It was July in Iowa, hot and humid. My oldest son’s love of owls inspired me, so I scoured the internet for pictures of owls and owl cakes. I had never attempted a vertical cake, and I thought it would be fun to try. I saved my favorite pictures on my computer and sketched out … Read more
My son’s birthdays are 3 1/2 weeks apart. My youngest was first and he wanted an Angry Bird cake. I made cupcakes for him to take to school and made the cake for his family party. I used the left over cupcakes to add to the cake display. I just used 2- 9 inch round … Read more
My girls are allowed to choose what they want for their birthday cake every year. When my eldest turned 7 she asked for a Bird of Prey cake. I tried to get ideas for some kind of 3d cake but in the end settled on doing a flat version. I trawled through all her cartoon … Read more
Rubber Duckie, you’re the one, You make bathtime lots of fun, Rubber Duckie, I’m awfully fond of you; (woh woh, bee doh!) Rubber duckies are my absolute favorite baby shower theme so I was thrilled to have the chance to throw a duckie themed shower for my brother and his girl friend for their first … Read more
I baked two 9″ round cakes (chocolate! Yum! ). Then stacked them and iced with homemade buttercream( again, chocolate! ). I colored some with blue gel color for the water. Using kitkat bars, I lined the cake to look like a wood barrel. I used a ribbon to help good out all together. Then … Read more
Every year I make a special animal cake for my son, Emmett. Over the years I have taught myself, through trial and error, to make some pretty neat animal cakes. Emmett has classic autism, and making his birthday special is very important to our family. He doesn’t have friends to invite over (nor does he … Read more
For his 7th birthday my grandson wanted an Angry Birds Cake. My daughter said, “Mom, don’t get to elaborate.” To whom does she think she is talking??? My middle name is Elaborate when it comes to anything I do for my grandchildren! Now one reason she said that is because she has both of her … Read more
My daughter Megan is mad about animals, especially birds of prey. For her 8th Birthday she was taking some friends to the wonderful Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire (England). So this year, Meg really wanted a NEST cake, with exactly three eggs in it. First I made 2 round sponge cakes for the base. … Read more
Well where do I start? I am currently living in a small town called Yumbel, in Chile. I am Canadian and my hubby is Chilean, we have two boys and have been serving in a local church as pastors for the past five years. I don’t know if you needed to know that, just thought … Read more
I have a good friend and he just happened to be adopted by a couple chickens a few years back. They wandered into his yard and took up residence under his deck. Unfamiliar with chicken care, it took him a while to figure out the required food and water and appropriate shelter. When he witnessed … Read more
Mom, I would like a nature cake! These were the words out of my soon-to-be 9 year old son’s mouth. He is a huge nature and outdoor lover and when I asked him to specify what a “nature” cake looked like to him he told me to “wing it.” I have been making my children’s … Read more
Each year, 14-36 hours before each of my nephews’ birthday parties, I fly from San Francisco to Boston to bake their themed birthday cakes. This time, the little one wanted Angry Birds. They saw a popular video on YouTube where someone made an almost life-sized, working Angry Birds cake game. There was no way I … Read more