I usually like to get ideas from other cakes, but this time there weren’t very many drive in theater cakes to look at….so I had to come up with my own ideas! The theme of the party was “movie star/red carpet event” for a 7 year old girl. Activities included face painting, lots of … Read more
I am always ALWAYS so happy for repeat clients. It thrills me that they were happy with their first cake and have allowed me to once again take part in a special occasion in their lives. That goes for this special birthday cake. If you have read any of my cake stories I am sure … Read more
My son’s 4th birthday was a construction theme and Bob the builder was his favorite show so I tried to incorporate him into the construction theme. The trucks were made from chocolate and it was my first attempt using modelling chocolate. The main cake was vanilla with strawberry and buttercream filling. The little man loved … Read more
Talk about sassy…these little diva shoe cupcakes were something I had been wanting to try for ages!! One of my daughter’s coworkers was in need of some cute cupcakes fast. Luckily for me she had no plan and gave me free rein on the design. I had seen some of these a while back and … Read more
I made this Policeman birthday cake for my oldest son for his 7th birthday. I enjoy baking our cakes for every holiday. It wasn’t easy trying to figure out what I was going to make at first but the idea of making the life size police man was brilliant. Once I put my mind to … Read more
This was done for a 10 year old boys birthday. He was having a dance party theme so I knew I wanted to having the dancing silhouette’s on the side. Wasn’t sure what the top was going to be but then I remembered I had a dome cake pan that resembled a flat brim hat. … Read more
So my son Harley wanted a special cake for school to mark the last day of the year. He decided that he wanted a yellow submarine that was being attacked by a monster octopus. So naturally I went on line and found a picture of the famous Beatles yellow submarine and used this as the … Read more
Well I made this butterfly mask cake last year for mine and my sisters birthday we have the same day but 6 years apart I made chocolate and yellow cake. Both tries where two layers and I made buttercream icing from home I made the design on paper before I made the cake. I bought … Read more
So, in December of 2013, my nephew wanted a Beatles cake. He had come to love their music and so had the Beatles themed party, cake and all. His younger sister, who loves him very much, wanted a similar cake. So since she is a warrior princess, we changed the Beatles to beetles and threw … Read more
To make this tree trunk anniversary cake, I baked two 10″ round cakes and one 4″ round cake from my favorite bakery style white cake recipe. A few days before I made 5 gorgeous red roses from chocolate clay. The chocolate clay is made of melted chocolate, 14 oz and 1/4 cup of corn syrup, … Read more
I am a home/hobby baker and created a few party cakes for my son’s kindergarten class. Every year the local weather man comes to each school in the area to talk to the kindergarten children and the school usually gives him a little cake as a thank you. Over the past 35 years it has … Read more
This cactus flower cake was for a housewarming the church gave for my daughter. It fit right in with the southwest country theme of the party. Everyone thought it was a real cactus and no one wanted to cut it. LOL! The cake was made in dark chocolate and covered with lots of buttercream applied … Read more