I got the idea for this guitar cake after my son asked for a cake that looked like a “real” guitar. After looking for cake pans, I decided to look “real”, I must try to sculpt the cake myself. I made 2 rectangle sheet cakes and cut the base of the guitar out of one … Read more
This is an Electric Guitar Cake make to look like a friend’s electric guitar. He plays a 24 fret (those lines on the guitar) so I wanted to make it close to actual size, it wound up being 4ft long! I had to make it in 3 pieces to fit in the fridge and then … Read more
To decorate the guitar cake, make the pickups and whammy bar and bridge. Shape the body. Make proportional to the neck. Use complementary colors to line the case.
I used a Wilton guitar pan and followed the instructions for mixing amounts of frosting, coloring and Wilton tips to use etc. Mixing all the frosting took more time than I anticipated. The strings were the most difficult. May have been easier if icing was cold (and I was not rushing to finish). The cake … Read more
I had to use four batches of frosting, coloring them with food coloring. For the shiny parts of the guitar I used foil and pressed it into the frosting. This was a big hit seeing as it was the first time for me making guitar cakes. All the guitar playing teenagers that came to my … Read more
I made this music birthday cake for my cousin’s 12th birthday. He plays the piano, fiddle and guitar. This is a white cake with white buttercream icing. I used pictures of his instruments to get an idea of how to make them. I then used a toothpick to trace around them onto the iced cake. … Read more
This Violin cake was for a Bat Mitzvah for a good friend’s daughter. She wanted the violin color to match her invitations, hence the teal color. I borrowed a real violin to give me an idea on the size and details. The strings are real violin strings that I purchased at a music shop, as … Read more
I made these Rock Star Microphone Cupcakes for my niece’s 9th birthday party. It was a rock star theme and we wanted to do something a little different. The cupcakes are made from regular box cake mix. The pink ones are just yellow cake with butter cream frosting that was tinted pink and the purple … Read more
Well, heres my attempt (not bad for a first try). When I made this cake, I used a basic chocolate recipe I found on the internet and baked it in a square pan just like the base of a turntable. I used chocolate buttercream icing to cover the main base (it’s supposed to be black … Read more
I made this drummer cake for a family member who plays the drums. I got this picture from Clipart. It was actually a girl with orange hair and pig tails that stuck straightup. I took off the pig tails and then it kind of looked like a boy wearing a hat so I moved a … Read more
I used a homemade strawberry cake with buttercream frosting for this guitar cake. The fretboard is caramel icing, the strings, are cut licorice whips, the tuning keys are strawberry marshmallow candies, and the Hanna Montana “picture” is an iced graham cracker. I really enjoyed making this cake for my granddaughter. The way her eyes lit … Read more
my daughter wanted a Hannah Montana guitar cake so I made it. I used graham crackers for the neck of the guitar and used Hershey kisses for the knobs that holds the strings. I used an 11x15x2 cake pan and cut a guitar shape out of it. I made purple icing and brown icing and … Read more