The towers of the princess castle cake are made from emply paper towel cardboard, covered in fondant. The top is made using an ice cream cone covered in fondant and using an impression mat for the cobblestone look. They were glued together using melted candy melts. I made the cake using 2 11 x 13 … Read more
I made this Nursing School graduate cake for my niece who just graduated from Nursing School. First I made the pattern for the shape. I had to measure and make sure the dimensions would fit with the cake pan that I was going to use. Once I finished the pattern I had to start making the … Read more
My sister was 50 on November 5th. Well I just had to make her a surprise cake (she hates surprises). I started by making 3 orange flowers to decorate the cake with later. I also made some stars attached to wires and when these were hard I colored them with glitter. These were to resemble the fireworks to coincide with November … Read more
My son was 3 yrs old, loves all the marvel and DC comic Super Heroes, so it was only fitting to make a Super Hero cake. I searched the net for a dozen ideas and pictures of Batman, Spiderman, Ironman and Hulk pics and cakes so I could have plenty to refer to. I really had … Read more
This rainbow birthday cake was so fun to make! I started with a 9″ round pan and ended up making SIX layers of cake! I used buttercream frosting between the layers and to frost the outside. Because it was really tall, I needed to use wooden dowels in the cake to keep it from tipping. … Read more
Myself and my caking partner were contacted by a customer about doing a baby shower cake. The client sent us a picture of what she was wanting, it was a 10″ square cake covered in green fondant with white polka dots and on top of that was a horseshoe shaped cake covered in a cow print fondant. … Read more
I made this choo choo train cake for my son’s 3rd birthday, as that’s the age that boys are train crazy! I baked x2 cakes in loaf tin pans using a butter cake recipe and I bought a long Swiss roll. Trim the loaf cakes so that they have flat surfaces and position one vertically and … Read more
I made this butterfly birthday cake for my friend’s daughter’s birthday. I started to make butterflies three day early. Solid ones are fondant, rolled fondant out and used cookie cutter, laid them out on very lightly greased cookie sheet. The lacing looking one are royal icing. I used basic recipe, 3 egg whites 1 tbl … Read more
I made this cake for a little girl’s first birthday party. It is easy to make as long as you have the proper tools. You must have an icing spatula, a lazy Susan rotating board, and an icing tip. I also used cold water and ran my wet fingers over the cake to smooth it … Read more
Someone who I’d make a cake for previously was really pleased with the outcome that she asked me again but this time she wanted a large lorry cake. I’d made a lorry cake before but a lot smaller and it didn’t turn out that well to be fair. I thought it’d been in an accident, … Read more
My granddaughter was having a 3rd birthday party on the 3rd of November but also on that day was her friend’s birthday. We didn’t want to leave her out on her birthday so I decided to make a present cake for her. I made a 5″ cake filled with jam and butter cream and then … Read more
As simple as this Movado watch cake may seem, I found it very difficult to make it as elegant as the real thing while keeping the design very simple. The beauty of a Movado watch is that it is elegant without flashy numbers or intricate designs. When my customer approched me regarding this watch I … Read more