My son has been begging for a chocolate fountain ever since he tried one at a restaurant. We decided to get him one for his birthday, but I wondered if I could pretty easily make one out of cake, too. It turned out to be as messy as a real chocolate fountain and I think, … Read more
Our family celebrates 5 birthdays within a ten day span every September. We never wanted to take away from anyone’s special day by lumping all the wishes into a simple generic cake. We have had years of having individual cakes for everyone involved, based on their favorite flavors, but that became too expensive – and … Read more
This is a little cake I did (actually I did 2) for some very special ladies who are in the vintage reclaiming business. They both cater to my addiction and for this I decided to cake them!! I printed off a doily template from the internet to give me a kind of guide. I then … Read more
I usually like to get ideas from other cakes, but this time there weren’t very many drive in theater cakes to look at….so I had to come up with my own ideas! The theme of the party was “movie star/red carpet event” for a 7 year old girl. Activities included face painting, lots of … Read more
This was done for a 10 year old boys birthday. He was having a dance party theme so I knew I wanted to having the dancing silhouette’s on the side. Wasn’t sure what the top was going to be but then I remembered I had a dome cake pan that resembled a flat brim hat. … Read more
This was a monster of a cake, called a double barrel, it was 8.5 inch or 21 cm tall and was made up of 7 x 8inch round cakes, filled between each layer with buttercream. To support a cake this tall you need to put structure in it. The bottom four layers we filled and … Read more
I have no real cake training and have been self teaching for a few years by trial and error (making cakes for family and friends). I love a challenge and this certainly challenged me on such a short notice. I get lost in cakes. I started doing them for the therapy type movements in my hands. My … Read more
This cake was for a joint birthday party, and I decided to tie them together by using one tier for each theme. The little boy loved Cars, so that was the theme for his tier, and the top was for his sister, a princess theme. Wilton sugar sheets were used to create the checkerboard effect … Read more
I made this cake for my dad’s 90th birthday and he was thrilled. I started with a basic Victoria sponge cake recipe and the covered with white fondant icing. Everything else was made by mixing fondant icing with various colors ( I tried to copy the color of his chair etc to make it personal … Read more
My mother in law is the best in the world and I’m proud to call her mum! I am lucky enough to have two. She is always there for my family, listens to any of my issues to let me vent, spending time together and we have a lot in common so we are good … Read more
I was consulted a few weeks before the birthday by the mom of the birthday girl. They wanted something simple but smart. The theme was ’Lime green and white’. I personally wasn’t impressed with the color scheme as it’s for a girl but the customer has the choice. I suggested that we change a couple … Read more
This young man’s mom asked me to fashion a cake on his life. It is a 21st birthday cake and she wanted to highlight all his interests and achievements. This is how she described him: He is quite the ladies man, I think he is a bit of a player. He is a keen sportsman, … Read more