I made two cakes, the first was a Wilton Nemo mold, and the second was a larger rectangle shape. I used the Nestle boiling water chocolate cake, which I love. I then spread some jam in the middle of the rectangle cake before placing the cooked Nemo cake on top. I decorated the rectangle as … Read more
I made this Pirate Wreck Ship Cake for my son Meekaeel’s 11th birthday that was soon to be. He loved dressing up as a pirate..lol. I thought -why not make an old wrecked up Jack Sparrows -Pirate Ship. It was two days of brain storming as to how to shape it, especially the long end … Read more
My son is gerbil mad, and for his 10th birthday he thought he would challenge me by asking for a Homemade Gerbil Birthday Cake. I thought about it for a bit and then I got to work! I decided to make the gerbils out of icing. I used white icing and coloured it brown with … Read more
First I found a picture from one of my son’s books for this Nemo Birthday Cake Idea. I then sketched the image to the size I wanted for the cake onto some greaseproof/see-through paper. The cake was made by using vanilla butter cake packet mix as I find the packet cakes are easier to ice … Read more
I made this Pirate Birthday Cake for a customer. She said the theme was Pirates and left the rest up to me. The cake is Half Chocolate cake and half white cake. I used a box cake mix and added a few secret ingredients to make it taste almost homemade. I just used a butter … Read more
I made this Horse Carousel Cake for my daughter’s 1st birthday. I made 2x 8inch round cakes. One was vanilla sponge. The other was chocolate sponge. A packet mixture would be fine. I levelled the cakes and filled them both with jam and cream. I dirty iced the cakes with dream whip. Then covered both … Read more
This Hello Kitty Birthday Cake was made for the coolest 7 year old ever! My step daughter. She loves Hello Kitty and asked me months before her party that she wanted me to make her cake. I didnt think I was going to pull it off but when I showed it to her she had … Read more
I made this Homemade Treasure Chest Birthday Cake for my grandson’s 1st birthday. His party was held in a soft play centre which was called pirates cove. This is the second cake I have made, the first being his christening cake, which was just a 2 tier white cake with a bit of blue. So … Read more
This girlie Horse head cake is a request from a friend for her daughter’s birthday. A vanilla sponge with butter cream and jam filling. A 10″ square cut to a template with dips cut for neck, cheek , nose and face then a crumb coat and layer of chocolate fondant icing. I used chocolate butter … Read more
This Hello Kitty Fondant Birthday Cake was made using the Hello Kitty pan which I highly recommend for this cake! I used a box of cake mix and followed the directions except for the last 10 min, I turned down the oven to 325 so the cake wouldn’t get too overdone on the top / … Read more
I showed my son several of the cakes on this site and, of course, he chose the ship. As a totally inexperienced cake decorator the thought was a bit terrifying, but seeing the pictures and instructions here proved hugely helpful. Because I wasn’t sure how to make two halves of a round cake stand up, … Read more
My daughter, turning 4, requested a pink flamingo cake of course! Basic butter cake recipe with added sour cream (makes it stay moister and not as ‘crumby’ to cut and shape). Cut out a template from a sketch on A3 paper. Vanilla butter frosting, using butter knife dipped in hot water to smooth.