I wanted to make my grandson’s birthday cake this year. He absolutely loves cars, race tracks and mud, so I decided to build a cake around that theme. I baked two cakes. One was in a round 9′ cake pan and the other in a 9×11′ pan. After both were baked and cooled, I cut a … Read more
This sportsman gravity cake was made for a friend’s husband who loves all sports, but also likes Strongbow cider. The cake is an 8″ chocolate fudge and represents football (soccer in North America). I printed the templates from the internet and cut them from fondant. This is the first time that I made a model … Read more
For over 3 years now, I’ve been a volunteer baker with a wonderful National Charity called Cake4kids, which bakes birthday cakes for Foster Children; most of whom have never had a birthday cake. Every September, our chapter holds a cake competition fund raiser for about 300 cake tasters with local judges; including a Pastry Chef … Read more
I was excited when my son turned 8! He was into racing tracks and cars. What a perfect combination for making a cake… a number 8 race track cake. I baked 2 round 20cm cakes, chocolate and caramel mud. I levelled the cakes identically, slicing the tops off. I also cut the ends of each … Read more
Here is my sons 3rd birthday cake… I went with a baseball theme and since we have the coolest Mascot around, I attempted to make a Phillie Phanatic out of cake!!! And I must say it turned out a lot better then I expected! His nose started to fall off right before the party but … Read more
This fishing and hunting cake was a first for me. I had never made a cake like this before. A client contacted me to make a hobby themed surprise birthday cake. She wanted a mix between a hunting and fishing theme and she wanted a tackle box and a few other items on the cake. … Read more
For the GREATEST FISHERMAN ever! Happy 87th Birthday Dad. I made this cake for my Dad this year as Mom & Dad had to cancel their annual trip due to health reasons. I used : 1 boxed White cake mix (follow directions for water, eggs,etc).I mixed blue food coloring in the white cake batter for a little surprise inside. The … Read more
This cake, as you can see, was for a very busy young man. He loves football and baseball and it was hard for his mom to decide which he would prefer …. So we did both! I admit I had a little trouble getting it all on there. His favorite cake is Italian cream so … Read more
My son is a big sports fan, especially soccer. So for his birthday, a soccer themed cake was a must. I bought the Wilton soccer ball cake pan and placed it on a quarter sheet cake. I covered the cake in green tinted butter cream. The ball is frosted with marshmallow fondant in his school … Read more
Here in southwest Arkansas we love our beans and cornbread, fried potatoes, sweet tea and yes ma’am we love our Razorback Hawgs. Why one of the first things we teach our precious babies is to call the hogs!! Woooooo …. pigs…. Sooie ! can be heard throughout our state as we cheer our teams on … Read more
This soccer cake was a yellow cake, bavarian cream filling, buttercream frosting. This was something new for me and I created it for my son who wanted a soccer cake. He loves to play soccer and I wanted to make him feel happy. The hardest part of making this cake was the field on the … Read more
This cake was inspired by a die hard Green Bay loving fan. Coming up with it was simple. Creating it? Well that’s another story…. My boyfriend suggested using a melon scooper to ensure the holes for the Swiss cheese. Humoring him like I do most of the time, I decided to try it. Like I … Read more