Jennifer C.
I made this Gum Ball Machine cake for my grandfather’s birthday one year. I had seen something similar online and had been dying to try my own version and this was my first opportunity. The top is an 8 inch round. The bottom is an 8 inch square cut slightly angled at the sides. The red … Read more
My friend likes elephants and one of our favorite outings is to the zoo to see the Festival of Lights, so I made her this elephant birthday cake for her birthday. The head is made from an 8 in. round cake pan. The ears are made from an 8 in. round cake pan also and … Read more
My son requested a carousel birthday cake for his 14th birthday. Usually the kids pick something that they are into at the time, but my oldest has begun challenging me just to see if I can do it. I like to make the whole cake edible, no plastic parts or Styrofoam to hold it together. … Read more
I made this Fiesta Sombrero Cake for my son’s 7th birthday after he requested a fiesta, because he was taking Spanish language classes at school. The bottom is a giant chocolate chip cookie. The dome part is a cake baked in a glass bowl. The wide red stripes are rolled fruit. I intended to buy … Read more
My son is a state qualifying wrestler so I made Wrestling Shoes cake. I cut the shape out of a 9×13 pan. I used icing and icing gel to decorate them like his real wrestling shoes. The gray and black areas are made from white frosting that I colored. The green is colored tube frosting. … Read more
This Dragon Birthday Cake Design was created from other ideas on the site. Cutting it into proper shape was the hardest part. It was made from a 9 in. round cut in half and the rest was just cut to shape from a small loaf pan and another 9 in round cake. I make my … Read more
I bought Cincinnati Reds tickets for my dad for Father’s Day, so I made him this Baseball Cap Cake too. The cake is baked in an oven-safe glass bowl. To make the bill, I used a cake-leveler to cut off a piece of the bottom (flat part) of the cake. This can be done with … Read more