These are my favorite Christmas chocolate biscuit houses I make every year. Even though this is a Christmas cake I used birthday cake decorating ideas from this site. Each is made with two rectangular and two triangle biscuits (plus a couple of pine-shaped ones) which I make myself with rolled out pastry.Royal icing helps the … Read more
This Hot Tub Cake was for a friend who graduated with her master’s. They recently purchased a hot tub and thought that should be my theme. The cake was 2 layers with the top having an area hollowed out. It was covered in fondant that I marbled to match the color of their hot tub. … Read more
My sons 1st birthday party theme was Rubber Ducky. I baked a single layer, 16″ chocolate cake with Bavarian cream filling for the base. Then I baked the 3D Duck ( Wilton ‘s pan) using a yellow pound cake recipe. Unfortunately, the duck didn’t rise 100%, so I chopped him in half and laid him … Read more
This Man on Couch Cake was for my husband’s birthday. It is him sitting on the couch in our living room playing “Mario Kart Wii.” I made two rectangle cakes, one for the base and one for cutting into the various pieces. I cut a couple of rectangles for the couches. I basically formed all … Read more
I used two store bought Angel food cakes and one pound cake. The first cake was set upside down. I then cut a slice off the second cake to put on top as the seat. The pound cake was used as the tank of the potty cake. Since Angel food cakes have a center hole … Read more
This cake was difficult to make because I was using a limited supply of pans and shapes. I first had to design it and take actual measurements so I could use the paper as a pattern for my birthday cake decorating ideas.For the roof I cut out a triangle and iced them. I placed graham … Read more
I made this bathtub cake for my mums 50th a couple of months ago. I knew what I wanted to do and looked for ideas and tips online before starting. I knew exactly how I wanted it to look and just decorated the cake from my head. To make this cake I used: 1 X … Read more
I made this cake for the baby shower of a friend of mine. I got the idea when I saw a ducky cake pan online, but I did not want to buy the pan, so I made my own duck. The base is two layers from a 9×13″ pan. The soap is a rectangular piece … Read more
The cake is a bed with a quilt draped over the top of it. My best friend is a quilter and I used her original quilt design as the pattern for the quilt. I used a half sheet cake pan for the bed. I cut a little off the end to use as the pillow … Read more
The idea came from a friend of mine who really challenges me to come up with cool cakes. Her now ex-husband worked for Roto-Rooter and she asked me if I had ever made a toilet shaped cake or saw such a cake photo. I mean like, hasnt everyone??? It was really a simple process of … Read more
Coolest House-Shaped Birthday Cake Decorating Ideas 3
I made this Bathtub Birthday Cake for my daughter’s first birthday. She just loves her rubber duckie. This cake was made from two 9×13 cakes made from box mixes. When both cakes were cooled, I positioned one cake on my serving tray and frosted the outside two inches all around the top of the cake. … Read more