My dad is a great guy. He is extremely mid mannered, slow to anger, and stays true to himself and everyone around him. I love my mom, too, but she is a bit on the fussy side. My dad is the ” yes, dear” cheery husband. I and my two sisters try to celebrate milestone … Read more
I wanted to make my grandson’s birthday cake this year. He absolutely loves cars, race tracks and mud, so I decided to build a cake around that theme. I baked two cakes. One was in a round 9′ cake pan and the other in a 9×11′ pan. After both were baked and cooled, I cut a … Read more
When my daughter, Scarlet Rose, turned 2, I wanted to have a party fit for a princess. That was the inspiration behind this princess cake. I wanted to incorporate some Disney Princess accents with elegant draping and adorable rolled fondant roses. How to Make the Cake I covered the top layer in light blue fondant … Read more
I made this tinker bell doll fairy cake for my niece’s first birthday. It was a bundt cake with a thickened lemon drizzle. That part was tricky! It seemed to take forever for the drizzle to get thick enough to frost the cake. I also had an issue with a gap between the doll and … Read more
I made this stitched skin and eyeball Halloween cake for my son’s 11th birthday party. He was born in October and he loves all things Halloween. I had never used fondant before so I was a little nervous, but it turned out as I had envisioned it and he LOVED IT! Eyeball Halloween Cake Instructions For … Read more
I made this tattoed torso cake for the opening of my cousin’s tattoo studio named Magnum Circus. Paul is one of the top 50 tattooist in the world, so I wanted to do something impressive. It was a last minute decision to do this cake as a surprise! Tattoo Cake – Part 1 The first … Read more
One of my co-workers was getting married and she wanted a cake for her future husband on their rehearsal dinner night. He really liked peanut butter and so I made a chocolate cake with a peanut butter/chocolate filling and sprinkled crushed Graham crackers on the top to represent dirt and used black molding chocolate to … Read more
This was a fun cake to make. I was a made for a teacher who was getting married. She asked for two cakes one that represented her and what she liked and one for her future husband. They were for their rehersal dinner. She is a Lumberjill and loves the forest, science and teaching. I … Read more
This Fairies and Waterside cake was an interesting cake to make. My niece turned 5 and was having a birthday party at an indoor water park. So she wanted a cake with a water slide and fairies sliding down the slide. She also requested sparkling water. I made the Fairies on Monday night since I … Read more
I was asked to make a Fault in the Stars cake even though I hadn’t seen the movie or read the book. So, I had to go to the Internet to get an idea of what the heck to do for this cake request. It was pretty simple. I baked 2 thick layers of fresh … Read more
My sweet little girl decided she wanted a tea party for her 3rd birthday this year, so I needed to make a teapot party cake. I had no clue how to go about that, but I like a challenge. :) I really dislike fondant, so I made a batch of white modeling chocolate to use … Read more
My soon-to-be 3 year old son is obsssesed with trains and he requested a steam engine cake for his birthday. Design I wanted to make a cake that didn’t have alot of artificial ingredients. I didn’t see any cakes on the internet that would work for me, so I made up my own. My child … Read more