I used these directions as a starting point for this crown cake… However, I did not use royal icing for my crown, I used white candy melts. (The design of the crown needs to be simpler, because you cannot get as fine a line with the candy melts.) And I added small jelly beans (jelly … Read more
I made this red dragon cake for my son’s fourth birthday. It is a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, and tasted better than it looked. The cake is made out of two round 9 inch cakes, and is cut in half for the body and in shapes for the legs and head. This … Read more
My grandson who was turning 9, requested a Dragon Birthday Cake. I was not sure how to make one so I told him I would make him another kind of cake. As luck would have it, I found the 1984 Wilton dragon cake pan at a thrift store. I was not sure what colors to … Read more
I made this Dragon Birthday Cake Design for my son’s How To Train Your Dragon themed 4th birthday. I used (2) 8” round cakes and (1) small cake made in a loaf pan. I cooled the cakes in the freezer for about an hour to make it easier to assemble and carve. The body was … Read more
I made this Dragon Birthday Cake Design for my stepson’s 7th birthday. I used 4 round cakes, 2 chocolate and 2 vanilla. I got many of the ideas from this site then incorporated Zach’s ideas onto this dragon. The body is 2 round cakes with just the bottom inch cut off, make sure you get … Read more
When my friend told me she didn’t know what to do about her son’s dinosaur themed birthday I immediately offered my love of cake making. I spent a couple evenings browsing “dinosaur cake” on Google and checked out some animated dinosaurs online as well to get some inspiration. The finished product turned out to be … Read more
I made this dragon cake for my brother-in-law’s 28th birthday. I started with two 9″x13″ cakes and two 8″ round cakes. I used my cake leveler to split each cake in half length ways so I actually had eight cakes to work with. I covered the 13″x19″ cake board with aluminum foil and I used … Read more
This Sword And Shield Birthday Cake was for a family friend on his 13th birthday. The shield shape was easy to do – just cutting a rectangular cake to shape. The cupcakes were simple buttercream with terrific soldier figurines we got at a local cake supply store. The sword itself was made of gum paste … Read more
I searched everywhere for a unicorn pan to make this unicorn cake, but never found one “just right”. I ended up at Michaels and saw a Wilton party hat pan. I turned my head to the right sort of sideways and could envision it as a horse head and long snout. So, I bought it … Read more
I saw a Princess Carriage Cake online and wondered if I could make one or not. I used the sports ball pan and baked a chocolate cake, chocolate buttercream for middle and outside of cake. I cut a little off the bottom of the cake so it would sit flat and also put some icing … Read more
I made this Tinkerbell Princess Castle Cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday, she LOVED it! I made 2 (13×9 inch) cakes and 2(6inch)cakes. I switched it up a little bit and made the bottom layer fudge marble and topped it with chocolate frosting and put a chocolate cake on top of the marble. I put … Read more
Every year, I’ll make Princess cakes for my daughters. But this year, my eldest (7 yrs old) & youngest (1 yr old) daughters’ birthday fall on the same date and month. I decided to make a big Homemade Princess Castle Birthday Cake for my angels. As usual I love to use premix cake “Betty Crocker”. … Read more