I made this magical woodland cake at the request of a friend. She wanted a cake with a WOW factor for a School Fete Raffle. My friend said it was up to me what I made, so I thought about it and came with an idea I thought would be perfect for a school. This … Read more
I made this flower pot cake for fun and just to see if I could. I thought how cute it would be to make for a spring birthday party – just add candles to some of the tulips. The cake is not as hard to make as it looks – the trick is to stack, … Read more
This is a camp cake from the Groom’s actual camp! My friend who was getting married never heard of a Groom’s cake when I told her about it. She was thrilled and wanted me to do their camp because it was his pride and joy because he built it from the ground up! So I … Read more
We had a request to make a drum kit cake for a 30th birthday. We were nervous and excited at the same time. My husband made the cake board but both of us were concerned about what would happen when we turned the cake vertically. We thought about skewers to support it but ended up with … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for my daughter’s then fiance, now her husband, and his brother. Their birthdays are just a few days apart and since they’re both country boys I didn’t have too much trouble coming up with this John Deere cake idea. Cakes are the most fun when they’re a labor … Read more
I will admit that when I got the request for this tree house cake, I was more than a bit nervous. I decorate cakes. I am not a contractor, but I knew I would have to construct a good foundation for this to work. I took two pieces of wood for the base of each … Read more
This Slugterra cake project was a very fun experience. It started when I received a visit from a family looking for a cake for one of their sons, namely Santiago, who is six years old. All of the time his parents told me about their excitement to make a special birthday for Santiago based on his favorite … Read more
My daughter wanted a pink and blue castle birthday cake for her 11th birthday. I’m a stay at home mother so baking cakes is normal, but to stack and decorate cakes is an act of love and means being up all night. Making the Castle Birthday Cake The bottom layers of the cake are chocolate … Read more
Friends of ours were due to have a special wedding anniversary, their 50th. They asked me if I could make a 50th wedding anniversary cake for them and obviously I said, “yes!” They wanted a heart cake with a topper on it and they sent me a picture of the sort of cake decoration they had … Read more
I was going to make an Octonauts cake for my 3-year-old son, but two days before his birthday, we went shopping for his presents and he got a very colorful “dinosaur” set with volcano. I realized that very soon, my boys wouldn’t allow me to make dinosaur cakes because they wouldn’t be “cool” anymore. So, … Read more
My twin girls wanted a butterfly themed cake. I found a couple years ago, cake decorating is a lot of fun so I have been making their cakes. My imagination was all over the place however it stopped with a two layer cake covered in green & white marble fondant. I rolled a small amount … Read more
For my son’s 4th Birthday he wanted a pirate party so decided to make him a pirate ship cake set on the ocean with an island/treasure chest. Since it was my other son’s 2nd birthday as well, I had to be aware of size when creating the cake and be sure not to make way … Read more