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Read through to see these realistic, jaw dropping birthday cake ideas that you can actually make at home. Make an anti-gravity cake that will amaze everyone. Wow a child with their favorite animated character cake. Give your sports fan a cake that will make them cheer. Celebrate the union of holy matrimony with an elegant wedding cake. Take a doll cake to the next level. Present an animal lover with their favorite creature as a cake.
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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
Boy oh boy, did these little green Ninja Turtles keep me up all night! I was in zombie mode after these little guys. My thought process and lead to what kind of cakes I would be making started something , and since there are 4 cakes it was very time consuming, and stressful but I … Read more
My nephew was turning 4 and my sister sent me a link to a bucky cake. She had decided to do his party in a Jake and the Neverland Pirates theme. I baked a thin chocolate cake and a thin white cake. Once cooled, my daughter and I cut them to form the ship. I … 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
Wow! This one was a challenge! “You can do an electric guitar, can’t you?? ” Sure!! I went online and downloaded lots of photos of Fender guitars–the whole guitar, and each part of the guitar at a time, for the details. I was actually able to find a set of plans for a Fender online, … Read more
My son is turning 10. I hardly know how tall he is because 90% of the time, he sits at his computer playing Minecraft. When he stood up the last time, I discovered he looked a lot more like a teenager than a little kid. So I panicked because his first double-digit birthday was almost here, and I … Read more
This is a cake for a woman who’s grandmother was turning 90 years old. I was in Indiana living with my mother, I had just moved there and was looking for work. You see I liked to bake and I was a medic in New York. So I thought I could get a job in a bakery. Not … Read more
I was pretty new to cake decorating when I was asked to do this baby shower cake. Thinking back now I am amazed that I even considered trying it. The friend who requested it originally started asking about a pram cake and the only ones I had seen this shape were actually just cake toppers. … Read more
I have worked on baking and decorating several cakes but this one really “took the cake” both in terms of effort put in and accolades received. A friend who is an avid hiker was about to turn 40 and I took on the onus of baking the cake. This hiking theme cake was 11 inch … Read more
My kids love Sesame Street. In fact, it was a hideous Elmo cake I bought for my daughter’s 1st birthday that got me to start decorating their birthday cakes myself. I figured I could do better than that…or at least if I didn’t it would be more sentimental and cost way less. And so I remain … Read more
I made this Cinderella and her Fairy God Mother cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. She really wanted a doll cake which I wasn’t keen on but I decided to do it for her with a twist by adding the Fairy God Mother. Fairy God Mother face was modeled out of fondant and hand painted. Her … Read more