I decided to enter a Super bowl cake contest and made the design from an idea I had. I decided to add the tiny footballs to enhance the appearance and used coconut chocolates I made and added white to resemble the football. The Super Bowl cake won first prize. Everyone loved the idea and the … Read more
My step-daughter wanted to do laser tag for her 11th birthday party. So I scoured the internet looking for ideas on what to make for the birthday cake. There are not a lot of examples out there but I found a few ideas for a laser tag vest cake. The vest was the best way to … Read more
I made this dirt bike cake for my 11 year old grandson. It all started with a vision, a drawing (I figured if I could draw it, I could bake it) and a big “You can’t do that” from my husband. Of course my answer to that was “oh yes I can, it’s for my … Read more
Yes, another employee’s birthday coming up. What kind of cake should I make? Well, he is very athletic as in hiking and running marathons. Do you know how hard it is to find a little hiking man for a cake? Well, I couldn’t find one so a mountain cake it is. I made 4 tiers … Read more
The Carolina Panther football cap birthday cake is made from a Wilton wonder mold pan. The bill is gum paste molded from a real baseball cap, and left to dry over the real cap with a layer of plastic wrap in between for several days. I used wax paper and cut a mold of the bill using … Read more
I made this jersey cake for my friend for her birthday party, she is a huge Andre Johnson fan. The cake was made with a 1/2 sheet pan, no layers, wanted the cake to appear as a real jersey. The sleeves were a bit of a challenge. This was my first jersey cake and I … Read more
I started this Seahawk football cake with a large, rectangular pan, making four layers of cake–2 white, 1 blue and 1 green. I added raspberry filling between each layer. I then frosted the entire cake with butter cream frosting. The fun part started when I cut out the end zones in dark blue fondant (homemade), … Read more
It’s due to be my son’s 31st birthday. I decided to make a cake with a fisherman on it, he loves fishing. I did make him a big fish for a cake one year so I thought I’d change it a bit this year. I baked an 8″ 3 layer cake and filled with butter … Read more
I made this skittle cake and bowling ball cupcakes for my 7 year old’s bowling party, they were a real hit! For the skittle cake I baked a butter cake recipe in a large rectangle baking tray. I found a skittle template on the web and enlarged it to cut out the skittle shape. I brushed … Read more
I made a half-sheet cake covered with white fondant. This basketball cake is for a high school graduate who plays basketball. The jersey is his actual one and that picture was sent to me by his aunt along with a picture of his shoes. This is printed on an edible rice paper that I had done at a local … Read more
I made this cake last minute for a Father’s Day BBQ. It turned out really good. I baked a 9 x 13 cake then froze it. I got various pickerel fish pictures off the internet and enlarged them until I got the size I liked. I then cut the picture to make a template to … Read more
First of all I looked at local bakery websites to see if there was anything gymnastics themed in their catalogs, there was not anything that jumped out at us. We also could not find any good gymnastics toppers or figurines for cupcakes, so my husband and I decided a homemade cake shouldn’t be too hard. … Read more