I made this Little Mermaid Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. This was the first cake I had ever made. I bought the basic tips by Wilton for the details on all the first. I used buttercream, but wanted a smooth look for the icing, so I used solid paper towels to pat the … Read more
My friend saw a picture online and wanted me to make a Graduation Cake for her husband. He had just graduated from a Respiratory Therapy program. The stethoscope and grad cap are made out of fondant. For the cap, I used a small piece of cardboard for the top and put the fondant on that … Read more
Ingredients for the Princess Castle Birthday Cake: 5 sugar cones 2 Kids Cones (mini–ice cream wafer cones) 3 pink ice cream wafer cones (used food coloring and painted on) 3 Tbsp light corn syrup ½ cup pink decorating sugar (1 drop food coloring & sugar) 1 (8-inch) round cake 1 (9-inch) round cake 1 jumbo … Read more
I made this Ariel cake for my daughter’s friend’s 5th birthday party. I baked two round 10″ cakes and two round 6″ cakes and covered them with marshmallow fondant, using a recipe I found on the internet. Next, I placed Ariel’s legs in the 6″ cake so she was standing upright. I then molded green … Read more
I made this cake for Fathers day. I made 2 6inch chocolate cakes and frosted them with blue butter cream frosting. I stacked them up, then covered them with blue marshmallow fondant. I made the marshmallow fondant at home with my kitchen aid mixer. I also saved some fondant for the decoration. I dyed some … Read more
I used a 10 inch square pan for the bottom of the castle, and a 6 inch round for the top. The trees are sugar cones. I drew the windows and draw bridge with white icing and put gum drops around the castle and moat.
My son loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! It is the only show that he will sit and watch so it was a no-brainer what his cake for his 2nd birthday would be, a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake. A couple of days before the party my mom and I made marshmallow fondant and colored it all of … Read more
I made a rich fruit cake 10ich x 10inch then cut this in half. One half made the bed and the other half I cut to make the bedside table and the presents. All the cakes have been covered in marzipan and royal icing. The presents were then wrapped in wrapping paper. I made the … Read more
This princess cake was for my daughter’s 5th birthday. I found the idea for this cake on this website, and then added a few things of my own. I started with a 9″ square cake pan, for the base of the cake. I then used a 6″ round pan for the top. I used two … Read more
I made this Mickey Mouse Cake for my son’s first birthday since he loves Mickey, who doesn’t? I used a round pan for the face and ball cake pans for the ears to give them more of a dimension. When I evened out the face I used that scrap of the cake for the nose, … Read more
I made this Easter bunny cake following a 1960’s baking guide from a friend’s mom. It turned out even better than I expected and I can’t wait to use the book again for another creation. Pattern was from 2 x 9 inch round cakes (here I used a coconut white cake, diagonally sliced and filled … Read more
Our granddaughter Tessa is very much into princesses and castles. When we saw the Wilton castle cake kit at the store she loved it and wanted a Princess Castle Birthday Cake for her third birthday party. I started with the Wilton castle kit and a two tiered cake. Bottom layer is 8 inches and the … Read more