This Basketball Jersey Birthday Cake was a birthday cake request that needed to travel – 4 hours!! I made the cake support out of wood to add support. The cake also has internal supports – several wooden dowels, to make sure the cake doesn’t slide during travel. The cake was a 3 layered sheet cake … Read more
For this basketball cake, I first prepared the goal stands imitating the goals used in the NBA. First, I drew the goal as my guideline; I used Styrofoam and cut it based on my drawing. I glued it all together and let it dry. For the basketball, you can either use the ball pan or … Read more
I made these basketball goal cupcakes for my son’s 2nd birthday. We had an “All Star Sports Theme.” These were very simple to make. I used a white cake mix, of course you could use any flavor of your choice. The cupcake liner is the “net” so I did want it to look white. You … Read more
I made this Rockets Basketball Cake for my friend’s 22nd birthday – hence the number 22 on the jersey. She loves the Houston Rockets and I knew she’d love the themed cake. The cake itself is made of 2 layers of red velvet, simply store-bought cake mix, baked in 9 by 13 in cake pans. … Read more
I made this basketball cake for my nephews 5th birthday who is a basketball fanatic. I was trying to think of a cute and different idea for the cake. I had a basketball book that was shaped like a ball and had arms and feet on it. I took off the arms and feet from … Read more
I made this round two layer basketball cake for my daughter’s 12th birthday party. I used a half a ball mold and carved out a round space for the ball to be lowered into the cake. We decorated the ball with orange color and black licorice. We used a towel to dab the ball for … Read more
My son was turning 14, and he loves basketball and loves the Knicks. Both cakes were half yellow and chocolate. For the jersey I used a 13×9 cake pan. I used store brought icing and sprayed the cake with Wilton blue spray. I did dye some icing orange for my border and the number 14. … Read more
For my basketball loving sons 4th birthday, we created a basketball cake complete with the backboard and net. The original idea was simply the basketball. However, we added another cake to make the backboard. Either cake can be made individually for a party. To make the basketball cake:Bake 2 9inch round cakes. Cut the top … Read more
I made this 3D basketball cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. I used the sports ball pan from Wilton. The best thing about Wilton is they give you different decorating ideas for each pan you buy and tell you which coloring gels to use to get the perfect color. I thought the color on this … Read more
My friend asked if I would try to make a Celtics Cake for her husband John. Hesitantly, I agreed. It was my first time decorating a cake like this. I baked two 14″ round cakes since it needed to feed a lot of people. I used Fondant and discovered it really was easy to do! … Read more
This basketball cake may look hard, but really it wasnt that bad! The base of the basketball cake is a 9×13 cake, covered in fondant and “painted” with food coloring to look like the hardwood gym floor. Then, I baked a half ball cake, covered that in fondant and “painted” the details on. Then, shaped … Read more
After trying to come up with a unique birthday present for my die-hard-bears-fan-father, I decided to attempt my first encounter with a fondant cake. I read a few “How To’s” and headed to my local craft store to purchase my supplies (now I know why professional cakes cost so much). The cake consists of 2-10″ … Read more