Take a look at these cool homemade Diva, Glamour and Spa 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!
I began this Spa Girl Cake by making 2- 9 inch round cakes. I layered them and iced with buttercream. I used store bought fondant, and colored it with Wilton’s violet paste. Then, I rolled the fondant and applied it to the cake. I made the face out of a Styrofoam egg shape that I … Read more
This Bratz Birthday Cake is a cookies n cream cake with cream cheese frosting. Start with boxed white cake mix, follow the directions and then fold in a cup or more of chopped Oreo cookies. The frosting is store bought cream cheese, but I added about 1 tablespoon of Crisco and powdered sugar to thicken … Read more
I made this homemade make up cake for a friend’s daughter’s 5th birthday. It was a chocolate cake with butter cream icing. I started with two 8in round cakes and three 6in round cakes. I frosted the two 8in cake then covered it in white fondant and added pink polka dots all over the cake. … Read more
This 18th Fashion Birthday Cake is my hubby and my second attempt at cake decorating. It’s for a friend’s 18th birthday party . Both layers are mocha with mocha buttercream filling. We used a 10 inch and an 81/2 round pans which I now realize was a mistake. The top tier should have been a … Read more
This Nail Polish Cake was made for a lady that loves to polish her nails! Each guest was given a gift of polish to take home. Her name is Kathy, so I played with OPI’s polish names. The cake was made using two mixing bowls, a 9 inch cake pan and a 16 oz can … Read more
A friend of mine asked me to make her daughter a cake for her birthday party. Here is my homemade Spa cake! I made a basic sheet cake and frosted it with white butter cream. I edged it with pink and sprinkled pink, edible glitter over the top. Then I made a 9″ round cake … Read more
I made this Makeup Birthday Cake Idea for my daughter who loves her makeup. It was a lemon cake with a raspberry/whipped cream filling. I used black fondant and blue sugar crystals. My first time using isomalt which went over the sugar.
Looks complicated but it is simple. This make up table cake is a 4 layer jelly roll cake. I built a wood platform with gorilla glue and a plywood board (13x 18 the size of a cake board that I bought at AC MOORE) and glued legs on them. Total cost less then 10 dollars. … Read more
My daughter made this Glamour Birthday Cake Idea for a little girl’s “make-up” birthday party. Her favorite colors are pink and purple – surprise – and her party theme is make-up, hair and fashion show (complete with red carpet). I think she did a beautiful job with the cake and I know first hand that … Read more
I think I used 6, rounds cake pans for this Nail Polish Birthday Cake and I did each layer in a rainbow color. I then used fondant and glitter to make the label. The top was a cup with fondant around it and also painted with glitter. As you can see the fondant ripped and … Read more
I made this Make-Up Birthday Cake for my friend’s mothers 50TH! I used a 10″ round cake tin for the bottom tier of the cake and used a square 5″ cake tin and once made cut it in half for the makeup bag. The cake is a vanilla sponge with strawberry and butter cream icing … Read more
I made this Make Up cake for my Mary Kay grand opening I had. I wanted a cake that had make up on it. I got some ideas from a cake on this website and decided to make some of my own. I baked a 10 inch round cake and iced it with purple buttercream … Read more