I am NOT a baker but, I do enjoy making cakes three times a year for my nephew and two boys. It is my creative outlet – I enjoy the challenge! When my 9 year old nephew told me he wanted a Millennium Falcon cake I have to admit I did NOT think I could … Read more
My niece is very into Star Wars right now. She came to me and asked if I could make her a cake for her 6th birthday. With those big begging eyes looking at me how could I say no. She wanted Lightsabers on it, because that is her favorite part of the movie. Well the … Read more
The Darth Vader helmet cake was made from a chocolate cake with peanut butter cream filling and butter cream surrounded, with fondant covering. Started with an 8″ cake on the bottom, 6″ in the middle, and round/ball cake for the top. Crumb coated whole thing then, carved out the general shapes for the face, then … Read more
I baked 7 layers in an 8-9 inch cake pan. I also baked one layer in a metal bowl for the top. I froze all the layers overnight for better shaping the next day. As I stacked the layers I spread buttercream frosting between all the layers to help hold everything together. I shaped everything … Read more
My friend who I used to go to school with many years ago, asks me to make lots of cakes for her and I’m always up for the challenge. Well, it was due to be her grandson’s birthday and he loves Dr Who, and this is the theme of the cake he asked for. I … Read more
I made this Star Wars Lava Battle cake for my nephew who loves Star Wars. He was thrilled when he saw it! I always start out with a hand drawn design of what I’d like the cake to look like. From there I come up with ideas on how I could do it and what materials … Read more
Well, last year for my boyfriend’s birthday I made him a simple R2D2 cake (2D and no fondant). After a year of practicing cakes I knew I had to up my last one. When we first started dating we played a lot of Star Wars: The Old Republic online together so Star Wars is just … Read more
This Darth Vader birthday cake is the cake I made for my son Matteo, who is now 12. He ‘s becoming a rebel pre-adolescent. Not a bad one, but he always finds a way of arguing on everything I ask from him. That’s why I’m used to call him Anakin. I thought that a Darth Vader cake would … Read more
I made this Lego Chewie (Chewbacca) cake for my son’s 7th birthday. He wanted a Star Wars theme for his birthday and was wavering between Yoda and Chewie as his favorite character. I searched for images of Yoda and Chewbacca cakes and most of the ones I liked were totally awesome with lots of detail … Read more
My son didn’t just want a R2D2 cake for his 6th birthday, he wanted Jawas as well. After thinking about the best way to do it, I decided to make the main cake R2D2 and just have Jawa cupcakes surrounding it. R2D2 was relatively easy, it didn’t need to feed a lot so I just … Read more
Request “Mommy I want a Death Star for my birthday this year, so here we go! I baked 2 round cakes, froze them for frosting later. Death star? Rice Krispies, I made double batch and rolled into a ball and put in the fridge. I grabbed some fondant and made strips for detail on star. … Read more
One of my cousin’s is absolutely obsessed with The Hunger Games and she got me hooked on it as well. When I decided to make this cake I do have to say it is the first cake that I have ever made with fondant and it came out really good for my first time using … Read more