This tractor cake was baked for a competition. I had originally intended to make a fire engine but it all went a little wrong on the day and so it became a tractor – a red one! A deep based square tin was used for the main tractor body and sides where the farmer sits … Read more
This is my sons 1st birthday cake – a dump truck. I used 3 loaf pans and cut out the shape of the front of the truck in one and cut a hollow in the other for the dump and used the other to fill in and heighten it. To join it I used a … Read more
We had our sons birthday at a fire station and I decided I wanted something different. I decided to make a building on fire instead. The cake is a four-layer cake with butter cream icing (the size depends on the number of guests). I used colored fondant for the walls, door, windows and fire and … Read more
I filled three layers of cake (two yellow one chocolate) with vanilla buttercream frosting. I made the frosting slightly stiffer knowing that I had three heavy cake layers. The cakes were adapted from the cake doctor; I was looking for one that was between a pound and a typical layer cake, sturdy but not too … Read more
I made this aircraft carrier birthday cake for my son’s 11th birthday. I used one cake mix and cut the cake to match a toy aircraft carrier of my son’s. I used hospital icing colored with black to make the grey color. He loved it!
This Airplane Disaster Cake was made for my friend’s son who was leaving his job and starting to train for air traffic control. They have quite a dark sense of humour and thought this was really funny. The airplane is a Madeira cake, and the life raft was made out of fruit cake. The message … Read more
I made this Homemade Plane Birthday Cake for my son’s 2nd birthday and I can tell you he was very excited when he saw it! Luckily he didn’t realize it was a cake or else I don’t think it would of lasted all day till his party. I think I ended up baking 5 loaf … Read more
For my sons 2nd Birthday, we had an airplane theme. I bought the cake pan on the internet and made a cake board with a map of Canada for the airplanes to sit on to give the effect of them flying over the country. This cake idea was a big hit with everyone!s 2nd Birthday, … Read more
I was asked to make a four wheeler cake for a grooms cake and I did this one just to try it out and see how well it would work. I see some errors that need to be fixed next time but for a first time I didn’t think it was that bad.
I enjoy making homemade cakes for my children, nephew, neighbors, friends etc. I have made several character cakes and last year a tank cake for my son’s 6th. This year, my nephew challenged me by requesting a Homemade Sinking Titanic Cake, when it was sinking! As I stood there expressionless in front of him, I … Read more
My friend’s son races go-karts for fun! He has an Alabama go-kart and wanted a Go Kart Birthday Cake Design to match his actual kart, since they were going to have his birthday party at the race track! I started with a race car cake pan, used Duncan Hines Butter Golden cake mix, and cut … Read more
My daughter is crazy about princesses. I made her a Snow White cupcake tower last year, and this year she wanted a Cinderella Carriage Cake Design. I browsed through many books and served the net, and found a Cinderella Carriage design by Debbie Brown and decided to try it. I used the Wilton sports ball … Read more