My cake was so fun to make! I just graduated as a dental hygienist, and one of my hobbies is to make cakes. I have always made cakes for everyone else but didn’t plan on making a cake for myself – but my family made me one… LOL! Well anyways I made a half sheet … Read more
Friends of mine go to the same resort in the Florida Keys that they were married at every year to renew their wedding vows. We have tagged along for a few years now and each year I say that I am going to make them a new wedding cake. Without being there for the original … Read more
The skating penguin cake came to life when a friend and co-worker asked me to make a cake for her 13-year-old daughter’s birthday and she wanted a penguin theme. (I love when someone orders a cake that has a theme because without that, I just can’t get my creative juices flowing!) Back to the story… … Read more
I made this Elvis Cake for a 65th birthday. Elvis is hand made completely made out of fondant so he is totally edible! The record on the top of the cake is the favourite song of the birthday boy. The cake is a 2 tier cake made out of chocolate cake, and filled and covered … Read more
This boy scout camping cake was for the Boy Scout cake walk for my sons pack. He designed the cake and then I scoured the Internet to figure out how to make it! The cake is a half sheet chocolate with homemade buttercream. For the river I thinned the icing out a little more and … Read more
My daughter’s 5th birthday was coming up and she wanted a princess theme party with the works! I searched around endlessly for a Princess castle cake and the prices were ridiculous, so I took on the challenge to make my first castle cake. I proceeded to start my online search for DYI princess castle cakes … Read more
When my son turned 8 he wanted a rainforest animals cake. I have always vowed to make my kids’ birthday cakes. My older son loves to try to challenge me by coming up with very interesting and time-consuming ideas, but art is my passion so I embrace every minute of it. Besides, the look on his … Read more
I made this cowboy boot cake for the 80th birthday of a dear friend of mine that enjoys working on his ranch in west Texas when he’s not at the office in Dallas. He was so pleased with his cake. I really enjoyed creating it and thinking of him out on the ranch, knowing that … Read more
I’m pretty proud of this stiletto cake. It was my first attempt at a cake of this magnitude. The stiletto heels were made out of fondant and cupcakes. A challenge? Absolutely and I don’t want to toot my own horn, but it’s not too shabby for a non professional. I had no idea what … Read more
I make all of my grandkids’ birthday cakes and sometimes they really come up with some dandy requests. My grandson’s request this year was for a Planes cake. Because he was turning 5 and I wanted to incorporate his age into the cake, I took the pattern of the number 5 and created the runway … Read more
I made this mermaid beach cake for a 6th birthday celebration. Cake Ingredients For chocolate cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk ½ cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling … Read more
This western cowboy cake was made for my grandson for his second birthday. He lives on a mini farm and loves all of the farm animals as well as horses. He loves to dress like a cowboy and wear his western boots and cowboy hat, so this just seemed like the best cake to make … Read more