This Anniversary Cake Design is one of my favorite cakes. I made this cake for a friend’s parents who were celebrating their anniversary. I am not sure which one but it was at least 25 years so it was definitely special to them and their daughters. My friend did not know what she wanted except … Read more
I made this Castle cake for my daughter Eva’s third birthday. I used three layers of cake baked in a 10″ x 2″ pan; a chocolate, a vanilla and a strawberry layer, neapolitan-style. The cakes were cooled, wrapped in plastic wrap and then foil, and placed in the freezer overnight. I used buttercream icing made … Read more
This Little Mermaid Birthday Cake I made for my niece consists of 2-12″ round layers and a Wilton doll skirt pan cake. It’s a big cake, using 4 cake mixes. I wrapped the doll in plastic wrap from the waste down so the birthday girl will have fun pulling her out and playing with her … Read more
I was asked to bake a Bridal Shower Cake Design for a friend of my sister. I had no clue of what to do. I bakes a 14 inch round yellow cake for the bodice of the cake. I used the Wilton doll mold for the bride’s dress. I iced the entire cake with white … Read more
I made this Princess Castle Birthday Cake for my best friend’s daughter. She wanted a princess castle. I used two 8 by 8 pans for the bottom. For the top I used an 8 by 8 cut in fours and stacked them. It can slide so you will want to stick a dowel in the … Read more
My daughter asked for The Little Mermaid as the theme for her 4th Birthday. I made this Ariel Birthday Cake using the classic batter bowl from the Pampered Chef. I baked it for as long as the instructions on the cake box specified. After cooling for 2 hours I started decorating. I made the lower … Read more
I made these Easter Bunny Cupcakes for a family party and they went down really well with the kids and the adults! I looked on the internet for some ideas and then adapted them to suit. Firstly I made a batch of plain sponge cupcakes and then iced them with homemade butter icing. I then … Read more
Here is a Princess Castle Cake I made for my daughter’s 3rd birthday that had the Disney Princesses theme. I used many of the other cakes on this page as inspiration and also tried to replicate the Disney Princess decorations we were using. For the bottom, I used 2 10inch square cake pans and used … Read more
My sister and I made this Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. The only show he watches is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, so with some ideas and tips from this website, this is what we ended up with. It is just a two layer sheet cake with green buttercream icing (Wilton’s, using half … Read more
This Christmas snowflake cake is a traditional fruit cake that I covered in marzipan, but you could use any type of cake. I then dyed fondant icing a pale turquoise colour (to resemble a glacier look) and covered the cake with it. I then brushed it with a moistened brush and dusted it with white … Read more
For my older sister’s 18th birthday I made her a princess castle, since she’s always loved princesses. I used a 10 X 2 round cake pan to make a double layer cake (french vanilla). The frosting is just regular store bought vanilla icing. I used Wilton rose coloring to make it pink. I used about … Read more
I baked two 9 inch round cakes for this Mickey Mouse cake, then placed in the freezer to cool. Once cooled and frozen I got a large plastic cup and pressed out two round circles for the ears. I then placed the ears above the 9inch cake. Using black food coloring I tinted butter cream … Read more