I am a home/hobby baker and created a few party cakes for my son’s kindergarten class. Every year the local weather man comes to each school in the area to talk to the kindergarten children and the school usually gives him a little cake as a thank you. Over the past 35 years it has … Read more
For this kitchen appliances cake, I cut the topper out Styrofoam to the size I needed. Then, I covered it with fondant and decorated it with cabinet decorations, vegetables, and a wok also made from fondant. I made make all that ahead of time and let it dry hard. Once the pieces were all dry, … Read more
As a self-taught “cake artist” that is still learning, I always try new techniques when I bake for my family members. Any flops are forgiven so I am able to relax and enjoy the creative process. My brother Scott’s wife Ashlee loves all things antique. She has a lovely sense of style and a beautifully … Read more
The man sleeping on sofa cake is made in a 20cm by 20cm square tin. When the cake is ready cut the surface to make an even surface (Remove the middle bump that forms when baking cakes). Half of the cake was used for the seat of the sofa and the rest was used for the … Read more
I was asked to create a cake in the shape of a house for special lady’s 70th birthday by her children. The house is the epicentre of the family so it had to be a replica of the family home. The first thing to consider was getting the shape right. It was difficult to get … Read more
An employee turning 30 years old and having a fit about it, as she thinks this is soo old. We decided to give her an Over the Hill birthday party. What kind of cake should I make? Well, turning thirty must just be crap! So I decided to make a toilet bowl cake. The hardest … Read more
Myself and my caking partner were contacted by a customer about doing a baby shower cake. The client sent us a picture of what she was wanting, it was a 10″ square cake covered in green fondant with white polka dots and on top of that was a horseshoe shaped cake covered in a cow print fondant. … Read more
The perfect cake to celebrate Troy’s graduation from the Plumber’s Local’s Apprenticeship – A TOILET with Plungers. After five long years of apprenticeship school, two nights a week while working full time, and with three children, my son, Troy, graduated from Local 5 as a Journeyman Plumber. He said it was not his dream as … Read more
I made this party toilet birthday cake for a longtime family friend that is a plumber. I used two pound cakes and one yellow cake mix combined. I used an oval pan for the bottom bowl then used the same pan to mold the seat and cover using pastillage. I used two small square pans for … Read more
I made this home from home pot cake for my daughter and her boyfriend. They live in a yurt in the north of France – it’s very cold there but apparently a yurt is an extremely warm environment. They actually cut and carved the wood for the frame, cut out and sewed the canvas, got fleeces … Read more
This funniest gross birthday cake was made for my boss’ birthday. She has an unusual collection of toilet replicas (her hubby is a plumber). The tank is the cake (strawberry) and the bowl is rice krispies. The lid and seat are made of Wilton candy melts. I poured the melts into the bottom of a cake pan for … Read more
Rub-a-dub-dub, a new baby boy to love was the theme of this baby shower cake I made for a fellow Special Education Aide at school. All decorative pieces of the cake were made from fondant (duckie, bubbles, soap bar, towel, shampoo bottle, comb and even the faucets)! Sheen on bubbles was achieved with pearl luster painted on multi colored blue … Read more