I made this first birthday cake for my niece, Valentina. Her mom (my sister) looked around the web for some ideas for this cake. She filled my phone with all types of cakes; it was overdone. As a creative baker I just like to let my imagination flow, so I decided to decorate the cake as if it were a ballet … Read more
I got the idea for this birthday castle cake from this website. I made it to celebrate my daughter’s 9th birthday. Birthday Castle Cake Directions I made two square and two round chocolate cakes. My daughter loves chocolate, so I filled the cake with dark and white truffle. I iced it with pink whipped cream. The … Read more
I made this Queen Elsa cake for my granddaughter. I used the Wilton doll pan and added extra batter to make the dress bigger. I then used a full sized Elsa doll to create what my 5 year old granddaughter called the BEST cake EVER! I love experimenting with the doll cakes and for this … Read more
This brain cake was made for a teen’s Halloween birthday, zombie themed party. I used red velvet cake with raspberry jam filling, covered it in marshmallow fondant brain tissue and painted on raspberry jam for fresh look. Brain Cake Instructions First I baked two 8″ round red velvet layers. I let them cool and then wrapped … Read more
I made this sunflower cake for my grandmother’s 80th birthday. Her favorite flower is a sunflower. Being that it was a big birthday for her I wanted to make a cake that was out of the ordinary, and not a typical number 80 cake or a cake decorated in sunflowers. So, after hours of sketches and ideas … Read more
Who doesn’t love pirates! This pirate cake was such a fun cake to make. It was 3 tiers of cake topped off with a chocolate pirate skull. Pirate Cake Instructions The bottom two tiers I ruffled with different shades of white and blue fondant to give it the appearance of waves. The top tier was … Read more
This gamer cake is the one that started my new hobby of cake decorating. It is the cake that kept me awake for 2 weeks until I was happy with the design. It was inspired by the game/anime Danganronpa. In the game, the bear of despair (Monokuma) kills the bunny of hope (Monomi) with Tetris blocks. My niece just … Read more
My 11 year old daughter asked for a Hunger Games Cake that included aspects of all the books: an arrow, a mockingjay, the lottery, the girl on fire. Wow! I did some research on line and combined ideas that I found. Hunger Games Cake Directions I baked 2 layer cakes, 10 inch and 6 inch, … Read more
This head on a platter Halloween cake idea is fun and easy to make. I am by no means a professional cake decorator at all! I had to find something in my kitchen to bake the size and shape I wanted for this cake. I couldn’t believe it but deep in my cabinets I found a … Read more
This Baby Groot cake was actually the biggest pain to make at one point, only because I ALWAYS overdo it for birthdays. I love them and feel like everyone deserves to be spoiled, so this cake was for my youngest son’s 8th birthday. As you can see it was for a Guardians of the Galaxy … Read more
My husband and I went hand in hand in creating this hunters cake. It was so much fun though! Hunters Cake Details Everything on the cake is edible, except for the bear, deer and alligator. We made a donut hill and used Rice Krispie treats we colored green to form the trees. In fact, the … Read more
My daughter, Seanna, wanted a Princess Sophia birthday cake for her 4th birthday and I promised her that I could do it. It was not easy, since I am not a professional and not very steady with my hands. It took me a few long hours and lots of back pain to complete this cake. My … Read more