Roberta S.
I was asked to make a wedding cake for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. I normally only do birthday cakes but told her I would be up to the challenge. She told me what colors and that she wanted a tiered cake and how many people would be attending. I started out with a 13” round … Read more
I make all of my grandkids’ birthday cakes and sometimes they really come up with some dandy requests. My grandson’s request this year was for a Planes cake. Because he was turning 5 and I wanted to incorporate his age into the cake, I took the pattern of the number 5 and created the runway … Read more
I had a friend of a friend call me one day and ask me if I could make a Frozen birthday cake for her granddaughter’s birthday. My first question was, “Do you mean an ice cream cake?” She laughed and said, “No, a cake from the movie Frozen.” After a few minutes of giggling she … Read more
I was asked to make a 21st Birthday cake for my son’s friend. He wanted me to somehow use beer bottles in the cake idea. Between him and I we came up with a cooler filled with beer. We tried to also make jello shooters (with Vodka) but they did not get hard enough to … Read more
My daughter was turning 30 and having a dirty 30 birthday themed party. She has seen many of my cakes and asked me if I could do her a boostia cake for her 30 party. I made the bodis with a sheet cake with the curves cut out on each side. I made the beasts … Read more
I was planning a trip to Oregon for a family visit. I live in Southern Alabama and go to visit at least every couple years. This visit just happened to fall on my sister’s birthday so of course she begged me to make her cake for it. I make everyone’s cakes at home for birthdays, … Read more
I was asked by a friend if I could make a cake for her sisters birthday that had a Marilyn Monroe theme to it. She also wanted to know if I could make it with a Barbie doll dress type cake because her grandmother had always made them doll dress cakes for their birthdays when … Read more
I was asked to do a baby shower cake for a friend of my daughter’s. She wanted me to make a fondant cake that was a belly with the foot poking out on the belly and the body in a bikini. I told her I was not very good at fondant but would be glad … Read more
I was asked to make a carousel birthday cake for a friend’s daughter who was turning 3. I purchased the carousel at my local Michaels. The cake was made from a Betty Crocker white cake mix (my favorite to use). The bottom was made from a 10” round pan that I made two of and … Read more
I made this 2nd firetruck birthday cake for my grandson’s 2nd birthday because his grandpa and mother are volunteer firefighters and he loves to ride on the fire trucks. I started by making several sheet cakes then cutting and stacking them to the desired shape. I placed small dowels in the middle of the cab … Read more