I made this First Birthday Rocket Cake for my son’s first birthday. I layered two half sheet cakes and then cut them into the shape of a rocket. I made the icing myself using Wilton colors. I used a star tip and I piping tip to apply the icing. For the flames coming out I … Read more
Youll need: A standard cake mix equally divided into a round baking pan and a dome shaped pan from a craft store or use a 2-1/2 quart oven proof glass baking bowl. Two snack cakes “Twinkies”, red and blue food color paste (Wilton’s no-taste red recommended), white frosting, 2 large yellow gumdrops or NECCO candies … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for a 9 year old and this Solar System Birthday Cake was a great idea. I looked around the net and saw some ideas. Nothing that really caught my eye. Then I saw the solar system cake on here. I made the planets and sun from RKT’s covered … Read more
My friend had an idea to make the Voyager Ship Cake from the TV series ‘Voyager’ as a cake, as he loves the program. We used a recipe for a basic sponge cake but doubled the ingredients so that we could bake 2 cakes. We baked one in a round tin and one in a … Read more
I made this Space Shuttle Birthday Cake for my grandson’s 4th birthday. I made a chocolate cake in a 9″ by 13″ cake pan and followed directions I found on the Betty Crocker web site to cut and assemble the pieces. I used a simple light blue buttercream to frost it. From there, I came … Read more
I made this Around the world cake for a co-worker. It was his wife’s birthday and she was from the Philippines and came to the United States to live. He wanted a world cake with an airplane on it and he wanted a few landmarks marked. He wanted it to say “You were here” marked … Read more
I used an Oval Cake Pan For the bottom part of the Little Einsteins Rocket cake. Used a round for the top part of Rocket used four cup cakes for the thrusters on the back and iced them together. Used a sucker for the round thingy at the top. Was going to use crackers for … Read more
I took a lot of the great ideas of a Little Einsteins Rocket Ship Cake from this website and combined them together. I used a sheet cake pan for the cake base (2 boxed cake mixes). I used an oval Pyrex dish for the base of the rocket ship (1 boxed cake mix). I used … Read more
My son wanted a Little Einstein theme for his 2nd birthday so I thought it would be cute to make a Little Einstein Rocket cake. Rocket’s “body” was made in three sections. The bottom section (gray part) of the cake is made with Styrofoam then covered with marshmallow fondant. I would have used cake but … Read more
I made this Rocket Ship Cake for my son’s 5th birthday. I made the cake from a mix, and used two loaf pans to get the right size. I based my cake of many pictures I found, but I simplified, as I like to keep things very clean. The cake is covered with a layer … Read more
My soon to be three year old son wanted a Buzz Lightyear birthday party. I found all of the decorations and invitations, but alas not a bakery who could make unique cakes for a Buzz Lightyear theme party. I did find a local bakery that had a few Buzz picks and toys with some cute … Read more
With inspiration from Mary Kay of thepartyworks.com I was inspired to do this solar system birthday cake after my daughter came to me and asked for a solar system cake the week of her party. I freaked out when I saw some of the cakes because I have never taken a baking or cake decorating … Read more