Take a look at these cool homemade Diva, Glamour and Spa cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
I baked a rectangle cake 12 by 10 in. I used four eggs, just a normal vanilla cake. And an 8 in round cake. I cut the round cake in half and iced with butter icing in the center and around it. I covered the round cake and the base which is a rectangle in … Read more
I made this make-up cake for my granddaughter’s 13th birthday. I think most girls that age are in to make-up. I made the lipsticks, blush and brushes, and nail polish with fondant and the eye shadows were made of melted white chocolate with food coloring. It is one layer of vanilla cake with home made frosting. … Read more
First I had some fun creating some make-up, from Liquorice Allsorts, and chewy fruit sweets, a couple of orange matchmakers and some melted chocolate. The mascara end was dipped in chocolate then gently coaxed in chocolate strands to give the brush effect. The bag cake is a 9″ round sandwich cake with jam and butter cream filling. … Read more
I was recently asked to bake a birthday cake for an 18 year old girl. I was told she liked hot pink, shoes and was a girly-girl. Since I’m not into shoe fashion, nor am I a “girly-girl”, the challenge became designing a cake I thought such an 18 year old would like. So, I looked to … Read more
I was put in charge of making dessert for my friend’s bachelorette party. I wanted to do something different besides the cookies shaped like a certain male body part. We had those too! But I wanted a cake to represent our night. I knew I needed a girl for it and thought for a while … Read more
My sister Jeannie wanted something special for her belated birthday party since she was in the hospital for her 40th birthday. I started by making a 6 inch layer of red velvet and a layer of cherry chip and then a 10 inch layer of red velvet and a layer of cherry chip and filled … Read more
When one of my friends e-mailed me about making a 40th birthday cake for one of our friends, I jumped all over the opportunity. What makes it even more fun was that the party was a surprise. Shhh! Well, I guess it’s okay now, since the party has already taken place. So, the creative juices … Read more
This Beads Birthday Cake is a 9×13 sheet cake and is a chocolate cake covered in buttercream. I made the flower’s, beads and necklaces from fondant. It was a really fun cake!
I baked this Nail Polish Birthday Cake for my niece’s 8th birthday party, which she chose to have a pedicure party theme for. We found plates and napkins in bright pink with zebra print trim, and I used those for the icing colors (her favorite color is hot pink). I baked two store bought mixes … Read more
I made this unique cake for a little girl’s spa birthday party. This cake was made out of fondant over a mask purchased at a craft store. The make-up is molded out of fondant, thanks for looking….
This homemade dressing table cake design was rather easy to make. I used a shaped, cake pan which made the dressing table easier to “sculpt”. Then I just placed all her toys that were lying around to beautify the top. Saved lots of time as I don’t know how to sculpt marzipan and was able … Read more
I began this Spa Girl Cake by making 2- 9 inch round cakes. I layered them and iced with buttercream. I used store bought fondant, and colored it with Wilton’s violet paste. Then, I rolled the fondant and applied it to the cake. I made the face out of a Styrofoam egg shape that I … Read more