Cool Monster Book of Monsters Cake

The Monster Cake of Monsters

My daughter and I had an absolute blast making this Monster Book of Monsters cake together for her 17th birthday! Making this cake with my daughter was an absolute blast! Im not a huge fan of fondant so we didn’t go that route. We used 2 chocolate cakes and doubled them up, buttercream frosting and … Read more

Coolest Monster Book Harry Potter Cakes

Coolest Harry Potter Cakes - Photos and Tips

My son wanted a Harry Potter Literary Theme for his 7th birthday this year. I have always enjoyed making his cakes for his parties. We decided to make the cake look like one of the HP books. I used a Wilton book pan and a 9X14 pan. This is essentially two cakes, one topping the … Read more

Coolest Birthday Cake and Cake Icing Tips

Coolest Birthday Cake and Cake Icing Tips

When I was a teenager I ran the only kosher bakery in town out of my mother’s kitchen. I decorated virtually the entire bar and bat mitzvah cakes for my synagogue. My signature cake was designed to look like an open book that sat on a larger sheet cake. The cake icing was entirely in … Read more

Memorable Birthday Scrapbook Cake

Memorable Birthday Scrapbook Cake

I made this scrapbook cake for my mom to help get her through her saddest birthday. I thought of sharing  my best cake, but then I thought that even though this one isn’t my best one, it’s the best in terms of the story that it entails. So, I would like to share with you my album/scrapbook cake that … Read more

Gramma Dorothy’s 91st Birthday Cake

Gramma Dorothy's 91st Birthday Cake

Granted this cake may not be as spectacular as some of the fondant cakes, but this cake was made with more love than you could imagine. T he company I worked for has a very spry young lady of 91. Yes, I said “91”! We all call her Gramma. She kind of adopted me after … Read more

Cool Books and Stump Cake for a Lumberjill

Cool Books and Stump Cake for a Lumberjill

This was a fun cake to make. I was a made for a teacher who was getting married. She asked for two cakes one that represented her and what she liked and one for her future husband. They were for their rehersal dinner. She is a Lumberjill and loves the forest, science and teaching. I … Read more

Coolest Hungry Caterpillar Cake

This Hungry Caterpillar cake was made for a co-worker, her grandbaby Zoey’s 1st birthday. My two daughters 10 and 16 made this cake. My 10 yr old made the cake by modifing 4 boxes of birthday cake mix. Instead of following the box instructions, she mixed the 4 boxes with 3 cups of water, 2 … Read more

Awesome Halloween Graduation Cake

I had a specific request for this Halloween graduation cake; it had to be text books because it was for a graduation. It had to have a knife stabbed into it and it had to have what was written on the ‘sheet of paper’ . The girl was graduating with a Social Work degree around … Read more

Coolest Homemade 90th Birthday Cake

This is my second fondant cake (my first time was for my son’s birthday the previous month…it was a stressful 2 months!). It was designed for my grandmother’s 90th birthday party. Lots of relatives were flying in from out of town to wish her well, and it was going to be a big bash. I … Read more

Coolest Monster Book of Monsters Cake

I made this Monster Book of Monsters cake for my 9 year old nephew. He loves reading and as most boys that age, the Harry Potter books are a favorite. So, I looked online for some inspiration and I saw a few similar type cakes and decided to give it a go. The cake was … Read more

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake

I was asked to make a cake of a children’s book, The Hungry Caterpillar. I researched online to get ideas. Most of the cakes were three tier. They were nice, but I decided I wanted this cake to look like a book.  This cake was fun to make, cutting out all the foods and pieces … Read more

Coolest Open Book Cake

Coolest Open Book Cake

I made this open book cake for a friend that had a friend that was retiring.  She was a librarian so they thought an open book was appropriate. I used a 1/2 sheet pan and made it half chocolate half white. A few days before I decorated the cake I rolled out piece of white … Read more