I have been decorating cakes for several years, usually for family and friends. A friend asked if I could make a U.S. Air Force F-35 cake for a welcome home party she was having for her son who was home on leave from the U.S. Air Force. He is training to maintain and repair F-35 fight … Read more
My son was turning 21 last month and I had always made him a birthday cake when he was young. I hadn’t made him one for a few years (except a suitcase cake when he turned 18 as a joke, because I always joked with him that he had to leave home when he turned … Read more
Our granddaughter was turning three and she was all about princesses and castles, so it was fitting that she have a princess castle cake for her birthday. She loves pink and purple, so the color choices for said castle were easy! I made 3 white cake layers, 11″x15″, and made 3 8″ round layers for … Read more
For my grandfather’s 97th birthday I wanted to make him a very special cake. He was born on Christmas day and when he was growing up his birthday always got overlooked. When he had children of his own and they grew up they always tried to make his Christmas birthday special. So we always had … Read more
This tea party themed cake was my first ever wedding cake. I had only been making cakes for a little while and a friend asked me if I was up to the challenge. Well, me being me, of course I was. Everything on this cake was handmade and edible. Tea Party Wedding Cake Instructions The … Read more
My son came to me and asked me to make a birthday cake for his fiance as she was turning 30 years old. Of course the first thing I asked was what would you like? Her surprise party was going to be 80s themed so he wanted an 80s themed retro cake. The first thing … Read more
My husband who is a kid at heart has always wanted a dragon birthday cake so I surprised him with this one. He was so surprised that it made his day. This cake was made out of two 9 inch round cakes. One was cut in half to make the body and the other was … Read more
I made this treasure chest cake for my nephew’s 1st birthday the other week. He had a pirate themed birthday and I thought, “how cool would a treasure chest be?” Steps to Make the Cake First, I baked two 14 inch square chocolate mud cakes. I then cut them in half and layered 3 of … Read more
A week before her birthday; I ask my four year old what kind of cake she wanted. I expected her to say, a pink one (because pink is her favorite color), and that would be simple enough, however, she turned to me, without any hesitation in her voice and said, “a pink sparkly unicorn cake”. … Read more
I had to come up with something for my sister-in-law’s bday. I decided to make a purse shaped cake for her in her favourite colour…pink! It was one of the craziest, most detailed cakes I’ve made, but a lot of fun! I had to start on parts of the decor early so that there was … Read more
My brother requested that I make him a scorpion cake for his 28th birthday last October 24. Why scorpion? Because his zodiac sign is a scorpion. When he ask me to make this cake it was another challenge for me and the first thing that came to mind was, “Why scorpion? Can’t you pick something … Read more
I had a friend ask me if I ever made a I-phone cake…No I had not ! So this is what I came up with. This is a 12 inch white cake frosted in homemade buttercream frosting. I have to say, I love the look of a cake covered in fondant, BUT…I still prefer eating … Read more