This is a cake for a woman who’s grandmother was turning 90 years old. I was in Indiana living with my mother, I had just moved there and was looking for work. You see I liked to bake and I was a medic in New York. So I thought I could get a job in a bakery. Not … Read more
I made this cake last year for my son in law’s birthday. He will only drive BMW cars. He just loves them, so it was an easy guess for me, as to what type of cake to make him. It was two layers of chocolate fudge cake, with a whipped chocolate filling. Covered in BC … Read more
I have worked on baking and decorating several cakes but this one really “took the cake” both in terms of effort put in and accolades received. A friend who is an avid hiker was about to turn 40 and I took on the onus of baking the cake. This hiking theme cake was 11 inch … Read more
This was a dragon cake for a 15yr old boy. Hand carved and covered in fondant. The eyes are M&Ms. The wings, scull, bones and blood are all made of candy melts. The scroll says: do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons……for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! No wimpy cake here!
I made this Jordan shoe birthday cake for a boy who is obsessed with Jordan shoes, and this was his fave. It was all white cake with BC frosting and fondant. I was pretty nervous just starting on this cake, not knowing much about the shoe and not having views of all sides. He was very … Read more
My daughter was having a Mall scavenger hunt for her 12th birthday and when I asked her what kind of cake she wanted she said “surprise me”. So, I came up with a Fashion Cake Idea. I usually make ice cream cakes for my kids because they prefer them to regular cake or cupcakes. The … Read more
I made this cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. She really wanted a tea party. It was my first time using fondant, I really scared but everybody kept telling me that it was like play doh but tasted good. So I started with a basic chocolate sponge cake, and made it a 2 tier … Read more
After doing taxidermy for 27 years, I decided to switch to something I was also very good at; cake baking and decorating. I’d been doing wedding cakes part time for many years. So, I opened a cake shop in a small, neighboring town. My cakes were a big hit! But, the one cake design I … Read more
I made this garden fairy cake for my daughter who was turning 9. I wanted to make something special so decided to make a “Garden Fairy Party. The cake is 2 tiers, bottom tier is a 12 x4 in. and the top is 8×4 in. and both are yellow cakes with pink, purple and blue sprinkles … Read more
I made this Handy Manny toolbox and tools for my son’s 4th cakes. I cut out a small square about 1 layer thick for the tools. For the sides I made a square of rice cereal plastic blower part of 3 Handy Manny party blowers. This worked great because I put them inside each other … Read more
I absolutely love baking and decorating cakes…especially for my family members! In my family, I make everyone’s cakes for their birthdays and special events. This cake is one of my very favorite cakes I have made and definitely one that had the most sentimental value. It was made for my grandad on his 80th birthday. … Read more
Our Jefferson County Tennessee Fair was celebrating its 70th year this year and I decided to submit a cake in the Decorated Cake contest. I had made a decorated wedding cake last year, which I won 1st place for so I decided why not try again. I decided to design the cake with a true … Read more