I make all of my grandkids’ birthday cakes and sometimes they really come up with some dandy requests. My grandson’s request this year was for a Planes cake. Because he was turning 5 and I wanted to incorporate his age into the cake, I took the pattern of the number 5 and created the runway … Read more
I had a friend of a friend call me one day and ask me if I could make a Frozen birthday cake for her granddaughter’s birthday. My first question was, “Do you mean an ice cream cake?” She laughed and said, “No, a cake from the movie Frozen.” After a few minutes of giggling she … Read more
The Nemo cake was for my little girl, who turned 3. She loves the movie “Finding Nemo” and she loves visiting aquariums. Hence, the Nemo themed party for her 3rd birthday. The cake was made with two rectangle cake tins and decorated with a combination of buttercream and fondant. The tails and fins on the … Read more
Here it is! I called this one the uh…? Mouse with ears character cake. Ya know, didn’t want the big guys coming after me for saying it’s “Mickey Mouse.” Almost every cake I create is fun for me. This one was fun because I was hosting a cake class for three friends the day before. … Read more
I hopped on board the Frozen frenzy and made this Princess Elsa cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. For almost a year my daughter had been talking about wanting a “castle” cake which I had been mentally planning. Then Frozen came along….well, we all know what happened with Frozen…it took over the world!…and my daughter’s … Read more
I made this Bucky pirate ship cake for my grandson. My goal in life is to be the greatest grandmaw on the face of the planet, at least in my grandchildren’s eyes. I asked my soon to be 3 year old grandson who lives with us what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. … Read more
My granddaughter Layla was turning 4 and had decided she wanted a Frozen cake as I’m sure just about every little girl her age wants. I told her whatever she wanted I would make it for her. Layla’s only requirement was that it most definitely had to have castle stairs. As luck would have it, … Read more
I made this snowy wonderland cake for a little girl’s birthday party. Any guesses on what her theme was? That’s right, Frozen. I wanted to make the cake following the theme, but also give her something different and fun. The snowflake is edible, along with all the jewels. I started with a 9 inch bottom … Read more
I made this Frozen theme cake for a little girl’s 5th birthday and she loved it, especially Elsa. The cake was 3 tiered and the inside was layered with vanilla and chocolate cake. Everything on the cake was edible. Elsa’s dress was made of bluefondant. The light blue glass walls were made with sugar syrup. … Read more
This Disney Frozen birthday cake is an 8-inch and 6-inch chocolate sponge cake put together with chocolate butter cream. I then crumb coat with blue butter cream, then cut the white fondant for the top. piped the butter cream around with flower nozzle. I sprayed the whole thing with silver edible spray to get the … Read more
Here’s my buttercream Minnie Mouse cake. Minnie Mouse is made with a butter cream transfer. I baked a normal vanilla cake, seperated it and filled it with a vanilla buttercream. I then crumb coated it, let it sit, put the final covering of frosting on and put it aside to set. For Minnie mouse, I printed … Read more
I was nervous about making this Olaf cake as I do not have much experience molding fondant from nothing. After watching many tutorials I dove in. He took me 3 hrs finishing him around midnight. Every time I looked at him I smiled. He was made for my very special niece on her 5th birthday. … Read more