My grandson wanted an Army Tank Birthday Cake for his 6th birthday. I did know where to start, so I went online and found coolest-birthdaycakes.com. After looking at photos of Army tank cakes, I felt confident enough to come up with my version of an army tank. I hope you like it as much as … Read more
For this giant flip flop cake, I started with two boxes of regular yellow cake mix. I then baked two different cakes, each with their own rectangle pan. I then stacked the two cakes on top of each other, making sure that I added whipped white icing between the two cakes. After stacking, I started … Read more
My son recently turned 10 and wanted a surprise birthday cake. I chose to make him an army tank birthday cake as he is always playing soldiers and loves anything to do with the army. I did so much research, including this site and decided that it would be best to keep in simple. I … Read more
It was my boyfriend’s 20th Birthday and he is obsessed with Converse sneakers. I knew I had to make him an amazing Converse shoe cake since I make them for every family member’s special day, so I took on the challenge in creating a sneaker for him. I used two 8×10 pans and used Betty … Read more
This cake was made from a half sheet pan. My son and I made this for a Cub Scout son and one cake competition and won first place. The cake sold for $55 at auction. As you can see from the birthday cake picture, the tracks and barrel are made from tootsie rolls and the … Read more
This Flip Flops Cake is a chocolate and vanilla cake. I made it for my daughter’s birthday. You need to get sole patterns which I got online. I baked 2 13×9 cake ( 1 chocolate 1 vanilla). The strips are are black candy strips and the flower is made out of fondant.
My husband is a history fanatic and hes always watching war documentaries. I figured a tank cake would be the most exciting birthday cake he’d ever had. The cake was a standard chocolate Victoria-style sponge made in a 13×9 cake dish. I used a Pyrex style because the edges were nicely rounded. I cooled the … Read more
The Manolo Blahnik shoe cake was designed for a girl friend’s 40th Birthday. The Manolo Blahnik high heel shoe was handmade using gumpaste and the shoe box design is a chocolate cake with cannoli filling covered in marshmallow fondant.
This ATV cake was done for a 30th birthday for a guy who loves 4 wheeler riding in the mud. His wife asked if I could do a 4 wheeler so I experimented! The cake is made from a triple layered 9 x 13. I baked and layered the cakes and went to carving! I … Read more
I conjured up the idea for this Adidas shoe cake when I saw this exact pair my friend was wearing. Oddly enough, it was her birthday, and she loves sporty shoes. This cake took two layers of a 13 X 9 cake, and a 9 X 9 square pan. I carved the shoe shape free … Read more
This ship cake was made by me (July 09) for my mum’s family celebration. 50 years ago (1959) my mum and her family made the voyage from England to Australia to live. They came out here on a boat called the Fairsky, so using pictures of the Fairsky ship I made a cake that looked … Read more
I made this School Bus Cake for a party we had to celebrate my son and his friends starting kindergarten (to get them excited about it instead of scared!). I just put one shorter piece of cake on top of another longer one. It was a small cake, though if I remember, I think I … Read more