My daughter was having a Mall scavenger hunt for her 12th birthday and when I asked her what kind of cake she wanted she said “surprise me”. So, I came up with a Fashion Cake Idea. I usually make ice cream cakes for my kids because they prefer them to regular cake or cupcakes. The … Read more
This awesome Jordan Sneaker and shoe box cake was made for a friend’s son’s birthday. His favorite item as with any teenage boy is his sneakers. What a perfect idea for a cake. The cake was chocolate and chocolate fudge filling and carved into a sneaker, using a template I made from the actual sneaker. … Read more
I got a distress call from my hairdresser one Saturday who said another client of his was in dire straits as she was trying to make a suitcase cake for her daughter who was leaving for Chile along with another schoolmate. I responded to the call and said she was welcome to come over on the … Read more
This purse birthday cake was for my husband’s boss’ daughter’s birthday (hope that wasn’t too confusing, lol). I decided to go with a 3D purse, so I baked two quarter slab cakes, cooled, cut each in half and sandwiches between layers of butter cream. I chilled the cake to let it firm up before carving. … Read more
This Jordan shoe and Shoebox cake was both challenging and fun to make. While it took quite a few hours from start to finish the results were great. This was actually two cakes. The sneaker was a cake as well as the shoe box. Cake Sizes To start, I baked a half sheet (12 x 18) … Read more
Hello, my name is Glenda Barton. I live in southwest Arkansas where the summers (and sometimes fall) can be blazing hot and full of humidity…which does not mix well with cake decorating I might add!! I have been decorating cakes as a hobby for family and friends for about 35 years. I have some crazy things … Read more
This zebra print cake was made for a friend of mine. She loves cakes so this is how I made it. I started by making the bow. I colored some icing in pink and using some icing for the bow I added some flower paste so it hardened. I rolled it out into a long … Read more
This Father’s Day cake was one of my first experiences with fondant. I made a 9 by 11 cake, iced it with butter cream. I rolled out white fondant and covered the entire cake. I cut out the pocket and placed it on one side. The collar took a little work to make it seem … Read more
We have a group of 6 moms that enjoy getting together. We try to do a little something for each other on our birthdays. For my friend Jill, I decided to make the cutest high heel cupcakes. I first found the cupcake liners to determine the color of the “shoes”. Baked the cupcakes and then … Read more
Everything on this board is CAKE! Chocolate mud and ganach to be exact. Everything is edible. Five hours of love went into this Nike shoe cake and another two for the box. I created this cake for a friend that wanted to give his mate the coolest birthday cake ever! I personalized the label on the box … Read more
I made a a sponge cake with chocolate Kahlua frosting (for my niece). I had to make the shoes the day before and decorated it with gold sprinkles. The bench is white fondant then layered of gold ‘fabrics’ and topped with another layer of cake. The pearl necklace and rose is edible.
I made this handbag cake from a rectangle cake, which I cut and layered. I then froze the cake and once frozen I carved the shape. For the board, I covered in icing as normal. I then got a stencil and painted Trex and silver powder to make the flower shapes. I impressed my friend’s … Read more