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My cousin’s daughter has asked for a Tinker Bell cake for her birthday for the past three years, but this year she asked for a snowman cake. (I guess five-year-olds are just too grown up for Tinker Bell). When I asked her what she wanted it to look like, she said that she wanted it … Read more
This Jordan shoe and Shoebox cake was both challenging and fun to make. While it took quite a few hours from start to finish the results were great. This was actually two cakes. The sneaker was a cake as well as the shoe box. Cake Sizes To start, I baked a half sheet (12 x 18) … Read more
This cake was made for a friend of mine for her sister who was to become the big 50. I asked what are her likes and she said poker and she loves red wine and my friend Mazza decided to go for the two ace playing cards on the top of the cake. I had Googled … Read more
I have very happy memories of my mother making me a toadstool cake for several birthdays when I was a child. So when my daughter Mimi turned one, I thought I’d give it a try myself. With a baby to look after, I knew it would be a struggle to find the time to make … Read more
So my son, Isaiah who just turned 5, has been into the whole Sonic the Hedgehog series lately so for his birthday, he requested that I make a Sonic themed cake. I asked him which were his favorite characters and he picked out Sonic, Silver and Shadow. I decided on the 2 tier cake. The … Read more
My sister’s co-worker asked me to make a birthday cake for her 18 year old son who was a firefighter. She originally sent me a picture of a helmet cake that she had found on line but told me that she really was open to something else if I could come up with a cool design. … Read more
My husband and son made this beautiful ocean theme cake for our Cub Scout Blue and Gold Banquet Father-Son Bake off. It won a couple of awards at the celebration and my son was sooo excited! We had an Ocean Themed Father-Son Bake-Off because our pack is travelling to Jekyll Island, GA for our annual Memorial … Read more
Andrea, my daughter in law, asked me to make a cake for her mom’s 70th birthday. I was told she loved Ireland and the theater and she loves being in the garden especially summer time. My daughter in law also wanted a book with a friendship message written on it. She lives on her own … Read more
I loved this grumpy old bird cake. I have done it so often for friends and family…and they all loved it. It’s very rich and seemed to keep the kids up all night after eating it! I wonder why??but the feedback and the happy faces on seeing it made it all worth while doing for … Read more
My name is Amy and I am an in-home baker that makes/sells cakes in my spare time. I have a full-time job and 2 kids; plus I commute 160 miles round trip 5 days a week to work. Needless to say I am very busy already, but I do find time for my cakes. They … Read more
My little boy cannot eat dairy so this Stegosaurus cake is a totally dairy free carrot cake – with dairy free ‘butter’ cream filling. The cake is just one large rectangular carrot cake, which I then cut it into three and sandwiched together to get the height. Then I sculpted the cake into the right … Read more
My name is Amy and I am an in-home baker that makes/sells cakes in my spare time. I have a full-time job and 2 kids; plus I commute 160 miles round trip 5 days a week to work. Needless to say I am very busy already, but I do find time for my cakes. They … Read more