This Sponge Bob Birthday Cake was a sheet cake that I piped to look like Sponge Bob Square pants. I added fondant pieces that I painted and sculpted for his hand and feet. First I took black icing to outline the face, belt, and tie. Then I piped small stars to fill it in. After … Read more
I wanted to make a replica of my husband’s Fender Stratocaster Cake for his 50th birthday. I couldn’t find a template anywhere so he helped me by drawing out the basic shape. I wanted the body of the guitar to be about A4 size with the neck in proportion to this. I used a square … Read more
My son and son-in-law have birthdays 2 weeks a part so we are celebrating on one day so I decided to bake a cake for both of them. My son-in-law is into fly fishing hence the fish creel, Chocolate cake with brownie fish covered in white chocolate clay and painted with food coloring using the … Read more
Our daughter, Ava, who just turned 3, asked mommy to make her a Ladybug Birthday Cake this year. I was more than happy to do that for her! I bought the Wilton ladybug cake pan, and used the Wilton cake release spray…(which worked really well, the cake didn’t stick at all). I used your standard … Read more
My niece asked for a Strawberry Shortcake cake for her birthday this year. I decided to make her a 6-inch cake with some cupcakes. I baked 2 6×2 inches cakes to give the cake a good height so that I can add decorations to the side. First I covered the cake with white fondant then … Read more
My son wanted an Army Scene Birthday Cake for his fourth birthday. I made two 11×15 cakes, filled and frosted. With that done I took some of his army guys and toy figures and created a fighting scene on the top of the cake. I also added a helicopter pad and a watch station on … Read more
The cake topper on this World of Warcraft is completely hand crafted from fondant. I kneaded some fondant with pink and purple colourings but not until I got the right kind of marbley effect and firstly moulded all the different blocks to make the gate and stands. I then carved cracks into the sides and … Read more
This caterpillar birthday cake was for my son’s 1st birthday, because he loves Baby Einstein. I premade 2 batches of marshmallow fondant- one regular and one with cocoa added. I dyed the regular MMF using Wilton gel colors a day or so before, so it would be ready to go. I baked one cake with … Read more
This Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake was for my daughter’s fourth birthday, and the first time I ever attempted a Topsy Turvy cake. It turned out pretty good. The cake is strawberry, then iced smooth with white butter cream. The pink ruffles are marshmallow fondant tinted pink. I made all the strawberries, blossoms and ladybugs out … Read more
I was asked to make a Guitar Birthday Cake. It was for a lad’s 21st birthday and had to be pink! The cake was made from a 12″ square, 2 layers chocolate sponge. Once filled I allowed the cake to go firm in the fridge then using a template I cut round to make the … Read more
I made this Pac Man cake along with a Rubik’s Cube cake. This was for a surprise birthday party. I used a large, deep pizza pan, probably about 10″ or 12″. I covered the cake with yellow fondant and the eye with black. The dot in Pac Man’s mouth was an after thought; I took … Read more
This Ladybug Birthday Cake is my first attempt at making a ladybug cake. Kalyn’s 1st Birthday is in October and I decided to do a trial run. I found the marshmallow fondant easy and fun to work with. The fondant tastes good and kept the strawberry cake moist and delicious. Kalyn is one of three … Read more