This Aquarium Birthday Cake is so far my most ambitious creatively and proudest cake thus far. Everything is homemade with the exception of the “plants” which are cuts from faux single stems from my local craft store. The “aquarium” is two metal photo frames with the glass removed, plexi-glass and window screen on top all … Read more
My wife made this octopus cake for our son’s 4th birthday. We looked on this site for ideas and improvised a bit. She used a pan that is for a basketball for the body and then Twinkies for the tenticels. It turned out really well! The body was made with a pan that is used … Read more
I made this Octopus Birthday Cake for my nephew’s first birthday cake, which was an ocean/water theme. I baked two 9 in cakes and stacked them (after trimming them down) with frosting in between. I frosted the cakes with homemade vanilla buttercream frosting and used Wilton dye for the aqua color. For the octopus body, … Read more
When my aunt’s husband and his siblings began planning their mother’s surprise birthday party, she couldn’t wait to tell them that her niece makes cakes. With that, they nominated her to supply the cake. She didn’t know much about her mother-in-law’s likes or dislikes so she had trouble coming up with an idea for the … Read more
I never did anything like this before. I made my favorite chocolate cake recipe in a pan that was about 11 x 17 x 2 inches. I doubled the recipe. I drew a picture of one of my daughter’s favorite toy penguins (she has 3). Then I used it as a guide to cut out … Read more
Start this Penguin Birthday Cake Design with five layers (or more if you want a taller penguin) of 8 inch round cakes. Trim the tops so they stack evenly and “glue” them together with a frosting of your choice. Wrap them in plastic wrap and freeze them for at least four hours – this makes … Read more
My sister, brother-in-law and I made this Platypus cake for my son’s first birthday. It was inspired by his favorite toy, a stuffed platypus from Australia that we named Hodgepodge. Despite our best efforts, Hodgepodge’s bill took a beating during the teething months. Since our son loved to gnaw on the platypus so much, we … Read more
I made this shark cake for my son’s seventh birthday. We were planning a pool party, so I decided on a Swimming with Sharks theme to incorporate his fascination with sharks. I looked at many pictures on this site because I’m not much of a decorator and needed some ideas that could be done simple. … Read more
My son wanted to have a shark birthday cake for his 7th birthday party. Considering it was for a child’s birthday party, I didn’t want a cake totally covered in fondant. So I decided to do a four layer chocolate cake (9″), frost it in butter cream, and form a fondant attacking shark on the … Read more
I used two 12 x 18 sheet cakes for the bottom and a nine inch round cake for the “Shamu” pool. I used a butter cream icing recipe for the cake using more Crisco than butter so it was easier to decorate with. I made fondant for the first time and used the water, sugar, … Read more
My son wanted a great white shark cake for his fifth birthday so I found a shark picture and copied it on to a cake. I used a Wilton football mold for the shark cake and a 9 x 13 for the water cake. After I baked the football I put it in the freezer … Read more
My niece wanted a Shamu cake for her birthday. I mentioned this to someone I know who told me that her friend made a killer whale cake for her sons’ birthdays and sent me a link to photos. The photos were amazing but I decided that I could do it! It required working with fondant … Read more