This ship cake was made by me (July 09) for my mum’s family celebration. 50 years ago (1959) my mum and her family made the voyage from England to Australia to live. They came out here on a boat called the Fairsky, so using pictures of the Fairsky ship I made a cake that looked … Read more
I made this School Bus Cake for a party we had to celebrate my son and his friends starting kindergarten (to get them excited about it instead of scared!). I just put one shorter piece of cake on top of another longer one. It was a small cake, though if I remember, I think I … Read more
My son loves garbage trucks, so I had to make him a garbage truck cake. I started off with a half sheet pan for my cake. I just used store cake mix, baked it then cut it into a rectangle ( the bed of the truck ) and then made the cab another square. I … Read more
This is a Chinook helicopter cake I made for my husband’s birthday. I baked the cake in a 9×13 cake pan. I then cut it into the pieces I needed for the cake. I used all vanilla buttercream and colored a tan color with Wilton food coloring. For the propellers I used Popsicle sticks that … Read more
This Cinderella with her coach cake was for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. It was a standard 9×13 cake with icing dyed green (for grass) and pink (the birthday girl’s favorite color). The stones/pebbles on the path are chocolate rock candy. The body of the coach/carriage was shaped with rice crispy treats, frosted with icing. The … Read more
My brother in law was having his 40th birthday, and his wife asked me to make him a cake in the shape of a jeep. I wanted it to be really special, so I looked at pictures of real jeeps and the whole family helped with suggestions and ideas. The cake is a basic chocolate … Read more
This Rough Rider cake is the first big cake I have ever done. It took me 14 hours to do, but I am so happy how it turned out. The whole truck is cake that I elevated with dowels to get the height. The tires were made out of rice crispy treats. The best thing … Read more
I baked this Monster Truck cake using 2 rainbow bit cake mixes in a Wilton car pan. I shaved the car down to look like a pick up truck. I used honey cruller donuts which I iced with black icing for the wheels. I used black licorice for accessories and Hersey’s kisses for the fog … Read more
I used two quarter sheets, stacked and filled, then using a serrated knife I carved from the top of the cake, first going to the front then to the back. I used Rice Kripies for the tires, then piped with tip 18 in black to cover them. I used red fondant for the tongue, and … Read more
I thought about what Kaedan would want on his Homemade Monster Truck Birthday Cake Design. I used a Wilton car cake pan. Used a yellow cake mix with choc chips, sour cream, and pudding added. Kaedan and I made the orange frosting. The tires were Krowler donuts which I sprayed with black frosting glaze I … Read more
My son requested a red velvet cake for his 4th birthday and he likes monster trucks, so I looked to this website for ideas on decorating a Monster Jam Cake. For the cake itself, I used the Neely’s recipe (found in “Down Home with the Neelys: A Southern Family Cookbook”). I couldn’t find the recipe … Read more
I made this groomsmen motor cycle cake for my cousin. It is an exact replica of his dirt-bike, a Yamaha WR-450F. It is sculpted from German chocolate cake(his favorite), and has rice-crispy treats, fondant, licorice chains and wiring, has a light up Speedometer, and the front wheel spins. The frame is made of wood (to … Read more