I knew that this cake had to be have pink & purples as it was for a little girl. I made a batch of marshmallow fondant tinted pink. I also made a batch of butter cream icing tinting purple. Then I made a separate batch of white icing. I then baked the 3 cakes. The … Read more
I used the Wilton Butterfly pan for this butterfly cake. The party Colors were lavender and green so I used the Violet coloring and made a light purple and dark purple, some yellow icing and then black for the butterfly body. I used a star tip for the whole thing except for the eyes, mouth … Read more
I made this Spongebob Birthday Cake for my son’s 6th birthday. It was a 13 x 9 chocolate mix with regular store bought frosting and food coloring. I used Swiss Cake rolls for his shoulders and feet, and breadsticks dipped in frosting for his arms and legs. His nose was also made from a piece … Read more
I followed the instructions of a Homemade Cookie Monster Birthday Cake posted here before, but I made some changes. I used from bottom to top: one round 10 inch, two round 9 inch, one 8″, one Pyrex 1qt cut for the neck shape, two 1.5 qt bowl Pyrex for the head, one roast beef pan … Read more
For my daughter Kate’s first birthday party, I decided to do an insect theme and make a ladybird cake. I actually made 2 ladybirds; a mommy and a baby, but I am only going to describe how I made one. Just make a second smaller version if you want to do a baby too. I … Read more
I made this Spongebobs House Birthday Cake with a friend for her sister. It was for her 21st. I got the inspiration from a few cakes I’d seen on line. I started by baking a normal sponge in a deep bowl for the main shape and made an extra 7inch sandwich to add added depth … Read more
I made this Cookie Monster cake for my son’s 1st birthday party. He loves Cookie Monster! The base is a 2 layer 16 in round iced in buttercream with royal icing cookies that I made a week in advance. The Cookie Monster is comprised of (from the bottom) 9in round, 10in, 9in, 6 in round … Read more
I made this Butterfly Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 9th birthday. This year she wanted a butterfly cake so I decided to make her one since butterfly cakes fuel my fantasy for cake decorating. For the cake I used a 9 inch cake pan. I made the cake with ground walnuts and hazelnuts and added … Read more
When I learned that my grandson wanted a Spongebob birthday cake, I thought I’d better do some research, because I’m a bit rusty in the cake decorating department. I found your site and was in awe of all the beautiful examples on display. I searched coloring book sites until I found the perfect Spongebob photo … Read more
I got very lucky and found this cake pan on eBay. It’s a mini-cake pan! It’s perfect for a special cake for the birthday child alone. I have made this little Homemade Elmo Birthday Cake several times for friends and for each of my own children. Every time it gets better and better. I would … Read more
I made this cake for my baby’s first birthday. I used 3 cake mixes to make it all. The base was made in an 11″ x 15″ pan. I had orginally planned on putting the ladybug on top, but I decided it was too big. I used a little more than 2 of the cake … Read more
I made this homemade Spongebob cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. I used the frozen buttercream transfer method. I made my own frosting, colored it as needed using gel food coloring, and piped the frosting onto a coloring book picture that was covered in wax paper. First I traced the face and then covered it … Read more