I baked this gift wrapped birthday cake a day before I decorated it. I baked it for my sister’s birthday. Her favorite color is purple. I made an easy and inexpensive vanilla flavored cake. About 20 cm by 20 cm in size. To get the purple I mixed red Moirs food coloring with blue, but I used a little more red than blue … Read more
I wanted to make a cake that told about my 16 year old daughter. Starting with the bottom layer. She lives and dies for the piano. She currently is starting to write her own music. I would guess she plays 2-3 hours a day. She doesn’t like chocolate, so everything was either white or a … Read more
I made this Japanese Cherry Blossom cake for a friend’s daughter who was celebrating her first birthday. She was born in Japan during the cherry blossom season so her mom was using that as a theme for her first birthday. I was thrilled when she asked me to make the cake and have it match the … Read more
I made this polka dots gift cake for my good friend Nikki for her birthday. I was in creative gear and we were all going out for dinner. Though I’ve really never heard of the cake flavor before- I made it a Neapolitan cake. It was strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate all swirled together. It tasted amazing! I made … Read more
My friend kept bugging me about making her a cake and Christmas just seamed the like the perfect time to do it! It’s two 9” square sheets. I used white fondant for the cake, some red fondant for the dots (which I cut with a measuring spoon) and green for the bow. You can find … Read more
This pink and black Damask cake is my favorite I have made so far and was one of my simpler ones. I baked three cakes. 12 inch, 10 inch, and 6 inch. I placed each cake on a cardboard cake board that were the exact sizes. Filled and iced each tier with butter cream. The top and … Read more
My cousin requested a fantasy cake for her birthday party, so I made this lovely Gift Box cake as her birthday gift. The cake is two plain sheet cakes stacked together. The real work is in the decorations! You need to plan this several days ahead. The bow is made by first cutting and pinching together … Read more
I decided to make this Christmas gift box cake for my office Christmas party the first year I worked there. It’s super easy! Just make two square cakes. Wait for them to cool. Stack them on top of each other and frost a base layer of white on them. I found some Christmas wrapping paper as inspiration … Read more
I made this Homemade Mickey Present Birthday Cake for a friend’s son’s first birthday! He just loves Mickey. I came up with idea by listening to what she wanted and what would look cute together. I made the bow out of fondant, you need to start bow at least three days before cake. You roll … Read more
This Present Cake was my first attempt to fondant and it turned out to be so much fun! This cake got a lot of fun comments and overall was a hit with all those who saw it. The cake itself was a carrot cake. I baked just one 9×9 deep cake and allowed it to … Read more
This Box Birthday Cake was made for twin girls. I gave them each a three tiered cake of their own. I hope they loved it as much as I did!
This happy birthday cake was for my nieces first birthday. It is decorated with a fondant ribbon crown and white chocolate star lollipops. I made the fondant decorations a few days ahead to give them time to dry. The cake is two 10′ layers with a 12′ layer on top. I put straws in the … Read more