I baked this birthday pot plant cake the same day I started to make the fondant flowers, leaves, little spade, bag of seeds and seeds. I baked a simple vanilla flavor round shaped cake. The size of the cake is 20 cm by 20 cm in size. I baked this cake for my mom’s birthday. She loves gardening, … Read more
My second girl was turning 15. It had to be special since everybody knows I bake cakes. She didn’t want the usual, it was difficult to pick a theme. So she loves green! And then we found the most wonderful place with a view of a big tree house. That’s when she decided to include trees, … Read more
As part of my New Years resolutions for 2013 I committed myself to participating in more community activities and events – particularly those events that raise funds for charities. And so, I enthusiastically signed myself up to walk for 24-hours in the Relay for Life event in Rockingham/Kwinana. In addition to helping my team raise over $1500 … Read more
This Butterfly garden cake was created for a sweet girl that loves bright bold colors. Her main request was bright fun flowers. The cakes were made in flavors of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry so that everyone would have a choice once it was cut. The cake is covered in butter cream, not fondant and all the flowers … Read more
I needed to make a cake to serve 18 people last September. It was very warm (as usual in Hawaii) and I needed to make a frosting that would hold up to the weather. I found this frosting on the internet and it is my “go to” frosting. The frosting gets soft but does not … Read more
This is my first cake to bake and decorate by myself. My favorite show is Cake Boss, so after finishing season 4 I felt inspired to give it a try! A co-worker of mine had a birthday this week and she loves to garden, so I chose to make her a Carrot Cake with cream … Read more
This cupcake bouquet cake is also one of my favorites and fun to make. You can’t see the inside of the cupcakes but they were neon colors which the children loved. When I made the cupcakes at first I had a malfunction because the frosting that I made wouldn’t peak right and then I took … Read more
I made this spring flower cake to donate to an Auction. An apartment building burnt down in the Artic and they were raising money for the people who lost their homes. Spring is still cold here and much was needed to help. When asked to bake a cake to donate I was thrilled to be able … Read more
This cake was made for someone who loved flowers and spring. The flowers are made from gumpaste using a cookie cutter. The bees are also gumpaste. I shaped the bees and before the gumpaste dried, I put a wire through it. After they dried, I painted them to look like a bee. It was a fun cake to make. I … Read more
I have always wanted to be able to create sugar paste flowers, so I purchased a book simplifying sugar flowers. I personally found it a little difficult to follow but managed in the end. I made the roses the way the book described but since found that it is easier to make them with a … Read more
I used a large cupcake tin to make the flowerpot birthday cake. I sliced it in several places and sandwiched with jam and butter cream. I colored some fondant with chestnut color to make the icing for the pot. I covered the base with it then used the leftovers to make a thick band around the top to make it … Read more
I made this flower garden cake using the Wilton Flower cake pan. I followed the baking instructions that come with the pan, but its usually 350 for 30-40 minutes. I almost always bake it for 30 mins. To make sure if does not crack, I leave it in the pan for 30 minutes before removing … Read more