Cool Homemade Sesame Street Character Cakes

Coolest Sesame Street Character Cakes and How-to Tips

I love Ernie so this year for my 23rd birthday party I needed to make a large Sesame street character cake that would feed 100 people. The body was made in a turkey basting pan, the head from a regular round cake pan and then the arms, feet, nose and hair where cut from a … Read more

Cool Elmo and Dorothy Cake for 3rd Birthday

For the past several years, I’ve been throwing birthday parties for my twin boys that feature structured cakes.  But it never failed that when their younger sister’s birthday came around, all the family was unavailable and so she never had one.  This past birthday I was determined to make something special, even if no one but Daddy, … Read more

Coolest Iggle Piggle Cake

Coolest Iggle Piggle Cake

My daughter was hugely into “In The Night Garden” so for her 2nd birthday my husband and I decided to make an Iggle Piggle Cake.  This was our first attempt at a character cake and I must say I was pleased with the result. I baked a Madeira cake and then my husband carefully carved out the shape of … Read more

Coolest 3D Hoot the Owl Birthday Cake

I decided to copy the Hoot puppet my son has, he loved Hoot. I made Hoot’s head using the Wilton sports ball pan for his body and ended up using a large jam sponge roll, but if I was to do it again I would use a loaf tin and cut down to size and round. I … Read more

Coolest 3D Elmo Birthday Cake

Elmo Cake

For my twins birthday cakes I made an Elmo birthday cake and a cookie monster cake. I used the Wilton 3D teddy bear cake tin which took about 3 packet mixes of butter cake. Once cooked and cooled I cut the ears and arms off the bear so I could put arms and longer legs on. I used sponge fingers … Read more

Awesome Cookie Monster Cake

For my twins birthday cakes I made a Cookie Monster and an Elmo cake. I used the Wilton 3D teddy bear cake tin which took about 3 packet mixes of butter cake. Once cooked and cooled I cut the ears and arms off the bear so I could put arms and longer legs on. I used sponge fingers for the … Read more

Coolest Ever Homemade 3D Oscar the Grouch Cake

Homemade Oscar The Grouch Cake

Here’s how we made this Oscar the Grouch cake… My wife and I found that we were both good at making creative cakes. We now sell custom cakes out of our house. It’s just me and her and our home oven with materials we buy at everyday cake supply stores. This Oscar The Grouch cake … Read more

Beautiful Hootabelle Cake from Giggle and Hoot

This beautiful Hootabelle cake from Giggle and Hoot is my first fully carved cake! It is vanilla butter cake filled with white chocolate gananche and then covered in fondant. For the body I used a 15cm tin and the head was made using 4 – 20cm cakes, carved into the round shape I needed. I then covered the … Read more

15 Cool Sesame Street Birthday Cakes

Sesame Street Cake Collage

Sesame Street has been one of the most popular TV shows for years and these fuzzy, awesome characters are not going anywhere anytime soon. Take a look at these awesome Sesame Street Cakes and find inspiration for making your own. 1. Cool Oscar Cake and Friends Beth from Novi, MI continued her mom’s tradition of … Read more

Coolest Enchanted Forest Birthday Cake

Coolest Enchanted Forest Birthday Cake

I made this Enchanted Forest birthday cake  for my daughter’s second birthday. I wanted to make something special, so we decided on an Enchanted Forest birthday party theme. The party was to be held at our house and I started preparing two months before the party.  I made a lot of decorations for the walls such … Read more

Oscar and Friends Birthday Cake

Oscar and Friends Birthday Cake

My mom always made our birthday cakes. In fact, she made all our baked goods.  I vowed that I would do the same for my kids.  So, every year they choose what they really love and I make a cake. My older son thinks it’s fun to challenge me.  Well, it was a little different … Read more

Coolest Miss Piggy Cake for a LONG Time Fan

Coolest Miss Piggy Cake for a LONG Time Fan

This Miss Piggy cake was made for my father’s birthday. He has always, for as far back as I can remember, been in love with Miss Piggy from Sesame Street. He is one of those hard to pick things out for type of Dads. After much thought and researching many different designs, a light bulb went … Read more