Hester
My grandson loves the Phineas and Ferb cartoon on TV and asked me to bake him a Phineas and Ferb cake for his 7th birthday. I searched the internet for suitable images of them until I found two nice ones. Then I enlarged the printouts on a photocopy machine to the size of my oven … Read more
My granddaughter wanted a frog cake for her 3rd birthday party. I tried to convince her that a frog cake is more suitable for a boy, but she insisted on a frog cake. Then we decided to make her party theme “The Princess and the Frog”. I couldn’t get a frog cake tin, then I … Read more
I made this Barbie Doll birthday cake for my granddaughter’s 2nd birthday. I bought 2 packets of cake mix, margarine and icing sugar. I baked the cake in a deep, round, ovenproof bowl. I also bought a cheap Barbie doll and took off its clothes and legs. When the cake had cooled down I made … Read more
I made a Lightning McQueen birthday cake for my grandson’s 4th birthday party. For the 1st time I hired a Wilton’s Lightning McQueen cake tin and bought a packet of cake mix. I followed the instructions but suffered to get a bright red and a bright black color with my butter icing. At last I … Read more
I made this Strawberry Shortcake cake for my granddaughter’s 4th birthday party. I hired a Wilton’s Strawberry Shortcake (new design) cake tin, bought a packet of cake mix, icing sugar and white margarine. Then I just followed the different instructions. I used butter icing in different colors using gel food coloring and I iced the … Read more
My grandson wanted a Wall-E cake for his 5th birthday party. In the beginning I didn’t even know who or what was Wall-E but his mother luckily could tell me and showed me a Wall-E DVD. Then I hired a Wilton’s Wall-E cake tin, bought a packet of cake mix, icing sugar and white margarine. … Read more
My grandson wanted a Pirate party for his 6th birthday. I hired a Wilton’s Pirate Ship cake tin, bought a packet of cake mix, icing sugar and white margarine. Then I just followed the instructions. I changed some colors, put cut Flake canons on the ship and made 3 pirates from small Marie biscuits iced … Read more
My grandson wanted a train-with-trucks birthday cake for his 3rd birthday party at his playgroup. He wanted a blue truck for the boys, a pink truck for the girls and a green truck for the adults. I planned the cake long before the time and looked for suitable sweets I could use at every shop … Read more