Coolest Homemade Safari and Jungle Cake Ideas 11

This jungle cake was a Neapolitan cake. The top layer was white cake and the second was strawberry. Chocolate frosting was in the center. I mixed green food coloring gel into white frosting for the grass and blue for the water. The edges were frosted with green, blue and purple. Little jungle animals finished off … Read more

Cool Homemade T Rex Cake

Green T-Rex Cake

My son really wanted a green T-Rex cake for his 3rd birthday. I was not overly impressed with the pans that I found on-line. We wanted a cute T-Rex, not a mean one. I decided to draw my own pattern on poster board and cut this cake out of a 12×18″ sheet cake. I used … Read more

Coolest Triceratops Cake

Homemade Purple Triceratops Cake

I had two birthday parties this year, won’t do that again!! My daughter who was turning three wanted a dinosaur cake. The second cake was a purple Triceratops Cake. Lots of fun to make!! First I made a Marshmallow fondant, I found the recipe on line. I made it a week ahead of time as … Read more

Cutest Homemade Handy Manny Cake

Homemade Handy Manny Cake

My son really loves Felipe on Handy Manny so I decided to give it a try. Since there aren’t any molds for this, I made a 13×9 cake and cut out a rounded rectangle for the top and a narrower rectangle for the bottom of the screwdriver. I just used gel and liquid food coloring … Read more

Coolest Spikey the Dinosaur Cake

Homemade Spikey the Dinosaur Cake

I made this homemade Spikey the Dinosaur cake for my Fiancé (his 22nd birthday as he’s a big kid and long time dinosaur enthusiast) and as he is a big chocolate fan I decided to make it a bit different. Instead of using a normal sponge I used a recipe for a chocolate Stout cake … Read more

Coolest Mens Shirt Cake

Homemade Mens Shirt Cake

I made this Mens shirt cake for my boyfriend’s birthday. I just bought two mud cakes and cut them into the rectangle size for the gift box I had bought. I made the tie section before hand using orchard icing and food colouring, and then simple covered the mud cake with white orchard icing. I … Read more

Cool Homemade Triceratops Birthday Cake

Coolest Triceratops Birthday Cake

I first used a Wilton Stand-up Teddy Bear Cake pan and a round cake pan using 2 boxes of yellow cake and 1 box of strawberry (for the tail). I substituted 1 cup buttermilk (per box mix) in place of the water called for on the box. (Please note: this is less than the required … Read more

Cute Homemade 3D Dinosaur Birthday Cake

Homemade Red Stegosaurus Birthday Cake

I made this Dinosaur Birthday Cake for my son’s 4th birthday, following suggestions from this web page. The cake was from two, 8-inch round forms. The first cake was sliced in half and “glued” together (with frosting) upright to form the body. The second cake had a crescent shape cut for the tail along with … Read more

Coolest Dino Cake

Homemade Dino Cake

My son Jaden (4) has been all about Dino’s. I told him I would try to make a Dino cake for his class but that I was not sure if I could do it. This was my first time making a 3D cake. I looked at some of the other pictures and directions on this … Read more

Coolest Volcano Cake

Homemade Volcano Cake

For my son’s 7th birthday party he wanted a volcano cake. So I obliged. The bottom layer was a 11x15x2 sheet cake (chocolate) split with a layer of chocolate icing in between layers. I also baked a 10″ round an 8″ round and a 6″ round cake. I cut a hole in each of the … Read more