This NBA Spurs Cake is a 9 inch round cake pan made in double layers with frosting in the middle. I used a double batch of cake batter to make the cake larger. Basic buttercream frosting coats the cake. The Spurs logo is an edible image framed in buttercream piping. Easy cake to decorate. A … Read more
My mother-in-law made 2 large sheet cakes and iced them together. Then cooked 5 round cakes and placed them in the shape of the caterpillar on top of the sheet cake. We iced them the same colors as the caterpillar and used icing tools for the eyes and mouth. Then she found 2 wood grommets … Read more
I made this poker table cake for my hubby. He loves playing poker so I thought this would the perfect cake. I used a 15″ hexagon cake pan. The poker chips and playing cards should be made a day in advance so that they can dry. The poker chips are made out of marshmallow fondant. … Read more
This 1st birthday flower cake was made for a close family friend’s daughter. The family gave me free range with what to create, and every time I thought of this beautiful baby, I kept seeing the flowers they always have in her hair and knew I’d do a flower theme. This was very easy to … Read more
Our daughter decided she wanted to take her friends bowling for her 8th birthday. Then she really, really, really wanted a bowling cake! We have done special cakes for our kids since their first birthdays. How hard could a bowling cake be? Turns out it was not that hard. It was our first try at … Read more
My granddaughter is enthralled with Little Pet Shop critters. She asked me to bake a cake in the shape of one of the monkeys and provided me with 2″ round stickers to pick from. Based on a 2″ round ‘girl’ monkey sticker, I created the cake from two 10″ round pans and two round muffin-type … Read more
I made this Carousel Birthday Cake for a friend’s daughter’s 5th birthday, which had a circus theme. The idea came from other examples on this web page. The base was a double layer chocolate cake made in round 9 inch pans with white butter cream frosting. The basic cake was assembled, then top covered in … Read more
My work was having a Luau party and I was asked to bring a cake. I came onto this website to check out some homemade Luau party cake ideas and decided to make the “Tiki” face that was on the paper plates someone bought for the party. I used two 9”x13” layers and slightly “shaved” … Read more
I baked this Baseball Cake in a 9×13 pan. Once cooled I removed and cut in half lengthwise. I lined the clean and empty 9×13 pan with Saran Wrap and placed half the cake in the bottom. I then took a quart of ice cream (cookies and cream) and spread evenly over half of the … Read more
I wanted my daughter to have a pony cake because she loves them so much. She is only 2 years old so I wanted it to fit her age also. Rather than having a typical horse or pony cake, I thought the my little pony theme would be a better choice for her age. My … Read more
This Construction Site Cake is a 12×18 sheet cake I made for my son’s 3rd birthday party. It was VERY easy, and everyone was extremely impressed. I frosted the whole cake with chocolate frosting. I then outlined the road with knife. I used the Wilton grass/hair tip to make the green grass. Then, I put … Read more
I made this Hula Girl Cake for my granddaughter’s preschool party. I used a large round cake pan and a smaller one for the top. It was a double layer cake for each size. Using a Wilton star tip I tried to give the effect of Hawaiian leis on the sides of the cakes using … Read more