I wanted to make something with a sense of humor for Debbie’s 50th, but also something pretty, and since it was for a party centerpiece, something everyone could take home a part of and she could still have a ‘birthday cake’ at the end of the night. Cupcakes I made 72 cupcakes, using two different … Read more
My partner and I made this monster truck cake for our grandson’s 3rd birthday. He is into monster trucks so we thought we’d try it out. We found both our cake recipes from blogs on the internet, choosing cakes that got many positive reviews. They were both delicious. We made a chocolate cake in an … Read more
I asked my (soon to be) 5 year old son what kind of birthday cake he wanted. He had just learned of NASCAR and like most kids Kyle Busch in the M&M car was his favorite and that’s what he wanted. I have just started decorating cakes a couple years ago so every cake i … Read more
My son is a huge fan of trains. That’s nearly all he plays with. After searching this site for train cakes, I decided to get the Wilton train engine cake pan. I searched everywhere for an example of a train cake made with fondant with no success, so I decided to wing it. I’ve made … Read more
I was asked to make a birthday cake for a little girl who simply loves Barbie. One day while I was driving, a beautiful white convertible car passed in front of me and that was the inspiration for my cake. I said, how about a nice modern convertible sports car for the most fashionable doll … Read more
This BMW Emblem birthday cake was one of my first made outside my family. It is 4 rounds, 2 white and 2 chocolate covered in homemade butter creme frosting. The cake is covered with half homemade marshmallow fondant and half store bought. I enjoyed making this cake because I have never made cakes for outside my … Read more
My son LOVES trains, and has since he was about 9 months old. I had made him the train cake from Wilton his 2nd birthday, but he wanted an entire train track this time. I made a simple cake in 2 round cake pans and cut a small piece of each so the would sit … Read more
I made this tractor cake for my dad who lives back home in Ireland, my daughters call him Ga ga! The reason behind a farm cake is simply because he lives out the countryside at home and grew up on a farm, also I saw a little tractor that looked really cute and really wanted … Read more
This motorcycle cake was a surprise for my husband for his 50th birthday. He knew I was working on a cake for him because he was not allowed in the kitchen most evenings leading up to his birthday! The cake was chocolate with chocolate frosting. I colored some fondant black, brown and grey and then … Read more
This amazing police car cake started out as a freshly baked square chocolate mud cake. Before I started I spent a lot of time researching on the internet to make sure I made the car the right shape. I printed a lot of photos and went to our local Holden dealer to get some more … Read more
My son loved his John Deere tractor cake and thought it was a toy at first! From two frozen cake loaves I carved out the shape of a tractor body. I filled the layers with butter cream then did a crumb coat all over and then a final thick coat of butter cream. I did … Read more
I was so excited when I was asked to make this ship birthday cake. I’d never made anything like this before, this was for a young lady who works at my hairdressers who was leaving to work on a cruise ship. I made an A4 size cake in vanilla sponge. I had previously made some … Read more