I was struggling with what to do for my son’s first birthday. I looked on several websites, and decided to combine several ideas. This Barnyard Cake with Animal Cupcakes was my practice cake. This is a 9 x 13 inch white cake shaped like a barn. I used a toothpick to lightly etch the shape, … Read more
My little angel granddaughter was about to turn 7 and what better type of party for a little Diva than well, a Diva Party. I made a two tier cake using 4 layers for the top tier and 3 for the bottom. Each tier was alternating layers of chocolate and yellow cake. The yummy filling … Read more
This is a cake that I did for a one year old birthday. The mom had sticker of what she wanted the dump truck and smash cake to look like. Both cakes are frosted with butter cream frosting. For the Dump Truck, I baked 3 bread loaf pans. Cut in one in half, and stacked, … Read more
This cherry birthday cake was made for my brother-in-law’s birthday. The only fondant on this cake is the leaf and the shine spot on the side. It was supposed to be a cherry but ended up looking more like an apple. Oh well. It’s a cherry chip cake with cream cheese icing in the middle … Read more
I made this Tie Dye Peace Cake for my hippyish friend. I decided on this cake, because when I was thinking about what kind of cake would best sum up her funky personality, I had it narrowed down to 2 things – tie dye and peace. So I put the 2 together and walla! An … Read more
A white make up bag with pink and white flowers, everything seen can be eaten, even the eyeshadow. the drum is covered with roll out fondant icing and has sparkle dust all over it, it looks really pretty. The cake itself is a Madeira with a delicious butter cream yumm… The ballerina cake is just … Read more
I made this cake for my brother by using (2) 13×9 cake pans. I used two of them because I wanted chocolate and vanilla. How I decorated it was by using printable houses (to cut out and glue). After I put them together I glued a piece of Popsicle stick to them to stick on … Read more
This cake was made up of 3 cake rounds. The buns were topped with peanut butter frosting! The center round was frosted then covered in chocolate cookies. The lettuce was sugar covered jelly candy, and the ketchup and mustard were colored vanilla frosting. I used sunflower seeds as the sesame seeds for the top of … Read more
this is my first attempt at a two tier cake. I made a 6inch and 8inch butter madeira cake, and dowelled the bottom tier ready for stacking. Then put the top tier on a cake card and placed it on top of the larger cake, Both these cakes had been layered, buttercreamed and covered in … Read more
One of our friends is getting married this summer and I offered to do her bridal shower cake. I really liked the look of fondant flowers and wanted to try and make her a flower cake. I started by making 2 cakes, one chocolate in my big cheesecake pan, and one vanilla in a 8inch … Read more
When one of your most precious grandson’s asks for a Fire Engine Birthday Cake what does his favorite grandmother do? Make his cake and go all out to make it the best ever! His eyes in the picture show his excitement! Sam’s fire engine cake was a labor of love starting with butter pound cake … Read more
This Foot Tall Beer Mug Cake was a hit! It was built out of 12..yes 12 8in round cakes. I covered it in fondant and hand painted the “mug” with a combination of brown’s yellow’s and orange food coloring to get the beer effect. The handle is made of rice krispy treats and covered in … Read more