My best friend’s favorite princess has always been Belle from Beauty and the Beast, so to please her (more to satisfy my own need for extravagant baking, actually) I went to work on her Belle Birthday Cake (we’re both 18). I made a pilgrimage to the holy Mecca of all craft stores, Michael’s (cue the … Read more
My son wanted me to make him a dragon cake for his 12th birthday! I made the dragon red because not only is it his favorite color, but it is said to bring good luck to the person who receives the cake. The 12th Birthday Dragon Cake was made using 2 bundt cakes and another … Read more
I made these Pool Ball cup cakes using the book Hello Cupcakes. They were so simple! I used a standard white cake mix. Added cupcake liners and filled up half way. After cooling I frosted them with white icing (just the standard canned icing). Then mixed up colored sugar using food color gels and white … Read more
I got the idea for this Ben 10 Birthday Cake from several other ideas online. I baked a 6 inch circle cake for the center of the watch and cut the band from another small cake I made. I used a star tip to pipe the icing on. I used piping gel tinted green for … Read more
This is my son’s fourth birthday cake that I made for him. He is a huge dinosaur lover. The volcano is made from 3 round chocolate cakes then carved down to look like a volcano. I then covered it with homemade frosting and put an empty votive glass inside the top so that we could … Read more
This is my first attempt at a “real” cake. My husband helped me to get the shape right and then I ganached the cake, and then started the icing. The grass was made from coconut which I used green food colouring on. I would have to say I found sticking the “grass” to the board … Read more
My daughter loved Blues Clues, so we made her a Blues Clues cake for her 2nd birthday. We used the Wilton Blues Clues Cake Pan to make the cake. I used the Wilton Cake Release with a pastry brush to completely coat the inside of the pan prior to pouring in the batter. After it … Read more
For her 10th Birthday my daughter wanted a cake with dinosaurs on it, so I made this Dinosaur Scene Birthday Cake Idea using some easy techniques to set the scene. I started out with a 12×18 inch Wilton pan baking a Devils Food Chocolate cake. For the Volcano I used a two cup Pyrex measuring … Read more
This golf cake is one of my favorite cakes that I have ever made. This was made for my grandfather’s 70th Birthday. I was inspired by many different websites after I knew that I wanted a golf themed cake. There are three tiers involved, two chocolate, and one white. I iced all of the cakes … Read more
My son is a huge fan of a Japanese cartoon called Naruto… even-though it’s hard to get anything with this theme — he asked and this is what I created…. Two 8 inch store bought chocolate cakes with regular store bought vanilla icing and a layer of fresh sliced strawberries in the center. This was … Read more
I made this Dinosaur Scene Birthday Cake Idea for my son’s 2nd birthday. He loves dinosaurs. It is half a sheet cake, and then I baked a cake in a Pyrex bowl and 2 cupcakes stacked to make the volcano. I make my own homemade whipped cream icing (Wilton’s recipe for stable whipped cream icing) … Read more
I had the shoe cake pan from Wilton, used icing to decorate and donut holes for wheels. I used a piece of thick poster board for the base of the skate cake; it was heavy but turned out cute.