I made this Pekingese Dog Cake for a friend’s nephew’s 1st birthday. They have a Pekingese dog that he loves, and requested a cake of the dog. I had never made a “realistic” animal cake before, so this one was quite challenging. I first made 2 cakes in 9×13 pans and one in a round … Read more
A friend asked me to make her son’s fifth birthday cake. He wanted a Green Bulldog! The school he goes to has a bulldog mascot and, after researching bulldog cakes and images online, I found this image, which I enlarged, for the cake. I used a 10″ round pan and made a marble cake by … Read more
For my daughter’s 2nd birthday, she wanted a Wiggles party. I wanted to make a Wiggles character cake for her, so I chose a Wags the Dog birthday cake decoration. I started with a Wilton 11x15x2 cake pan, which uses two boxes of cake mix. I also baked a round cake using a Pampered Chef … Read more
I love making cakes for my children’s birthdays, but haven’t gotten up the nerve to try a 3D cake yet. I made this cake for my baby girl’s first birthday. I made this dog cake in a 8 in square pan and frosted it with pink icing. I drew the dog picture freehand on paper, … Read more
I made this Homemade Dog Birthday Cake for my eldest niece Tammy. She had a Yorkshire terrier for her birthday so I wanted to make a sugar model of her pup. I covered the cake in fondant and piped writing. The dog and bed and toys are all hand made from sugar paste (fondant icing).
My son LOVES dogs so I wanted to make him a doggie cake for his first birthday. This cake is designed after his Grandma’s dog Daisy, who is the first dog he met. He recognized “Day-dee” right away and couldn’t take his eyes off her. I also made a small bone for his smash cake. … Read more
I have been decorating cakes for a couple of years now, and my cousin asked me to make the groom’s cake for her wedding, as a wedding gift to them. The groom is a vet and has a lovable bulldog named Jax. He asked me if I could make a cake version of Jax, and, … Read more
The base of this Dog Birthday Cake is the Wilton 3-D Lamb Cake Pan. The 3 visible paws are Hostess Twinkies which were cut almost in half for each paw. The tail is a licorice rope. I iced everything with pre-made Betty Crocker Chocolate frosting. I piped it on with a “grass” tip. I started … Read more
This dog cake is one of the most fun cakes I’ve made! I made this for my daughter’s second birthday. I actually combined several ideas that I found here on coolest birthday cakes. For the base, I used a 9×13. To get a cake as tall as I like, I usually use 1 1/2 recipes … Read more
My niece wanted a Doggy Birthday Cake for her 6th birthday. After looking through pictures, she decided she wanted one that looked like Lady from “Lady & the Tramp”. She wanted long floppy ears & a pink tongue hanging out. Oh, and the day before (with the cake half done) she decided it should also … Read more
This was a college graduation cake for someone who loves boxer dogs. The cake itself was a 14″ round 4″ high vanilla pound cake with a chocolate ganache filling. I put a red fondant ribbon at the base with the name of the college piped on it with royal icing. I also added a fondant … Read more
My son Ryan loved Clifford the big red dog just before his first birthday so I decided that was going to be the theme for his party. I made three round cakes for the face, two round cakes I left as they were, the other one I cut the shape of his ears and chin … Read more