I decided to make this cake for my friends mom. She loves her slot machines. I really had no idea how to make it. I used a lot of different ideas for special occasion cakes from different pictures. And my slot machine cake came out just as I wanted. My friend’s mom also loved it. … Read more
I took a 14inch round cake tin and used two cake mixes. I used copper icing dye to achieve the color of a penny. I blew up a picture of my father and tinted it to look like the picture on the actual penny. I customized the cake by writing “In dad we trust” instead … Read more
I made this poker table cake for my hubby. He loves playing poker so I thought this would the perfect cake. I used a 15″ hexagon cake pan. The poker chips and playing cards should be made a day in advance so that they can dry. The poker chips are made out of marshmallow fondant. … Read more
I made this Poker Table Birthday Cake for a poker player. Fondant is made from MMF (Marshmallows), cards and chips are made from gumpaste. Image on the playing cards and poker chips were printed on icing sheets using edible ink. I used a ten inch spring form pan. Then I used a premade 10″ cardboard … Read more
This Homemade Roulette Cake is just a basic round 12 inch cake. I made buttercream and dyed it light brown, frosted the entire cake brown and then divided the cake into sections for the roulette numbers. I started by dividing into 4 sections and then just kept dividing. I sectioned off 0 and 00 first … Read more
My boyfriend wanted me to make a cake for his moms birthday. She likes going to the slots so he came up with the idea – I just did the decorations. I used yellow cake mix and made the icing using a Wilton recipe. I used Spree candies and gum drops for the added lights … Read more
I did this Homemade Poker Chip Birthday Cake on a whim for my husband’s poker night because I wanted to try out a new cake recipe. I had been searching around for a recipe that kept the cake more compact when cutting. This recipe used a box cake but I added a few extra ingredients … Read more
I got a lot of great ideas from this site for my husband’s Texas Hold Em Birthday Cake. I took a couple of ideas from different cakes and put them together. I used my husband’s favorite chocolate cake recipe, and doubled the square and round layers. I used a white butter cream frosting to ice … Read more
In a whim, I made a Homemade Casino Roulette Cake for a friend’s 50th birthday party. He usually gambles in Lawrenceburg, IN and I took the time to research the place and made as close to possible replicas of the casino’s tokens. I made them from Sugar Paste and let them sit to dry and … Read more
I started with a 12×18 sheet cake. I carved a “V” out near the bottom for the chocolate covered coins. The cards shown are mini cards that I laminated so they were washable. Everything else is decorated using buttercream frosting. This cake was for my dads 60th surprise party. I found this site very helpful … Read more
I made this poker birthday cake for my boyfriend’s birthday the other year – was just starting to experiment with cake decorating etc. He is an avid poker fan and plays with his mates often at out place, so I knew something like this would be grateful. I made two sponges – both chocolate and … Read more
I made this homemade Texas Hold Em cake for a friend’s 30th birthday. I made a marble cake 1/2 sheet size and I make my own homemade buttercream icing. The theme for the party was Texas Hold Em so I came up with this idea by checking out my son’s Texas Hold Em set. For … Read more