For my son’s second birthday I made him a train cake since choo choo is what he says most. This was the first decorative cake I’ve ever made and everyone loved it. I like my boys to have a small toy they can keep after eating the cake as a keepsake, so I wanted a toy … Read more
This deer hunting cake was made for my brother-in-laws 60th birthday. They were roasting him so I thought I would get my digs in with the cake. He is known to fall asleep as soon as he is still and I planned to capture that in this cake. Steps for Making the Deer Hunting Cake … Read more
My favourite hobby is baking cakes. It was to be my son’s friends 30th birthday he works for my son at his electrical business, well I decided to make him a cake that looks like a drum of cable as last time I made him a football cake and wanted to do something different and … Read more
I made this metal detector cake for my son. Yes, my son’s birthday was approaching again. He was to be 32 years old. To me this means a cake and I’m always sure of a challenge. I love surprising him and at the moment he’s into metal detecting. So, I decided to base the cake on … Read more
This ladybug and flowers cake took me many hours to make. I made it for a sweet lady in our church. For the base of the cake I used 9×13 cake pans. The ladybug was made from two different glass bowls, one small pyrex and one medium round bowl. The smaller one for the head … Read more
These Pirate Treasure cupcakes were for a 4 year old’s birthday party. The desire was for a feeling of pirate hidden treasure. The client wanted Jumbo sized cupcakes to allow decorating and treasure. I learned that sadly there are hardly ANY great decorative jumbo-sized cupcake liners or wraps so I went with gold foil. The … Read more
My friend asked me to make her a beach themed wedding cake. She got married in Hawaii and had the reception a few months later here in MA and needed a cake. My friend asked me to make her a beach themed wedding cake. She got married in Hawaii and had the reception a few … Read more
This birch bark wedding cake is one of my most favorite to date. I run a homebased cake business, so when I had a bride requeset this style cake I was a little nervous of pulling it off. But I was quick to find out that it would be an enjoyable task to create this … Read more
I made this castle cake for my Twin Girls on their 5th B-day. They wished to have a Princess Castle and I did everything I could to make their wish come true. This cake was made of two different-flavored cakes. The bottom one is called Moskva Snite and it takes a day to make. It … Read more
This was my first 3D sculpted cake and I’ll tell you what, it’s not as easy as Google search how-to-guides say they are! This took more hours to create than it did potty training my 4 year old. This cake was a life-size replica of the Zar’roc sword from the Eragon movie. It was a … Read more
The Groom caught a 42 inch salmon on the day the wedding was announced, so it was an easy theme for a surprise Groom’s cake. The fish is made of Rice Krispie treats and covered in fondant. I found some great ideas from other contributors on this site… thanks so much! I used a cheese … Read more
I made this castle cake for a friend’s wedding. The cake is made up of five 14 inch round cakes and five 8 inch round cakes. The castle was made up of turrets made out of circular cardboard tubes wrapped up in pink fondant. The body of the castle is made up of cake and … Read more