I baked this Decorator’s Cake for someone we know, I was told he used to be a painter and decorator hence the cake I made. I baked an 8 inch Madeira cake, sliced it through the middle and filled with jam and butter cream. I then covered with butter cream and placed in the fridge … Read more
This Sewing Birthday Cake was my first solo cake. I used a round Wilton cake pan and a boxed cake mix. The frosting under the fondant was store bought (I hadn’t learned how to make my own yet). I used rolled white fondant, also for the first time and found it was fun and easy. … Read more
My daughter wanted an art party for her 8th birthday so we constructed this artist palette kid birthday cake out of cupcakes.
To start out, I viewed all of the great ideas for a Crayola Box Birthday Cake listed on this site! I just made a few adjustments: I didn’t stack my 9×13 cakes, since I had over 40 people to feed. I baked one chocolate cake and one yellow cake, trimmed one edge off of both … Read more
I made this homemade knitting bag cake for my Grandmother’s birthday. She is an avid knitter and when I saw this idea online I knew that it was the perfect cake to make. I started with three 8-inch round cakes; trimming them to an oval shape, layered, iced and covered with ivory fondant. For the … Read more
To make this cake I mixed a regular cake mix with angel food cake so it would be nice and firm. Once cooled I shaped the cake to look like a can. I used a small piece of black licorice as the spray nozzle and a small round cake pan for the cap. I also … Read more
I made this sewing basket cake for my Grandmother (Meme)’s 80th Birthday. She has always had a love for sewing and she has a secret love for mice! The base of the cake is 3 layers of 9×9 inch square pans stacked together and basket weaved with Chocolate frosting. The remaining parts of the cake … Read more
My sister-in-law just graduated from college with her Bachelors in Art and I wanted to make something fun for her. I found this idea on another website for a kid birthday cake and thought I’d try it. I baked an 8″ round, cooled and then refrigerated. After about an hour I carved the cake using … Read more
I used a 9×13 pan for the crayons cake. Then I cut down about an inch and sliced it in half until that cut. The crayons are ice cream cake cups frosted. The colors I just mixed until I got the right shade. I used regular store frosting. I should have frosted it first with … Read more
The basket is cake covered with fondant; weave is done with a texture mat. The rim is twisted ropes of fondant. I started with fondant dyed a pale yellow then used brown gel food color with vodka to paint basket. Yarn balls are oversize red velvet cupcakes wrapped in colored fondant then wound with strands … Read more
I made this cake for my husband’s birthday. He manages a paint store so I figured this would be perfect! I just drew a paint can and paint brush the size I wanted. Then I made two 9×13 cakes. I froze them overnight then once I had my templates cut out of card stock, I … Read more
My mom and I made this Sewing Machine Cake as a retirement cake for someone who loves to quilt and sew. The machine itself is sculpted from krispy treats, covered in a layer of almond bark and then covered again in chocolate marshmallow fondant. I baked an 11×15 cake twice and stacked together with icing … Read more