I am a self taught cake decorator with no schooling. I learned just because of the love of creating. This particular cake was inspired by someone needing a cake to say thank you. The person is native to Hawaii and he just came back from a visit to his family and upon his return to … Read more
I had a blast doing this Hawaiian Luau birthday cake. It was my niece, Faith’s 12th birthday. My parents, Faith and myself had a HUGELY anticipated trip to Hawaii planned in June and her birthday fell on our first full day there. We celebrated her birthday at home the weekend before our trip with what??? … Read more
This entirely edible display was made for a Hawaiian Luau. The totem in the center is made of four six inch rounds stacked. I stacked the first two on the board, frosted and inserted 5 dowel rods to support the weight of the next two layers. I prepared a small cake board, stacked the next … Read more
Believe it or not, this was a last minute cake! Made entirely by one person in one week, this cake wasn’t as hard as it looks. I had to take it tier by tier in order to not panic. I started with the bottom, which consists of buttercream and fondant rocks. The rocks were actually … Read more
I made 3 Hawaiian Luau Cakes. The top level is a pineapple. I used a 6″ and a prep bowl to make my cake, with a little carving to tweak it. It is covered in fondant. The leaves are fondant with gum text added to help them harden and keep their shape. I piped my lines with butter cream. … Read more
I made this Hawaiian Luau Birthday Cake for my niece’s birthday party. It was my first time using gum paste to make the flowers and I was surprised how easy it was. The base is 2 square white cakes filled with a pastry cream and fresh strawberries covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. The bamboo is … Read more
My granddaughter asked me to make her a cake for her Luau Birthday party with palm trees. She only gave me a twenty four hour notice. I went shopping for cake decorations but could only find Halloween goodies so I began thinking of ways to make trees and sand. I asked for advice from friends … Read more
When my niece told me her daughter was having a luau theme for her birthday party and wished she could have a “cool” cake, I offered to make her one. Using your site for ideas, I came up with my own version of a Homemade Luau Birthday Cake with a tropical island, complete with bamboo … Read more
This is my tikki hut cake that I made for a Cub Scout luau party. The cake is 9 X 13 that I frosted with buttercream frosting. The sides of the cake are made with the 233 grass tip using tan icing. I made the drop flowers with tip 2D twisting the icing bag as … Read more
I got this kid birthday cake idea out of a magazine and thought it was great, so when my friend was having a party for her sons 1st birthday I volunteered to make the cake, just so I could try it. The hardest part was finding all the candy, but once I did it seem … Read more
This Hula Girl Birthday Cake I baked for my granddaughter Victoria’s 6th birthday (she had a Hula party). I used the doll pan, and a Barbie doll sugar frosting and made my own gum paste flowers for the first time. My granddaughter and everybody loved it. This is what a little love do.
I actually got the idea for this Hula Girl Birthday Cake from this website. My 7 year old daughter wanted to have a luau birthday party. The large glass mixing bowl from pampered chef worked well, but still wasn’t tall enough to look proportional with Barbie’s body, so I made another cake for the bottom. … Read more