I got the idea for this happy birthday cake from a picture in a Wilton magazine. Inside is vanilla and chocolate cake. Outside I used marshmallow fondant. To make marshmallow fondant all you do is melt marshmallows and powdered sugar together. Grease the counter with Crisco and dump the mixture on to it. Knead until … Read more
I used two oven proof serving bowls for this cake and a homemade cake recipe. I cut the bottom one down to make it look like a stem, the only warning I have for this cake is use a sponge, not a moist heavy cake as it will crush the bottom cake being so much … Read more
I made this cake for my grandpa’s 81st birthday- he loves gardening so I thought a garden cake would be a nice idea. I found cake recipes for sponge cakes and baked two square ones, cut one of them in half and placed the whole and half sponge cake together to make a rectangle. I … Read more
I made this flower birthday cake for a 70th birthday. I wanted something pretty but whimsical. The flower basket is baked in a steamed pudding pan (a small bundt pan would work too) and I made the roses, little flowers leaves and bumble bee from colored fondant. The fondant decorations must be made a few days ahead … Read more
My friend is kind of unusual. She’s very creative and wanted an unusual cake for her birthday. She loves flowers so checked this site for flower birthday cakes and this is what I came up with this. It’s an exotic flower with an eye in the middle. I drew each petal on paper and used … Read more
For this flower cake, I baked 16 sugar cookies all shaped in different flower shapes and decorated them with royal icing. After the icing was dry I glued Flowers rods on the back of the cookies with candy melt. I baked a 10-inch round cake and after it was cooled I cut out a 4-inch … Read more
This firefighter cake is made two layers to form the helmet. The bottom layer is an 8″ round, and the top layer is made from baking the cake mix in a round Pyrex casserole dish. Then after baking the cake I rolled four long skinny rolls out of fondant and laid them over the cake, … Read more
I used two packets of Duncan Hines Red velvet cake mix and baked the kids cakes in a 10×14 cake tin. After freezing the cake cut in half lengthwise then cut one of the halves into three pieces. Slice about half an inch off one of the five inch pieces (back of truck). Cover a … Read more
I searched the Web for ideas for an easy fathers day cake. I finally came up with this one. This is a 10×13 chocolate cake with buttercream crumb coat and fondant top coat. The entire shirt was made of fondant. I trimmed it with a shell border just because I like my cakes to look … Read more
This is a real girls birthday cake. I took two 9″ round cakes and put them together, cutting the bottom flat and shaping the sides a bit more. I used buttercream and fondant accents for the flap, button, flowers and handle. The cake was a big hit! More Girls Birthday Cake Ideas Cake by Candy … Read more
I scoured the Web for unique birthday cake ideas and finally came up with this. I baked one sponge in a Swiss roll (rectangular tin) and then cut it in half and filled with buttercream icing and strawberry jam. I made the lid using flower paste (that you make sugar flowers from) as it dries … Read more
For my daughter’s 10th birthday we had a Spa party at our house. We made invitations that looked like nail polish bottles so she wanted her cake to look just like her invitation. Where does one find birthday cakes to make that look like nail polish bottles? For this great nail polish cake I used … Read more