Coolest X-Box One 40th Birthday Cake

Coolest X-Box One 40th Birthday Cake

My husband enjoys playing on his X-Box One, so I decided that that would be his cake theme for his 40th birthday. I baked 3 round chocolate cakes, leveled the tops when cooled, then stacked them with a chocolate ganache and berry jam in between the layers. Next I crumb coated the stack, then piped on … Read more

Coolest Strawberry Hello Kitty Cake

Coolest Strawberry Hello Kitty Cake

My lovely daughter Phoebe really wanted a Hello Kitty Cake this year for her 8th birthday…. and it had to be a strawberry cake inside. I used a vanilla cake recipe and added strawberry essence with a few red food coloring drops to tint the batter pink. I baked two large rectangle cakes and then … Read more

Coolest Butterflies And Ladybugs Cake

Homemade Butterflies and Ladybugs Cake

My daughter wanted a Butterflies and Ladybugs cake for her birthday theme. I made 2 chocolate devil cakes and layered them with a choc butter filling and jam in the middle. I iced the entire cake with butter icing tinted pink. I creamed the butter first to get it as light in colour as possible. … Read more

Homemade Flower Cake

Homemade Flower Cake

This pretty flower cake was made for my daughter’s 1st birthday. I hired a large flower shaped tin and used 3 packets of Betty Crocker Vanilla Cake Mix to get a lovely high cake. Extra cook time was needed accordingly. I iced the cake with homemade butter cream icing, tinted in pink and yellow colours. … Read more