Coolest DIY Birthday Cakes

Coolest Hurricane Fay Cake

I made this Hurricane Fay cake for my work. It had already been raining for days as Fay approached us and a sugar buzz helped the day go by faster. I even put a dot over our location, Daytona.

This Belly Dancer cake is again a Madeira cake which is filled with strawberry jam. It is covered in fondant coloured apricot colour and decorated by fondant snakes on each 4 corners. The cake is then topped with a belly dancing figure made from fondant and decorated with sugar balls. The sides are piped in … Read more

Fun and Unique Ideas to Decorate Cakes 6

I was so excited to make this cake for my son for his 9th birthday! He wanted a Spy party, and I just didnt like the other ideas for a cake. Then I happened to see a “Spy vs. Spy” cartoon, and remembered the round cake pan that I had from making a soccer ball … Read more

Coolest Party Animal Cake

I made this Party Animal cake for my young at heart brother for his 60th birthday. I got the idea from a book I have had for ages. I made a simple Madeira cake in a bowl and split it and covered it with butter cream. The face and hands are made from soft icing. … Read more

Coolest Big Smile Cake

I made this Big Smile cake for a friend when she finished dental school. I just used a regular long cake pan, and just free handed the shape. The icing is done by using the star tip and adding two layers of icing around the lips, to make it stand out. It was a big … Read more

Fun and Unique Ideas to Decorate Cakes 7

Make your cake, level and fill. Then, cut off two pieces to make a wedge and apply a crumb-coat in white icing (or whatever) to the top and rounded side and chocolate icing to the straight sides. Next, refrigerate.Then frost top and rounded side in white and frost straight sides in chocolate. Pipe ( Wilton … Read more

Coolest Truffle Fountain Cake

I LOVE chocolate so for my birthday I thought of this cake. The bottom tier is topped with a much smaller tier that’s meant to be the “pedestal” of the fountain. Both tiers are made from a Sachertorte recipe that I found online (supposedly as close as possible to the original). The tiers are covered … Read more

Coolest Smiley Birthday Cake

My sister and I made this Smiley Birthday Cake for my son’s birthday. I do not have much cake decorating experience so I wanted to come up with the absolute easiest design that would still be cool enough for a 10 year old. It is a one layer 8in. round cake with marshmallow fondant colored … Read more

Fun and Unique Ideas to Decorate Cakes 8

I used a 7 1/2 x 11 1/4 cake pan. After the cake was done and cooled I used vanilla icing for the cake. I used one side in blue for good night and white for good morning. I then used cardstock for the shapes I needed and placed each cardstock onto the cake. Once … Read more

Coolest Massage Table Cake

I made this Massage Table Cake for a friend’s 40th birthday party. She was going to school to become a massage therapist. 1. My son made the amazing stand for this cake. This is the most important part so hopefully, if you make this cake, you can make the stand or know someone who can. … Read more

Coolest Cake for a Girl Baker

My daughter is a budding chef and wanted her cake to reflect her passion for baking. I wanted all of the decorations on this Cake for a Girl Baker to be edible so I used a combination of cereal, cookies and Candymelts to make them. First, I made the “Happy Birthday” and name signs from … Read more

Coolest Homemade Cake Recipes and Ideas for Birthdays 1

This cake was a fun one! Two of my children celebrate December birthdays and so do my Mother and I. My daughter turned 11 on Christmas Day! I wanted to do something special to celebrate all the events in December in our family so I decided to make a December Calendar. There are three white … Read more

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