This brain cake was made for a teen’s Halloween birthday, zombie themed party. I used red velvet cake with raspberry jam filling, covered it in marshmallow fondant brain tissue and painted on raspberry jam for fresh look. Brain Cake Instructions First I baked two 8″ round red velvet layers. I let them cool and then wrapped … Read more
I had a lot of fun making this girl baby shower cake for my best friend’s baby shower. Girl Baby Shower Cake Directions I formed all the little farm animals and the scarecrow out of the decorator preferred fondant about three days in advance so they would have time to dry a little. For the … Read more
I made this sunflower cake for my grandmother’s 80th birthday. Her favorite flower is a sunflower. Being that it was a big birthday for her I wanted to make a cake that was out of the ordinary, and not a typical number 80 cake or a cake decorated in sunflowers. So, after hours of sketches and ideas … Read more
Who doesn’t love pirates! This pirate cake was such a fun cake to make. It was 3 tiers of cake topped off with a chocolate pirate skull. Pirate Cake Instructions The bottom two tiers I ruffled with different shades of white and blue fondant to give it the appearance of waves. The top tier was … Read more
My little granddaughters were having a Fall Festival at their school. I saw something like this scarecrow cake years ago in a magazine and decided to help out by making and donating it for the Fall Festival Cake Walk at their school! Scarecrow Cake Instructions First, I made a cake in a ridged bundt pan. When cool, … Read more
My husband and I went hand in hand in creating this hunters cake. It was so much fun though! Hunters Cake Details Everything on the cake is edible, except for the bear, deer and alligator. We made a donut hill and used Rice Krispie treats we colored green to form the trees. In fact, the … Read more
My daughter, Seanna, wanted a Princess Sophia birthday cake for her 4th birthday and I promised her that I could do it. It was not easy, since I am not a professional and not very steady with my hands. It took me a few long hours and lots of back pain to complete this cake. My … Read more
I made this robot birthday cake for my sons fourth birthday, per his request. It was so much fun to make, and it wasn’t too difficult either! I chose not to cover the cake in fondant (except the neck) because I don’t love the way any fondant tastes. I opted to just cover the cake … Read more
I made this scrapbook cake for my mom to help get her through her saddest birthday. I thought of sharing my best cake, but then I thought that even though this one isn’t my best one, it’s the best in terms of the story that it entails. So, I would like to share with you my album/scrapbook cake that … Read more
This crab birthday cake was designed as an edible bucket topped with chocolate crabs. Crab Birthday Cake Instructions Make four 9″ cakes. Frost the cakes and stack all of the layers. Roll out brown and white modeling chocolate twisted together. Press with a wood impression mat and cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Refrigerate. Roll and cut … Read more
My little sister was turning 13 and I knew I was going to make her a tiered birthday cake (I make and decorate cakes at every opportunity. But this one had to be awesome! The day before her party I cleared everyone from the kitchen and set to work. I made enough cakes for three tiers, the first and … Read more
I made this ladybug birthday cake for my granddaughter, Catie. Ladybug Birthday Cake Instructions I started by making two ten inch round French vanilla cakes. Then, I bake one dozen cupcakes. When the cakes were cool I frosted them with buttercream frosting. Then, I covered the round cake with fondant. I covered the cupcakes with … Read more