Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

I took Cake Decorating as one of my 5th year subjects and we were making a Halloween cake and you can’t get more Halloween than Nightmare Before Christmas. This Jack Skellington Cake is a Madeira cake made in a circular pan then cut into two with apricot jam (use any jam you wish) and vanilla … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

When my angel asks for a Jack Skellington cake for her birthday, hyper-cakey daddy jumps right in. Ingredients: Scissors, 2- Box yellow cake, 2- jar raspberry filling, 2- can vanilla frosting, 1 bag black Twizzlers, 1- can black fondant, 1- bat (canned), 1- 12” heart shaped pan, 2- 8” round pans. Bake cakes. Slice all … Read more

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

Homemade Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

I was asked to make a three tier Halloween cake for a Halloween/Wedding Party. I started a few days before by making the cake top hill. I used a simple batch of rice crispy treats to shape into the hill. I formed the hill and let sit for 24 hours. I then covered it with … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

Three years ago I made my wife a cake like this Jack Skellington Cake for her birthday. I got a request for another the other day and here it is. I was curious to see if my skills improved. I think they did. I made a base of chocolate cake with grey buttercrean frosting and … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

My niece wanted a Jack Skellington cake from Nightmare Before Christmas. No one had a molding. So I got some fondant and made zero and the cake and I used food coloring. I also made individual cupcakes and everyone commented on my work. As I shaped the fondant to make zero I let it get … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

My son loves the Nightmare Before Christmas and wanted a Jack Skellington cake for his 5th birthday. I made a round cake and I bought white decorator icing. I cut out a piece of paper the same size the cake was and I drew Jack’s face on it. I put a piece of baking paper … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

This Jack Skellinton cake was requested by my niece for her 15th birthday. It was pretty easy (more than I thought). I just made a regular 9×13 box cake and iced it with classic white icing. I bought a can of the black Wilton icing with tips to do the rest (I had the colored … Read more

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

Homemade Nightmare Before Christmas Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake

I made this Nightmare Before Christmas Topsy Turvy Birthday Cake for my son’s 17th birthday. I used to work in the Disney Store when he was a toddler I brought home NBC he was hooked even at that age and has loved it ever since, he has grown to love all Tim Burton’s work, which … Read more

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

Homemade Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

This Nightmare Before Christmas Cake was made for my sister’s 16th birthday party. She is an avid Jack fan. I made the three tiers then covered them with fondant. (For this cake I bought a tub of ready-made.) All of the figures were mad from gum paste. This was my first attempt to mold figures … Read more

Coolest Oogie Boogie Cake

Homemade Oogie Boogie Cake

I made this Oogie Boogie cake for my son’s 6th birthday. It was by far the easiest cake I ever made. Just make a round cake. I made a sponge cake, but you can use any cake you like. I chopped up strawberries into tiny pieces and mixed them with whipped cream, which I used … Read more

Coolest Jack Skellington Cake

Homemade Jack Skellington Cake

I used a yellow cake mix so it would be easy to cover with white icing. I dipped my spreader in a glass of hot water to get the icing smooth. I spread black jell icing on the rim of a Dixie cup and squeezed it to get the oval shape for outline of the … Read more

Coolest Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

Homemade Nightmare Before Christmas Cake

I love to make cakes. Halloween is a really great time to get adventurous with baking and my kids love the Nightmare Before Christmas; we always watch the film at Halloween. This cake has two tiers, one chocolate with the crumbled flaked on the top, and one lemon with a lemon curd filling. It was … Read more