I am new to fondant cake making. My son loves Thomas and everything that involves Island of Sodor. This Sodor Light House Cake Idea is test run for his birthday cake. The Lighthouse itself is made out of Rice Crispies with blender cap on the top as a light. The light is just a flame … Read more
These vehicle cupcakes were done for a little boy’s 4th birthday. I used buttercream icing and I had piped the cars from drawings I had copied from pictures found online.
When my grandson asked me for “The Black Pearl” for a birthday cake, I was scared. Christopher turned 9 and this is the first cake I’ve been able to make for him so I wanted it to be special. I was excited to have the chance to make this but really had to stretch the … Read more
DESIGN: Tinkerbell’s dress was inspired by a Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and The City) rainbow skirt she wore in one episode. CAKE: I baked one 6″x2″ cake and one 3″x3″ cake to create the skirt. I used a red velvet recipe I found online. Unfortunately, I can’t remember which one. It was an unremarkable recipe anyways. … Read more
My son wanted a Monster Truck Rally Cake for his 6th birthday. I simply made a 9×13 cake from a box mix and leveled the top off after it had cooled. I then smeared chocolate frosting on a little rougher than usual to make it to a little messy, smashed some of his beat up … Read more
This birthday cake was a challenge for me, as I don’t often bake and I am definitely not a ‘cake decorator’! I wanted to do this princess cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party, as it was princess themed and she truly wanted a princess Barbie cake! So, here I was, searching through this website … Read more
I made this Tinkerbell Cake for my daughter’s fourth birthday. I used the Wilton’s dress pan for the Tinkerbell dress, however the doll was too tall so I created a square “platform” for her to stand on which also offered the additional length and support needed. The doll’s legs and torso are covered in plastic … Read more
I made this homemade scooter birthday cake for a friend who owns a scooter similar to this one. I had a photo of her exact scooter as my guide. It is a chocolate cake covered in buttercream flavored fondant (store-bought) and the entire scooter and figure is made of fondant as well except for a … Read more
This Barbie cake is made from the 4 layers different sizes. I used 10,9,8,7 and after I cut the hole in the center to place the Barbie ( the whole doll) I used the left over to round up the skirt. I used french cream “Canash” for decoration ( 1 cup heavy cream, 250g chocolate, … Read more
I made this cake for my graduation. It was a 4kg marble cake. I drew Tweety on grease proof paper, then used a toothpick to draw Tweety on the cake.
A bunch of us camp together every year and I thought for a desert I would make a camper cake. It’s based on what our camper looks like. I used two 9 x 13 cakes. I cut them in half and stacked them together so that it was like 4 cakes. I used fondant for … Read more
I made these mini doll cakes for my friend’s daughter’s 7th birthday party. She wanted each girl to have her own cake. The cakes were baked in the Wilton mini wonder mold pan. I frosted each ‘dress’ with buttercream frosting (I make my own). For the bodice, I used marshmallow fondant tinted the same color … Read more