Coolest Castle Birthday Cake

Homemade Castle Birthday Cake

Every little girl loves a fairy princess castle. This Castle Birthday Cake is super easy, believe it or not! I baked a couple of small round marble cakes for the center cake, stacked them together and sandwiched each section with buttercream (and secured with a skewer to stabilise it). I coloured pre made icing pink … Read more

Coolest Dora Castle Cake

Homemade Dora Castle Cake

My daughter wanted a Dora princess cake for her 4th birthday (we had already had a Dora birthday in previous years so I had to be more creative!), so this Dora Castle Cake is what I came up with (a Dora doll cake and a castle cake). I used a Dolly Varden tin and baked … Read more

Coolest Bob the Builder Cake Idea

Homemade Bob the Builder Cake Idea

My nephew LOVES Bob the Builder, so there was no doubt what his 2nd birthday cake was going to be! This Bob the Builder Cake Idea was constructed out of two plain supermarket chocolate cakes (my oven decided not to work the day before, so it was a quick trip to get something, anything for … Read more

Coolest Dora Cake Idea

Homemade Dora Cake Idea

This Dora Cake Idea also features in the coolest Dora parties write up. I am so proud if this cake, I couldn’t bring myself to cut it up, I had to get someone else to do it!! For my little girl’s 2nd birthday, we went all out, we decked our house out as a Dora … Read more

Coolest Pirate Ship Cake

Homemade Pirate Ship Cake

My workmate wanted a pirate cake for her baby boy’s 1st birthday, and as she knew I love doing cakes she asked me to do it for her. This Pirate Ship Cake is a chocolate mud cake baked in a rectangular tin and shaped to form the base of the pirate ship. I cut the … Read more

Coolest Mermaid Birthday Cake

Homemade  Mermaid Birthday Cake

I made this Mermaid Birthday Cake for a friend’s daughter who was turning 6. This cake turned out really nicely, I am very happy with it. I made two round chocolate mud cakes, one smaller than the other cut Topsy Turvy style (to achieve this, the bottom cake has a groove cut out of it … Read more

Coolest Fishing Birthday Cake

Homemade Fishing Birthday Cake

Our friend’s son turned one recently, and they knew they wanted a cake but didn’t know what to have. They gave me an open palate so I chose a fishing theme, as his Dad and brother are mad about fishing. So for this Fishing Birthday Cake I baked two round chocolate mud cakes, one smaller … Read more