Mom, I would like a nature cake! These were the words out of my soon-to-be 9 year old son’s mouth. He is a huge nature and outdoor lover and when I asked him to specify what a “nature” cake looked like to him he told me to “wing it.” I have been making my children’s … Read more
My kids’ birthdays are just 12 days apart, so when we have a birthday party, it’s always a joint party, and I usually try to incorporate favorite cakes for both kids into the party cake. Last year, I created an owl sitting on a log. The log is a traditional Buche de Noel (chocolate for … Read more
This Owl birthday cake was made for a 13th birthday. The top tier is white cake and the bottom tier is chocolate cake. The cake is covered in butter cream with fondant accents. The owl, paislies and beautiful bow on top are all made of fondant. The hardest part about this cake was the owl. … Read more
This owl on a perch cake is sure to please any bird or animal lover! Originally this cake was for my grandma’s birthday because she loves Owls. The color in the owl, and the texture was created with one cake tip. The main tip which looks like a C, I think the number is 22. … Read more
My friend’s little girl has a “Friends of the Forest” theme for her nursery so her first birthday I thought would be great to translate into an owl cake. This was her smash cake so it was intended to be mashed, played in etc. It was about 9″ high and 6″ round. This owl was … Read more
It was my friend’s 18th, so I decided to make her this owl birthday cake. It’s very simple to make, but looks very impressive (or so I like to think) and only took me a few hours. First I baked a square cake (I made it quite small as I had a limited supply of … Read more
This owl cake was made for a gender reveal. The mom received a sealed envelope that contained the baby’s gender from the doctor, which was given to me and the party hostess. It was a boy so I tinted two 11″x15″ cakes sky blue. I then leveled them and layered them with white butter cream, also … Read more
I started this owl birthday cake by making two 11″x15″ chocolate sheet cakes and then leveled and layered them. I made a template from poster board to cut out the owl shape and then used that to cut out the cake. I iced it with chocolate butter cream and then made some homemade chocolate fondant. I lightened a small … Read more
My sister-in-law decided owls would be a cute theme for my niece’s first birthday party. I told her I would be happy to make her an owl cake and smash cake. I only have sons, so I jump at any opportunity to make girly cakes. The color scheme was going to be pink and turquoise, … Read more
I decided to make this chocolate fudge owl cake for a friend’s birthday as she likes owls and penguins. I decided against the penguin as black icing doesn’t taste that nice. I Googled some images to give me an idea of where to start. I had been recently given the Mary Berry baking bible as a present and have … Read more
My niece had been away for some months and this was the first birthday she would be shared with the family. I knew she loved owls but since she lives with me I really never had a chance to get this cake started because it usually takes me 3 or 4 days to finish. She went to work … Read more
This is the owl cake I made for my own baby shower last month. We knew we were having a girl and the theme for the shower, invitations and nursery decor, so I wanted to make a themed cake for the shower centre piece. I used pictures I found online as inspiration but ended up … Read more