I made this Twins birthday cake for my dad’s birthday today. I just used a 12 inch circle cake pan. Baked a chocolate cake with chocolate chips, let cool and flipped to have a flat surface to work on. I printed out a Twins logo I found online and cut around the edges. Next I … Read more
I used the soccer ball pan from Wilton, used boxed funfetti cake (kids always love sprinkles). The pan takes a little over a box, so I made 2 boxes and made 18 cupcakes with the rest of the batter. I covered the cake in homemade buttercream and then ivory satin ice fonfant. I mixed blue … Read more
I did this softball cake for a friend’s daughter. She was turning 9 and she loved playing softball. I started with a 13×9″ sheet cake. I used a small glass bowl for the softball and baked two of them. Then I shaved it down and placed them together. I then started the icing process. I … Read more
Both of my boys are involved with baseball and have had baseball cakes before, but this year my eldest wanted a baseball field. To make this Baseball Field birthday cake, I used a 9″ x 13″ pan. I made my buttercream icing, keeping some of it white but coloring most of it either green or … Read more
I made this Baseball glove cake for an end-of-season party for our co-ed softball team. It was a hit! (no pun intended). First, I baked a ten inch layer of vanilla and a ten inch layer of chocolate cake. After cooling, I stacked them with butter cream between and refrigerated it. Then I carved it … Read more
I used a standard Wilton t-shirt pan and followed it up with a little extra research on-line to look at a bunch of different Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys until I saw what all the letters and numbers I needed looked like! I took a toothpick to trace out my letters and number to make sure it … Read more
The Red sox finally won the World Series after 86 long years!!! We made a baseball cake in the shape of Fenway Park and we think it turned out pretty great! Invitations were made in the shape of baseball pennants, ice cream was served in mini baseball caps, and the goody bags were a pack … Read more
I made this cake for my sons 5th birthday party. We live outside of Pittsburgh, and are big Pirates fans. The base of the cake is a 9×9 pan. I frosted it with the small star tip to look like grass, and then painted on the bases and the lines. I made the baseball using … 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
I made this basketball cake for my cousin’s birthday last week. He’s such a huge fan of basketball. And I thought why don’t I try to surprise him with my cake. And I did it and the result is there, he was surprised. For the ball, I made it from the Wilton sports pan and … Read more
I made this basketball cake for my sons 4th birthday because he loves basketball. I made this from no pattern, just out of the top of my head. I used already made icing and just added the colouring. I then got a knife and did lines on it so it looked like floorboards. The backboards … Read more
Phoebe requested a strawberry cake made from scratch. I made in a 9 X 13 pan. The pin was carved from a template I made by drawing onto wax paper. The 1/2 ball was baked in a glass dish. It took a little longer to bake, but just keep an eye on it and test … Read more