Tara
I wanted to make my son a race car themed cake for his 5th birthday. I found lots of great ideas on here and eventually settled on a stadium style race track cake. I started out by baking two 11×15 sheet cakes in our family favorite, Butter Recipe Golden. I stacked the cakes and then … Read more
I started baking almost 14 years ago trying my hand for my son’s first birthday cake. And I fell in love. Over the years I tried to get better and better, while refusing to use fondant for any other purpose that small details. With that said, I have had to realize that my cakes would … Read more
To many, this volcano cake will seem like a plain, extremely basic cake. But my godson, my kids, his mom, and all of his friends loved it. I have a passion for baking, and while my cakes may be simple and homemade, they are made with love. My godson wanted a dinosaur cake and I … Read more
This My Little Pony Cake was the first cake I ever made that was not completely a shaped pan. I did use the Wilton 3D duck shaped pan and an 11 X 14 sheet cake. After all the cakes had cooled, I mixed some green and yellow food coloring with buttercream icing for the base … Read more
My son loves monster trucks, so a few years ago, for his 4th birthday, we decided on a Monster Truck theme. The Monster Truck Cake was super easy. I baked an 11 x 14 cake in butter recipe yellow. I iced the the cake top with home made chocolate icing, and iced the side with … Read more
I made this Superbowl Cake for the Saint’s trip to the Superbowl. I began by baking an 11×14 cake in butter golden cake, and I also baked two 8″ cakes in the same recipe. I carved one of the 8″ rounds into a Fleur de lis, and saved the scraps to use as the “hurricane” … Read more