I made this Dress Fashion Cake for a church fashion show. I used marshmallow fondant for all the details and it was just a plain vanilla cake. Really had fun time making this one, would also make a good cake for a sweet 16 party or just a girl’s birthday.
I made this cake for my granddaughter’s 10th birthday party. The cake is 2 chocolate 9×13″ cakes, leveled and stacked with strawberry jam in the middle (her favorite), basic royal icing colored pink to match the real jewelry box gift we gave her. I cut off a piece at the front to make the drawer. … Read more
This Homemade Handbag Birthday Cake was a cake I made for a 30th Birthday. The person doesn’t like fondant, so the cake is covered in homemade chocolate buttercream frosting, with some gum paste decorations. This cake served approx 45 people. Use your favorite Devil’s Food Cake Recipe. I needed 2 batches for the base cake … Read more
My beautiful cousin was 16 in May and I wanted to make a model of her in her end of school prom dress and a handbag. I used one of Lindy Smiths books and combined a couple of her ideas to create this Handbag Birthday Cake. The handbag is made out of a chocolate cake … Read more
I made a Handbag Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I used a Betty Crocker cake mix, I think a Devils food one and put it in a large Bakers secret tin. The tin is large, 12 – 14 inches, has curved edges and is a spring form tin. I bought it for doing … Read more
This Handbag/Purse Birthday Cake Idea was made for my friend’s mum for her 65th birthday this November. All I was asked was to make some kind of handbag so the design was left up to me! I scoured the internet and took ideas from other wonderful cakers who had generously shared their cakes. I started … Read more
I made this unique cake for my nieces 12th Birthday. This cake is made from five layers. After assembling the layers in a large rectangle I refrigerated it for 30 minutes. Then I carved the top and sides to get the shape I wanted. The cake is frosted with a basic buttercream. The handle and … Read more
This girls birthday cake was for a daughter of a friend. Everything was edible except the “Jelly belt” handle from fabric store and beads. Idea came from this great web site. I stacked two loaf cakes with frosting. I froze the cake for a little bit then carved top to look more like a purse. … Read more
This Homemade Shoe and Bag Cake was made for a friend’s 17 year old daughter. The cake for the shoe box and bag are carved from a chocolate Madeira cake filled with and covered with chocolate butter cream. The bag handles and shoes were made in advance using fondant mixed with tylos for stability. I … Read more
I made this Shoe And Purse Birthday Cake for my sister’s birthday, my first gumpaste shoe. The box is cake covered in fondant and so is the purse. The bead handle is gumpaste. I am still learning and this was fun. I stenciled on buttercreme icing on the box.
To make this Homemade High Heel Shoe Cake I used a mud cake recipe, but reduced the water slightly (example, the recipe asked for 1 of water+0.5 of coffee, and I’d suggest you use no more than just under 1 cup of liquid in total). The reason is that if the cake is too muddy … Read more
Here are my tips on cake decorating. This cake for was made especially for a summer birthday. The cake was a 12×18 sheet cake which I cut out in the shape of the flip flop sandal. It was white cake with strawberry icing with a layer of strawberry icing in the center of the cake. … Read more