My friend asked me to make this cake and I had NO IDEA what to create to portray the “kid’s got swag” concept! I looked up the meaning and thought, OK it basically means “cool”. So shades were a definite, maybe a peak cap, and something to show stardom – film star, rock star… So … Read more
Andrea, my daughter in law, asked me to make a cake for her mom’s 70th birthday. I was told she loved Ireland and the theater and she loves being in the garden especially summer time. My daughter in law also wanted a book with a friendship message written on it. She lives on her own … Read more
My baby sister just turned 22 the other day. My parents wanted to throw her a birthday dinner and asked me to bake a cake. I love to bake, and wanted to do something original, so I asked myself what is the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of my sister, … Read more
I was asked to make a unicorn cake for a friend’s daughter for her 5th birthday. I didn’t know what to do at first and then figured rainbows and unicorns go great together. The bottom cake is a 12′ round and I made 5 layers, a green, blue, purple, yellow and red. I used white … Read more
I was asked to make an 80th birthday cake so decided to make a newspaper front page. I done a lot of research about what happened on the year he was born then came up with my headlines. The cake was simple. Two large rectangular cakes, jam in the middle then covered with buttercream icing … Read more
This cake was made for my little cousin’s best friend’s 16th birthday. She has participated in several pageants since she was little. I started by making gumpaste about 3 days ahead. I tinted it with a little leaf green and cut out her name using some alphabet cookie cutters. I stuck toothpicks in the bottom … Read more
After the tragic Marathon Bombings in Boston, the city rallied and organizers quickly put together a benefit concert, headlined by legendary band Aerosmith. Other artists included James Taylor, BOSTON, NKOTB, comedians Dane Cook and Steven Wright and others. I wanted to be a part of this event. Not only because I wanted to do something … Read more
I made this learner’s permit birthday cake for my grandson who was all too quickly approaching the age of getting his driver’s learner’s permit. He wanted his birthday cake to reflect the milestone and to have something to do with cars. So I decided to make a cake that condensed plenty of country road in a spiral … Read more
I decided it was suitable to make a Fathers Day Cake shaped like a #1 blue ribbon! I used 1 box cake mix with a 9 inch round pan. I also used 1 cake mix and a 10 inch square pan. After baked and cooled, I cut two long strips that looked liked ribbon strands … Read more
For starters this 11th hour time bomb Punk Rocker birthday cake was certainly a challenge! About a month ago my friend Amanda asked me to make her boyfriend’s 30th birthday cake, she sent me a couple of pics and right away I knew I had a choice. Go easy or go hard. Easy ha GO HARD! … Read more
I’m a home-hobby caker who essentially makes cakes for friends, family and fundraising. I especially love getting a commission where I can design my own cake and I have free-reign to try and test new techniques that perhaps I’m not so confident at doing when someone is actually PAYING me to make their dream cake. So, … Read more
My husband’s granny was having her 80th birthday party and they asked me to make a cake. I live an hour away from her and worked late, but drove up to her house and was up until about 4AM making this cake for her. First, I just baked to rectangular cakes, then stacked them. I … Read more