This Purse Birthday Cake is the second fondant cake I have made in a month’s time. I wanted to get some practice and make a cake for my sister’s 28th Birthday. She is into purses and shoes (decided for the purse, much easier!). She is allergic to gluten so this cake mix was gluten free. … Read more
I baked two 10inch round cakes, cooled and cut them in half for this Homemade Bag Birthday Cake. Then I iced between all of the layers and chilled overnight in the fridge. I cut two straight edges, one on top and one on the bottom so the cake would stand on its own. I used … Read more
I made this Suitcase Cake as a going away cake for a couple of friends of ours. I got the idea from this site and just changed it to my needs. I did 2 layers of chocolate cake mix and the middle, after it cooled, I did a layer of hot fudge melted and spread, … Read more
I made this Zebra purse birthday cake for friends daughter’s 10th birthday. Her theme was Zebra and Gliz. I started by making the toppers for cupcakes and the decorations around the cake about a week before, to allow time for them to dry. This is all done with fondant and gum paste. It was all … Read more
This unique cake idea came from a very special friend who was having a “makeup” party for her 8 year old. Because she is also a “MaryKay” consultant, I designed a fancy purse complete with cosmetics and even a coin purse…all made with SUGAR, “Fondant”. This medium is easy to work with for sculpting any … Read more
This was my first time making a cake. I made this sandals cake for my sister’s 16th birthday party. I used graham cracker crumbs for the sand. I used gummy fishes. I used Twizlers for the sandals thongs. To make the stars and dark blue waves I printed pictures of what I wanted and put … Read more
For my daughter’s 15th birthday, my mom got my daughter a high heel shoe chair. So I wanted to make a matching cake. I was hoping to have the cake match the chair exactly. My cake didn’t rise like it should have which altered the dimensions of my high heel shoe cake. So I ended … Read more
This homemade flip-flop birthday cake was made for my best friend for her 27th birthday. She has so many flip flops that I have lost count. She wears them all year round so I thought this would be perfect for her! I started by baking a 13/9 chocolate cake and filling it with Bavarian cream … Read more
I made this flip flops cake for my sister-in-law’s 30th luau-themed surprise birthday party. I made a cinnamon chocolate cake and white chocolate cream cheese icing. Basically, I baked the cake in a 9″ x 13″ pan. After baking, I turned the cake out onto a board to let it cool, and I froze it. … Read more
I made this cake for a friend for his birthday because he wore sneakers that looked like these. Here are my tips on cake decorating: first, I drew a left shoe pattern on a sheet of paper. I cut it out and used it to cut out the base of the left shoe. Then I … 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.