I was about to tackle my granddaughters second birthday cake, an Itsy Bitsy Spider birthday cake. I started by making flowers, lots and lots of flowers. Next was the task of making 2 small black spiders and one large one for the cake top. The legs on these little critters just kept falling off, toothpicks, … Read more
Hello folks… Presenting to you my most prized creation, my Humpty Dumpty Cake and my own version of my niece’s favorite rhyme: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had A great time And all of the BAKERS ‘n Chefs Brought Humpty Dumpty Back to life again It was my niece’s 3rd birthday and what … Read more
When my friend asked me to make a cake for her sister’s baby shower, I was excited to hear that the theme was nursery rhymes. I spent a few days researching nursery rhyme cakes and then I got to work. I decided to do a two tier cake mostly because I wanted the Humpty Dumpty … Read more
The cake came in two parts, a Humpty Dumpty made out of rice krispies treats and a bright red vanilla Madeira sponge brick wall. I made Humpty first to allow plenty of time for the sugar paste to set nice and firm to minimize the risk of limbs breaking off when assembling the cake. I wanted Humpty’s arm to stick out … Read more