My nephew insisted on a shark cake for his 4th birthday party at school. My biggest concern was shaping the cake and ensuring that it looked like a shark….LOL The shaping did not prove to be a problem, I felt like “cake boss” as I was sculpting which was a lot of fun. I wanted to … Read more
My name is Bradi. I used to manage a bar in Seattle. Our first year of being open for business, I made the decision that instead of giving gifts to my employees, and spending a bunch of the company’s money, I would make them each a cake for their birthdays. I had 20 employees. Let’s just say … Read more
This Hungry Caterpillar cake was made for a co-worker, her grandbaby Zoey’s 1st birthday. My two daughters 10 and 16 made this cake. My 10 yr old made the cake by modifing 4 boxes of birthday cake mix. Instead of following the box instructions, she mixed the 4 boxes with 3 cups of water, 2 … Read more
My sister and I decided to make a special cake for a special person – our Mom! Our Mom is a seamstress and owns her own business. We thought of an old fashion pin cushion – what a perfect birthday cake for her. We kept it a complete surprise from Mom, hiding it until we … Read more
This zebra print cake was made for a friend of mine. She loves cakes so this is how I made it. I started by making the bow. I colored some icing in pink and using some icing for the bow I added some flower paste so it hardened. I rolled it out into a long … Read more
My son in law was due for a 30th birthday and my daughter had arranged a surprise birthday meal with family and a few close friends, she asked me to make him a number 30 cake. This is what I did. I covered the cake board in blue icing and set aside overnight to dry … Read more
Making this birthday express cake for my 3 year old son was an enjoyable experience for not only me, but also for my husband and son. Arush was so excited that he used to wake up in the middle of the night and ask me when shall I make his birthday express? For the base, … Read more
My friend gave me a couple days notice to make her daughter a 6th birthday cake! She wanted it quite simple, easy to cut at party and wanted it pony themed with cupcakes! It was quite a simple bake really – I cooked a large rectangular sponge and cut it into a large 6 shape. … Read more
For my daughter’s 6th birthday party, she wanted to have a mermaids party. The only problem was that she wanted to invite some boys in her class as well. So I adapted the theme to Mermaids and Pirates: Under the Sea. For the cake, I decided what better than to have a treasure chest cake … Read more
I cheated and used a box cake for this carousel cake for a carnival birthday party. For one layer I made an 8 inch round cake. For the second layer, I used a glass bowl. Using dowels and an empty container (once used for toddler snacks) I inverted the bowl layer onto a round piece … Read more
My niece Katy’s first birthday was coming up, so we decided to make a homemade cake for her. We knew that we wanted it to be special, so we made this plan to try and make a 3 teared cake similar to a wedding cake, and a personal cake for our beautiful one year old. … Read more
I used 2 x 13″ sheet butter cakes and layered with chocolate icing. I carved the cake and used a template. I then crumb coated the cake with chocolate icing and covered with fondant. I made the buttons with fondant as well and colored them with food coloring. It was easy using the template as … Read more