Getting the Homemade Cake Order This is a beautiful birthday cake that I received a last minute call about doing and I wasn’t very excited. I said yes because I rarely ever say no and I thought it might be kind of fun. I started with a picture I was given of a plain pink cake … Read more
I baked the Hula girl cake in a dolly varden cake tin, then when it was cool I pushed the doll into the centre. The skirt is piped rows of green butter icing and the flowers are made from coloured fondant icing. I added some brown fondant to the bodice of the doll so they … Read more
I think my big kid likes to challenge me. She certainly tried hard with this one. She wanted a pirates ship cake, which didn’t seem too difficult. I found a picture in one of my cake books and was all set. Then she decided that a simple pirate ship was not enough. She wanted her … Read more
This cake was so much fun to make. Everything was completely edible (except for the cake board). I made this for a 21st birthday. The cake was just baked in a normal round tin which I layered and let set in the refrigerator overnight to be able to carve a “bucket” shape. The cake was … Read more
I decided to make a Pirate birthday cake for my sons 9th Birthday. I just used 2 round pans and baked my normal white cake and planned on a light Bavarian creme filling and buttercream frosting. I used the birthday party invite to make the decorating a little easier for me. I was ready to … Read more
My friend asked me to make a sofa cake for her relative’s birthday. I started by baking a 8″ vanilla sponge cake. When this was cold, I filled it with buttercream. They didn’t want any jam, Then, I sandwiched them together. Next, I cut off a third of the cake and stood the larger part … Read more
When my soon to be 4-year old son announced he wanted a dino party complete with a “real” dinosaur cake this novice baker had to do some real thinking. After lots of internet research, I had a basic idea of what it should look like but still no idea how I would make this happen without buying expensive … Read more
So our son was turning 21. A momenteous occasion to say the least. Of course, he wanted a party with some of his friends and their favorite alcoholic beverages. Even though we don’t drink, we knew it was better to allow the party at our home rather than risk our son being out on the … Read more
This nurse cake is a 12 inch round cake, covered in homemade buttercream frosting. The nursing hat is formed out of rice Krispy treats and then covered in marshmallow fondant. All decorations are made out of marshmallow fondant. Made this cake for my Daughters Birthday as she was entering the R.N. Nursing program. The purple … Read more
A friend’s husband complained constantly about getting older. “Crap I am getting old”, he’d say. We grew tired of this continuous whining and made him this toilet cake for his 40th birthday. My friend found this cake idea on an internet site, so we had to try it. We had a lot of fun doing this … Read more
For the past three years I have had the pleasure of making birthday cakes for the same little guy. The first birthday was Dr.Seuss themed, the next year was “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”. This year for his 3rd birthday, it was Dinosaur themed cake. This cake was not to be just a any dinosaur cake, … Read more
My husband is 18 years my senior and I constantly joke with him that he is “older than dirt” and he always responds with “dirt is probably younger.” It’s our own little private joke so I decided to make him a cake that only we would understand. My 3 children ages 13, 10 and 6 … Read more