These are what is called pull-apart-cakes which are just cupcakes stuck side by side in any shape and iced and decorated like you would a cake minus the sides. I searched clipart for the pictures I wanted. After I found the right pictures I shaped the cupcakes and iced with white icing. I then took … Read more
My daughter, like most girls her age, is horse crazy and wanted to have a horse themed birthday. We had a barn party where everyone got to ride horses, etc, and I made this horseshoe horse cake. This horse cake is a single layer horseshoe baked in the Wilton cake decorating horseshoe pan. I didn’t … Read more
This cowgirl cake was made to match a invitation from polkadotdesign.com. This cowgirl/petting zoo birthday party was for a friend’s little girl. First, I scanned the invitation and increased the size of it to fit on the cake. I iced the 12 x 18 in buttercream, let it sit for 10 minutes to form a … Read more
I made this cake for a western evening at my local dance club. As with most of the cakes that I make; we raffled it off and raised money for our club funds. I covered the board with a thin layer of fondant and allowed this to dry. Next I rolled out a shape to … Read more
I made this Western Saddle Cake for a little girl who was getting a leopard saddle for her 9th birthday. I made a white square and round cakes and stacked them. Bale of hay was made from rice krispie treats, cut to size. I used the grass tip to put the hay details on. Saddle … Read more
My 2 year old wanted a “bucking Bull” cake for his 3rd birthday. I looked everywhere and couldn’t find anything like he wanted. He and I spent hours looking at “cow” cakes on line and nothing was what he wanted. So, his father and I put our heads together. We found a picture of my … Read more
We made two smaller Gluten Free Pound Cakes and crumb coated them with cream cheese frosting, filling in the gap. Then I applied home made “marshmallow” fondant that was very yummy and also gluten free. Some characters such as the pistols, bandana, rope and stars were simply kneaded with food coloring and molded. This gave … Read more
We started with a 12X2 round cake pan. We sliced the cake in half and filled it. We covered the cake in chocolate buttercream frosting. We did a shell border along bottom of cake. We used Wilton star cutters to make the stars. We colored white fondant pink and yellow. We used various size stars … Read more
I made this Wild West Birthday Cake for my son’s 1st birthday party and got the inspiration from some Google images! The cakes themselves are just a boxed mix baked in 9″ rounds. Then the top layers were cut down to about 7″ using a bowl as a template. The bottom is 3 layers- Red … Read more
I made this double chocolate Cowboy Roundup Cake cake for my nephew Tyler’s 6th birthday tomorrow. I made a 9×13″ for the bottom and a 6″ round for the top. It’s frosted with buttercream icing. I piped the fence around the side first with Wiltons #47 tip then applied the grass with the #233. The … Read more
I just baked a large sheet cake and decorated it. For the hat, I baked it out of a small mixing bowl. I then covered it with icing and put it in the freezer (because it is easier to trim icing when cold). I made small cuts into the cake, trying to make it look … Read more
My son had a cowboy and Indian party for his 5th birthday. I made the tee pee cake using a Dolly Varden Cake Tin. The cake was a Moist Orange Cake Packet Mix and I iced it with cream coloured buttercream icing, decorating it with lollies and chocolate orange sticks so that it would look … Read more