My son told me he wanted a monster truck birthday party after going to a rally, so I Googled around for about a month and came up with this. Instructions for Monster Truck Birthday Cake I decided to try a camouflage, drop spoon cake so I started off by separating the batter into 4 bowls … Read more
I made this bulldozer cake for my son’s 3rd birthday! I love decorating cakes, and feel that I am fairly good at it. I must admit, though, when my son requested a bulldozer cake, I wasn’t entirely confident that I could pull that one off, especially because I wanted the cake to be 3D. I think … Read more
I made this solar system cake for my son who loves planets. This was the second time I made the solar system for his birthday so I wanted to top myself. The year before I put a clock motor into a cake to make the cake into a working clock. I wanted to use the … Read more
This was a dinosaur stegosaurus cake I made for my son’s 4th birthday. He is a huge dinosaur fan like many other children. Dinosaur Stegosaurus Cake Details The spikes and plates were made and colored ahead of time out of gum paste. They were then left to dry out so that they would be completely … Read more
My son wanted a chemistry cake. Not surprisingly, there are not many of those on Pinterest. Since my kids had developed a game spelling words with the periodic table, I used this idea to make HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLIE in periodic table form. This was actually much easier than I thought. Chemistry Cake Instructions I used letter … Read more
I made a zombie eating brains cake for a Mom that needed a 17th birthday cake for her daughter. She wanted gore, and brains, and then at the last minute she asked for me to add zombies. I didn’t know where to begin. I had never made a fondant person before, let alone a “zombie”. … Read more
My 8 year old daughter loves to plant things in our teeny, tiny backyard, so I decided on a vegetable garden cake for her birthday. Since I only had a week to plan two parties (my son’s too), I needed the easiest cake possible. The cake ended up serving over 30 people (generous pieces). How I … Read more
A little artist was the inspiration for this hot air balloon cake. Yes, this cake was in fact designed by my 6 year old daughter, Mali. She wanted to give her cousin Emily, who was turning 10, a surprise party and she wanted me to make the cake that she had drawn for her. Mali’s idea … Read more
My sister requested this Hugo Boss shirt cake. She sent me a picture of a Hugo Boss shirt and asked me if I could make a cake to look like the shirt. I said, “sure”. I used to struggle when working with fondant, but I have been practicing. Hugo Boss Shirt Cake Directions I took … Read more
I made this computer birthday cake for my boyfriend. He and I are both computer engineers. He loves nerdy things, so I decided I’d make a surprise birthday cake for his 27th birthday (this past May). The thing is, I don’t typically cook or bake so it was pretty nerve wracking to plan, design, and … Read more
Hello! I made this 1st birthday cloud cake for a friend’s son who was turning one. For something different, I have written a poem to explain my extreme anguish, but pure delight in creating this cake. Hope you find it as much fun as I did writing about and baking this cake. 1st Birthday Cloud … Read more
I made this Port-a-John cake for my son in law who works at one of those jobs that I know someone has to do, but I’m just glad that someone is not me. Making his cake took some time to think it through, but I finally came up with something. Port-a-John Birthday Cake Instructions I … Read more