I decided to test my skills by entering a cake into our local show under the novice title. After thinking about it for a few days I decided I wanted to make my cake eye catching and bright, so I went with an underwater themed caked. Before even tackling the cake I knew I had … Read more
This goldfish cake was made for my grandson’s 2nd birthday/adoption party. It was made with a white cake, in a 16x12x2 Magic Line Pan. Aquarium rocks made with butterscotch crunches and blue sprinkles.
I made this dolphin cake for my 8 year old daughter as she loves dolphins. This cake was probably the easiest out of all my other cake attempts. I started off by looking for a picture of a dolphin and surprisingly I found a small sticker which really captured my eyes as the images I … Read more
My niece is a huge Little Mermaid fan, and insisted I make her a mermaid cake with Ariel on top. After researching the internet for some ideas, I came up with this cute two tier cake. I stacked the cakes, and crumb coated in light blue icing. Then went back and added a few drops … Read more
My hubby and myself made this Penguin Winter Wonderland cake at home, to say thank you to every one at 44… This cake was made from chocolate sponge and covered with sugar paste. About two weeks before we started the cake I had to start drawing and organizing the run out templates for the decoration on the cake sides, … Read more
This shark cake was a 5th grade graduation cake for a girl who loves sharks. I saw the other shark cakes on this site but chose to make my own design. This is a personal size cake using 2 regular sized cupcakes to shape the shark and a 9 inch round cake for the water. … Read more
I got the idea for this cake from a Creative Cooks cookbook. It was called “Deep Sea Cake.” I made two 9 x 13 cakes. I trimmed the edges and tops so they were even and exactly the same size and perfectly straight. I used about 4 tubs of Betty Crocker prepared Vanilla frosting. I … Read more
I decorated this Ocean Birthday Cake Design with the help of my new Cricut Cake Expression. I also handmade some of the decorations, like the octopus, seaweed and sea anemone. It was my first cake, so it was a bit of a challenge. I learned a lot about how to use Wilton gum paste and … Read more
This ocean cake and cupcake tier are for my daughters 3rd birthday. The party was an “Under the Sea” theme. The actual cake is a 9X13 chocolate cake, frosted with buttercream and tinted light aqua. A star border around the bottom, with a Wilton tip, neatens it up. The sand is crushed graham crackers. The … Read more
I took a regular yellow cake mix and baked it in a rectangular cake pan. Once cooled turned it upside down onto a cookie sheet. I then covered the whole thing with white icing. I took two tubs of regular icing and colored it blue with icing color used to make the ocean. Then took … Read more
I made this cake for my niece’s 10th birthday. She is crazy about dolphins and asked her mom for a homemade dolphin birthday cake for her party. I started with four 9×13 cakes (two yellow, two chocolate). I iced it with blue buttercream and chocolate frosting. I made sand with vanilla wafer crumbs and granulated … Read more
A friend of mine wanted a “fish” cake for her son’s birthday. After looking at several different fish cake photos, we decided to combine several different ideas. The “plaque” is made from a torted sheet cake. I smoothed the buttercream icing using paper towels and a fondant smoother until it resembled a wood plaque. I … Read more