Coolest Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

I found a good video on youtube to learn how to cut and shape this Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake. I used box cake mix to save time, money and energy but made my own buttercream and marshmallow fondant, which was much harder to get smooth and perfect than regular fondant (for me anyway) but was … Read more

Coolest Mad Hatter Birthday Cake

Homemade Mad Hatter Birthday Cake

This Mad Hatter Birthday Cake was very time consuming, but fun to decorate. It was also my very first time working with fondant. The usual mad-hatter cakes have three tiers, but this one only has two- one 10’inch and one 8’inch for the bottom layer, and one 8’inch and one 6’inch for the top layer. … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

I made this Topsy Turvy birthday cake for a friend’s daughter who was turning 9 and has never had a super cool cake before! WHAT!? OK, so we scouted some pics online for ideas and she picked a 2 tier cake with some polka dots. Simple enough right?! Well 1 week before I had to … Read more

Coolest Zebra Topsy Turvy Cake

Homemade Zebra Topsy Turvy Cake

I made this Zebra Topsy Turvy Cake for my birthday because I wanted to try and make a Topsy Turvy cake. On top of the cake I piped happy birthday in a funky handwriting. I used one 6′ and two 8′ cakes for the bottom tier. For the top tier I used one 4′ and … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvy 60th Birthday Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy 60th Birthday Cake

This Topsy Turvy 60th Birthday Cake was for my mother in law who is diabetic. I also had a sister in law at the time who was pregnant with twins and had gestational diabetes. So I had to find a cake that they both could eat. I did the bottom tier in a white bean … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvy Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Cake

I watched a Youtube video on how to make a Topsy Turvy cake before I even started this challenge. I made 6 cakes (two cakes for each layer). I iced the cakes and put them in the refrigerator overnight. I covered each layer in fondant and decorated each layer. I put wooden dowels in each … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

This is a 3 tiered birthday cake. The middle layer is chocolate and the other two are white. I used 8/6/4 inch round pans. It is completely buttercream frosting instead of fondant. I took a square cookie cutter and made an imprint on the bottom to make sure all the diamonds were the same size … Read more

Coolest Homemade Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

My daughter Lily wanted a Punk Rock Princess party so I came up with this Topsy Turvy Birthday cake. The bottom tier was covered in lavender fondant and I painted the print with buttercream. The top tier was pink fondant covered with black stripes, cut out of fondant. The stars were also fondant which were … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvey Cake

Pink and Black Topsy Turvey Cake

I got the general idea for this Topsy Turvey cake from various site such as www.pinkcakebox.com. This was actually for my own 30th birthday party. I loved the idea, and my husband priced out having a bakery make it, but it was going to be very expensive, so I decided to take it on myself. … Read more

Coolest Topsy Turvy Baby Shower Cake

Homemade Topsy Turvy Baby Shower Cake

I have always wanted to make a homemade Topsy Turvy baby shower cake, but needed the right occasion to do it. I thought a candy themed baby shower was the perfect time to try it. I researched how to make it online and this is what I came up with. I baked three 9-inch cakes … Read more