Coolest DIY Birthday Cakes

Coolest Webkinz Cat Cake

I made this cake using an 11×20 base rectangle. The cat was made using the Wilton character cake pan. I just had to carve the ears a bit. The paws were made using 2 cupcakes.

Cute Homemade Fairy Birthday Doll Cake

I made this Fairy Birthday Cake for my niece who wanted a fairy cake for her birthday. I started by using a Wilton doll cake pan. I purchased a fairy doll with the colors she wanted. I then baked the cake using the bunt cake times for baking to ensure doneness throughout. I tinted butter … Read more

Coolest Rose Bouquet Cake

To make this rose bouquet cake I used a small, unused, terracotta plant pot that I picked up at Wal-Mart, a green Styrofoam ball that I picked up at a dollar store, some tooth picks and some mini cupcakes. This looks a lot harder than it really is. This was the first time I had … Read more

Cool Homemade Baseball and Bat Cake

We did a baseball theme for my four year old’s birthday party this year, so naturally we needed a baseball and bat cake. I used a 2 qt Pyrex dish for the baseball and bat I made from a combination of a sheet cake and 4 mini loaf pans. I used a double recipe of … Read more

Coolest Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake

When my good friend asked me to do this Lego Ninjago birthday cake my first response was “What??” … after looking up what a Lego Ninjago was I was intimidated! Being that she was a really good friend and her little guy has a special place in my heart I did not want to let … Read more

Coolest Purse Mother’s Day Cake

My daughter inspired me to make this homemade purse Mother’s Day cake. I was going to go to our local bakery to buy a Mother’s Day cake when she suggested I try. We used a 9’ springform pan and a box of white cake mix. We chopped up some fresh strawberries and placed them in … Read more

Coolest Flower And Lady Bug Cake

A friend wanted a ladybug cake for her daughter’s birthday. I explained, however, that black and red icing usually isn’t the most tasty of combinations, nor the most appetizing. So I came up with a compromise of a flower and lady bug cake. I used a Wilton daisy flower cake pan to make the daisy. … Read more

Coolest Homemade Football Sheet Cake

I doubled a vanilla cake recipe for this size pan for the football cake. The icing was the Wilton buttercream recipe, which was also doubled and used gel coloring to color the icing. I drew a football on the center and used tip 21 to make the stars, the green shell border along the top … Read more

Barney Cake

I made this Barney cake for my Son’s 2nd Birthday. We used 10 inch and 6 inch pans. We tinted the cake purple using food coloring and used store bought vanilla frosting, colored Green with coloring gel (bought at Michaels craft store). After having a hard time trying to smooth the frosting we decided to … Read more

Cool Homemade Shoe And Purse Birthday Cake

I made this Shoe And Purse Birthday Cake for my sister’s birthday, my first gumpaste shoe. The box is cake covered in fondant and so is the purse. The bead handle is gumpaste. I am still learning and this was fun. I stenciled on buttercreme icing on the box.

Cool Hawaiian Theme Cake Idea

My son turned fifteen, I come from a Mexican family but raised here in the states, so he decides he wants a quincenera (a tradition for teen girls only) sort of a sweet 16, I said sure I’ll make the cake, he wanted a luau theme party. So one day as I visited my In-laws … Read more

Coolest White Sox Baseball Cake

This White Sox Baseball Cake was relatively simple to make. A friend of mine requested that I make it for her brother-in-law’s 30th. He is a White Sox fan so I decided to go with a baseball plate with a baseball on it. The cake was simply funfetti cake mix. The plate was baked in … Read more