My sister in law’s friend wanted a hospital bed cake with a nurse sitting on it for a relations 70th birthday. I agreed to make it for her as I hadn’t made one like this before and this would be a challenge for me and I love a challenges. I worked out how big the bed … Read more
My daughter asked me to make a birthday cake for her obstetrician. I made a 9×13 chocolate cake, carved the cake to make it look it like a scrub shirt. The cake was frosted with a raspberry milk chocolate butter cream frosting. I made a strawberry white chocolate marshmallow fondant to cover the cake. Pink is the Dr’s favorite … Read more
Has anyone you’ve known suffered from Fibroid pain? They are basically lumps in your uterus that are very painful and have to be surgically removed. So what better way to make a person suffering from Fibroid Pain feel better than make a uterus cake! Complete with fibroids, this friend of ours had two very large … Read more
My son had a science-themed party. This was so much fun. He wanted a cake of the periodic table of elements. I originally was going to do cupcakes of each element and form them to represent the table and still may try this just yet, but he was only having about 8 friends to his … Read more
I made this Monster Eye Balls cake for my little sweet Monster. I baked a round chocolate cake covered in orange fondant hair. I used an orange fondant with a clay gun. The eyes I made from green lollipops which I covered in white and orange and black for the eyes. My grandson was ecstatic. He was singing and … Read more
I did this quick orange Monster cake as my submission for the the Halloween potluck at work. The cake was a double layer chocolate cake with the orange butter cream in the middle as well. After stacking, I simply covered it in orange frosting using the “grass” tip. Tedious work, but not too bad. The … Read more
I never turn out professional looking cakes, but I aim for fun. My son, turning 6, wanted a mad science birthday party. I saw a few ideas online, but thought a lot were over his head (and perhaps my abilities). So, I went with a simple cake plan, and added some pizzas with an experiment ON the cake… … Read more
I am a student in a radiology program. Students are required to do clinical rotations in various medical facilities. I was recently at an orthopedic/sports medicine site. Tomorrow is my last day and I enjoyed the staff so much I wanted to do a little something special in appreciation of their warmth kindness and encouragement. … Read more
I made this Dental Implant Cake for one of the dentist’s I work for. Her husband, also a dentist, wanted a unique cake, since her birthday fell on a Implant CE course that day. I used a 11x14in cake pan. For the frosting I used a butter cream recipe, any one will do. For the … Read more
Three months ago I saw a picture of a lab coat cake, and HAD to have it for my son’s graduation from Medical School. I began an intensive search for a bakery to make a lab coat cake, and couldn’t find one. So, I decided I had to learn how to make one! So I … Read more
My friend, Deann, asked me if I could make her son’s birthday cake this year. She showed me a photo of the cake she wanted and I agreed! I had made something similar for my own son a few years ago, so I pretty much knew what I was doing. Here is how I made … Read more
For my sons Mad Scientist Party we created this test tube cake made from two rectangular cakes. There is no end to fun cake designs when having a scientist party. This was made on a board with a slit in it then covered in aluminum foil. We then set the board on a 13×9 cake … Read more