My son asked me for a Shark Birthday Cake Idea so I went to several places and no one did one so I decided to do it myself. This is in 3 pics so I can explain how I did it and believe me it was easier than I thought and the kids at his … Read more
This Xbox 360 Birthday Cake was made for my son’s 16th birthday. He loves to play his video games. I figured it was a cool way of kicking off his gaming party the weekend after his birthday. He invited about 10 of his friends and they had a blast. The System itself is two regular … Read more
I made this shark cake for my son for his 2nd birthday. He just loved Bruce the Shark. So I made a bar red velvet cake (to make it look like blood when cut. I had a toy Bruce which I placed on the cake then cut around it. I used a butter cream frosting … Read more
A friend of mine who had asked me to make her wedding cake, also asked if I could make her husband a bachelor party cake. It was the biggest challenge yet, a Bachelor Party XBox Cake! But I was definitely up for it. The cake was a vanilla Oreo cake with vanilla butter cream. It … Read more
My 6yr old son loves sharks. He has a favorite picture and I worked off that as much as I could. The Homemade Shark Cake is 2 10″ buttercakes stacked on top of each other with jam in between then it is carved to shape. I butter creamed the cakes first then covered with the … Read more
I made this Henry Hoover vacuum cake for my son for his 6th birthday. He has always loved hoovers and other electrical things, but hoovers are a firm favourite, he even used to try to eat the hoover tube when he was a baby! When my mum bought a real Henry Hoover last year, he … Read more
I made this Shamu Whale Cake for my little sister after she went to San Diego and saw the Shamu whale show five times. I used a chocolate cake mix. I used a 13×9 cake pan and cut out the torso and tail separately before I stuck them together. Black food dye was a little … Read more
One of my friends, Sheena, is from Oklahoma and is a barrel racer so I thought a western themed cake was fitting for her birthday party. She is a member of the national barrel horse association (NBHA), hence the barrel on the front of the cake. I started this Western Birthday Cake with two 10 … Read more
This beautiful Jewelry Box Birthday Cake was made for my daughter’s 2nd Birthday. It was choc sponge cake covered in pink dye coloured frosting from Coles. I used a loaf tin and cooked the base of the box. I also cooked again in this tin and trimmed along it length ways to make the lid. … Read more
This was a cake for my grandfathers 79th birthday. He is really into the western stuff so searched your site for western birthday cakes and this is what I made. I just used a character pan and iced it using tips #4 and #16. Buttercream icing works great when doing cakes, doesn’t melt and holds … Read more
I found this pyramid cake idea online from a complete party theme that included directions and diagrams of how to decorate a cake shaped like a pyramid. Tips for success: It is VERY important to freeze the cakes before sculpting them. Make one 3/4-inch cardboard template. For cutting cakes use a “stiff” serrated knife. Ice with medium … Read more
I decided to create an “old lady” purse cake for a co-worker’s 40th birthday. I wanted a purse on its side with assorted age-related products spilling out. The first thing I did was print labels for the products. I was able to fit all the labels on one 8.5″ * 11″ sheet of wafer paper. … Read more