When my sister in law asked me to make a cake for her son, I said yes! Of course! Then she said she wanted it to be a dress shirt with a bow tie. Then I thought, “Well that’s not going to be very exciting.” But I started researching for a bow tie cake anyway. … Read more
When one of my friends e-mailed me about making a 40th birthday cake for one of our friends, I jumped all over the opportunity. What makes it even more fun was that the party was a surprise. Shhh! Well, I guess it’s okay now, since the party has already taken place. So, the creative juices … Read more
This cake was made for a very close friend who was turning 50 years old. She had always said that when she turned fifty that she wanted to be a member of the Red hat club. So on her 50th birthday about 20 of her closest friends gathered and gave her a surprise RED HAT … Read more
My daughter loves Lions, Tigers, and Snow leopards! However, I am not a fondant genius so I went with butter cream. I made two each of the tiers (6 inch, 10 inch, 14 inch) There is a cake plate between each layer and dowels supporting the middle and top layer. I have to admit I tried … Read more
I did this cake for my niece’s 10th birthday. She lives 750 miles away from me so when my parents were visiting me, they drove the cake down for the party. I made it 15 days before the party so my sister froze it until the day of the party. I made a 1/2 sheet … Read more
I made this zebra print cake for my niece’s 10th birthday. She loves zebra and so I did hot pink and zebra print. I used 2 white cake batters and 2 Devils food cake batters. I baked (2)10in and (2)6in layers. The inside of the cake was zebra print as well. I just read on a blog how to … Read more
I was asked by a friend of mine to make a Fred Perry logo cake. I baked an 8” round sponge cake and when cold I filled with jam and butter cream and then sandwiched together and then covered the whole cake in butter cream and placed in the freezer for 10 min until hardened. I … Read more
I made this Louis Vuitton wallet cake with a chocolate mocha cake with fudge frosting for my boyfriend’s sister’s birthday. I covered it with black fondant and individually drew the details for this LV wallet, to match her wallet. Everyone was impressed! I love seeing their reactions to the cakes I make.
This Multi-Pattern Zebra Print birthday cake was for a young lady celebrating her 30th birthday. She gave me the idea of the zebra print and the three tiers, but left the rest to me. The entire cake is vanilla on the inside. The pink polka-dot ribbon around the tiers are not edible. The ribbon on the … Read more
I’d been making cakes for my kids since my oldest’s first birthday, and discovered I had knack for it. As these things do, word got around and my hair dresser asked me to make “an amazing and beautiful” cake for her daughter who was turning 21, but feeling down in the dumps since she was … Read more
I made this baby shower cake or “sprinkle” cake for the daughter of a friend who was having her second baby. The nursery was done in pink/white/brown with touches of hot pink, and brown zebra stripes. That was part of the reason for this design. I got lots of inspiration and information for making this … Read more
For my daughter’s 9th birthday, we had a tea party with her friends and their mothers. I made her a hat cake. I used scalloped butter cookies dipped in vanilla bark to do the brim. I baked the dome part in a glass bowl. I used the star tip to apply icing. I put a … Read more