Cool Homemade Japanese Garden Cake

Zen Garden Cake

My nephew is obsessed with everything Japanese. He wanted a Japanese themed birthday party. I offered to provide the birthday cake. The inspiration for this garden cake came from a decorative Zen garden my manager had in her office. I made a standard yellow cake for the base. I cut out approximately one inch in … Read more

Cool Homemade Graduation Cake With Cap and Diploma

Jean's Graduation Cake

A friend at work was graduating college. Her manager and co-workers wanted to throw a surprise party and asked me to bake a cake. I researched the school colors of her college and got to work. The graduation cake is your basic two 8″ layer cake. The icing is a standard white butter cream. I … Read more