Cool Sitting Pretty 60th Birthday Cake

So this cake was for my mothers 60th birthday. It was a two layer gluten free chocolate cake with raspberry jam filling and covered in blue fondant. The figure is made entirely of fondant and I made to look like my mother. The banner is also made of fondant. I used a box mix for the cake … Read more

Beautiful Homemade 2 Tiered Book and Tea Pot Cake

Coolest Tea Pot Cake

This book and tea pot cake is by far my favorite cake that I have ever done and I hope you guys enjoy my entry! This cake was made for a good family friend who just loves a great pot of tea and a good book. The inspiration was there I just had to get … Read more

Coolest Scrabble Cake

Homemade Scrabble Cake

This was a scrabble cake for an 80th birthday. The lady is Scrabble (board game) fanatic. I baked a large, square fruit cake and covered it in fondant icing. Then I rolled out green fondant icing about 1/2cm thick just a bit wider than the cake and left it to dry and harden for a … Read more

Coolest Flower Pot Cake

Homemade Flower Pot Cake

I wanted to make a special cake for my Nana’s 80th birthday. She is a keen gardener and that is how I came up with the idea of a flower pot for the cake. The flowers and leaves were fairly simple and were made over a few days whenever I had a little time to … Read more

Coolest Homemade Flower Cake

Homemade Flower Cake

I made this flower cake as a ‘thank you’ to my daughter’s class mother. The cake it’s self was a homemade white cake. It was made in an 8″ spring form pan and then cut into 3 layers. The filling was lemon curd mixed with buttercream frosting. The cake was first covered with a cream … Read more

Zebra purse cake

zebra purse cake

My sister had planned a safari vacation . This was my tribute for her send off party. The cake was red velvet ! She loved it and did not want to cut it!

Amazing Wine Bottle Cake for Mom’s 60th Birthday

Classy Wine Bottle Cake for a 60th Birthday

My Mom’s 60th birthday was coming up and I wanted to make her a special wine bottle cake.  My sister thought I should make something funny (a roll of toilet paper that read “You’re old as crap!  Here’s to wiping another year away”).  Besides the fact that my very conservative grandmother thought it was inappropriate … Read more

80th Birthday Sunflower Cake

80th Birthday Sunflower Cake

I made this sunflower cake for my grandmother’s 80th birthday. Her favorite flower is a sunflower. Being that it was a big birthday for her I wanted to make a cake that was out of the ordinary, and not a typical number 80 cake or a cake decorated in sunflowers. So, after hours of sketches and ideas … Read more

90th Birthday Cake for Mom

90th Birthday Cake for Mom

I made this 90th birthday cake for my mom.  I have so much fun making cakes… and towards the end, I get SO nervous! Will it go together like I think? Will it be good enough? Will it be liked? This cake has a 12″ round bottom tier (2 cakes sliced to 4 layers). The … Read more

Easy Cupcake Bouquet of Roses Cake

Easy Cupcake Bouquet of Roses Cake

The first time I made this cupcake bouquet of roses cake, it was for my daughter to share with her 2nd grade class for her 8th birthday. They were a hit, but we needed to make two in order to have enough for the class. Transport was tricky.  I had to make 2 trips to … Read more

Coolest Tulips in a Flower Pot Cake

Coolest Tulips in a Flower Pot Cake

I made this flower pot cake for fun and just to see if I could. I thought how cute it would be to make for a spring birthday party – just add candles to some of the tulips. The cake is not as hard to make as it looks – the trick is to stack, … Read more