marbled” than tie-dyed. I looked for instruction on the internet & found some tips by Cake Boss’ Buddy Velastro. That made the whole process of a Tie-Dyed Birthday Cake so … Read more
I piped my crayon box green with lines and added my wording. After that was complete I added my edging anywhere where it appeared to look unfinished.
This yarn cake was so much fun to make! I used 2 – 9 inch rounds and then added 2 of the mini balls that I made from the Wilton mini ball pan. I frosted the mini balls with the same colors that I was going to use for the yarn and then added the … Read more
My daughter began planning her Sweet 16 party months in advance. She decided that a disco/70’s theme would be fun, especially since she and her friends love to dance. We talked about whether or not to do a more traditional “Sweet Sixteen” cake, but she wanted something fun that her friends would really like. We … Read more
This artist palette cake was made with regular 13 x9 pan (2 layers),and 1 9″inch round pan( which you cut out the palette shape). You can either draw one or purchase from Michael’s store in the artist supply area. Tubes of paint , brushes and small tray w/paint purchased from Michael’s along with assorted stickers … Read more
I made this crayon cake for my daughter’s Pre-K graduation. I used two boxed cake mixes and canned icing. I baked two rectangle sheet cakes the day before so they could completely cool. The next day I cut a few inches off the top of one cake so when I stacked them there would be … Read more
Regular Wilton colors were used and I cant remember the tips. It was just a star tip on the crayon and the smooth box was just the same frosting smoothed out. Everyone loved it and I got the inspiration from this website.t remember the tips. It was just a star tip on the crayon and … Read more
Two friends in my craft group share a birthday. They are both avid knitters so I thought of these interesting and different design of a knitting basket. I used regular 8” rounds for the basket. The balls of yarn were actually made from a mini-Jack O’ Lantern pan because that’s what I had on hand. … Read more
My daughter turned 8 and wanted a Tye dye party. I started this Homemade Tye Dye Cake with a 9×13 sheet cake with 2 – 9inch round layers on top. I use a modified box cake recipe. 1 yellow cake mix, 1 box vanilla pudding, 4 eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 cup oil and 1 … Read more
I made this Artist Palette cake for my daughter’s fifth birthday which had an arts and craft theme. The cake was a 9″ x 13″ cake. I made it into a rainbow cake by dividing up the yellow cake batter into six equal parts and then coloring each a different color: purple, blue, green, red, … Read more
I recently decided to take up cake decorating. I had my first order for a birthday cake and the theme for the party was crayons. I was asked to do a crayon cake. I checked out some pictures on the web and went from there. The cake was chocolate with buttercream icing. I was pleased … Read more
Once I had the idea for a theme for the party, I drew a picture of the 3 crayons. I then took it to a copy store and had them blow it up as large as I wanted the kid cake to be. I then made 3 cakes that were baked in 9×13 pyrex pans. … Read more