My sister has horses and lives in her Hunter wellington boots so when we were trying to decide what cake to do for her 39th birthday my mum suggested a Wellington Boot Birthday Cake Idea! I made the sponge in a large roasting tin as it’s the longest tin I have. When it was baked … Read more
I made this High Heel shoe cake for my friend’s wife, yes, she loves glamorous shoes. The stand is made from perforated plastic, and was cut and bent into the shape. The cake itself is vanilla sponge with a vanilla butter cream. Once the cake was carved into the shape I needed, I dirty iced … Read more
I found the recipe for this Flip Flop Luau Cake on Betty Crocker but modified it a bit. They had a handy template that you print out so that your flip flop cake is just the perfect size. I’ve done some cake decorating in the past but my experience is minimal. I really wanted to … Read more
I made this Beach Thongs Birthday Cake for my daughter’s birthday from an idea I had seen in a magazine. I started by baking a 9×13 yellow sheet cake. There was no need to remove the cake from the pan after baking but I let it cool completely before cutting the sandals shapes. I cut … Read more
My best friends daughter wanted a cake made in the shape of a high top converse tennis shoe in lime green and orange. After reviewing many tips on cake decorating, I used two 9″ round cakes for the high top and a 13″x9″ cake for the base. I cut the round cakes at an angle … Read more
For my daughters 9th birthday she wanted her party at a water park. Many of the party favors we picked out (from Oriental Traders) had flip-flops so my birthday cake decorating ideas was to make flip-flop cakes. Because she shared her party with two friends I made two cakes. For the second cake I made … Read more
I made this Spa Lady cake for my daughter’s 9th birthday party. I used one box of cake mix and divided it into two round cake pans (9″ and 8″, using the smaller for the top). I placed the smaller cake above the larger. I trimmed off the bottom round edge, so the pieces would … Read more
This Tiger Striped and Pink birthday cake was for my 8 year old niece, Libby! I have 2 boys so I always have fun making her birthday cakes because then I can have some “girly” fun! The cake was white cake with white frosting inside and there were 3 layers of cake on each tier. … Read more
This was the third zebra pattern cake I’ve made. I like to use MMF because it is tintable into every color and easy to play with. I feel like it’s grown-up play-dough! This person wanted a cheetah and zebra print cake in pink and black for a baby shower. I tried and tried to get … Read more
This Father’s Day Polo Shirt Cake is my second attempt to use fondant. I put on a thin icing coat, let cool for about an hour, then I put on a thicker coat of icing and used the paper towel smooth method. I rolled out the fondant. I was worried on how it was going … 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