Coolest Bugs, Spiders and Snake Garden Cake

Homemade Bugs, Spiders and Snake Garden Cake

My son wanted a Snakes & Bugs theme for his 4th birthday party and asked for a “big cake with the snake squeezing the cake”. Starting this Bugs, Spiders and Snake Garden Cake about a week before the party I made the spiders, scorpion & various bugs from white fondant icing which I moulded, left … Read more

Coolest Butterfly and Flowers Birthday Cake

Homemade Butterfly and Flowers Birthday Cake

I made this Butterfly and Flowers Birthday Cake for a friend’s daughter’s 3rd birthday. I made 2 different sized round chocolate cakes and covered them in buttercream and pale pink fondant (sugarpaste). I made white fondant (sugarpaste) and I used cutters to cut out her name, age, three butterflies and lots and lots of flowers … Read more

Cool Homemade Ben 10 Cake with Fondant Characters

Homemade Ben 10 Cake

My son wanted a Ben 10 cake for his 6th birthday party so I made this Omnitrix cake with Ben 10 and some of his aliens standing around it. It was a basic chocolate layer cake coated with caramel (sweetened tinned condensed milk which has been boiled in the microwave until brown)and then covered with … Read more

Coolest Spiderman Cake

Homemade Spiderman Cake

This Spiderman Cake was incredibly easy to make and very effective! It was the first time I had used Royal Icing to make a “run-out” shape and it really is easier than it looks, so definitely worth a try if you want to try something easy that looks really professional. I made the run out … Read more

Coolest Farm Yard Cake

Homemade Farm Yard Cake

My little boy was having his party at a local childrens’ farm yard so I made this Farm Yard Cake to fit in with the venue. It was a square chocolate cake coated in caramel (sweetened condensed milk boiled in a bowl in the microwave until it turns golden brown – far easier and safer … Read more

Coolest Dinosaurs Cake

Homemade Dinosaurs Cake

My son is obsessed with dinosaurs and wanted a dinosaur cake for his 3rd birthday. As he isn’t fond of icing I decided to use chocolate instead to resemble a tar pit full of dinosaurs. I made a rectangular chocolate cake which I then covered in chocolate ganache – dark and milk chocolate melted with … Read more

Coolest Stegosaurus Cake

Homemade Stegosaurus Cake

I made this Stegosaurus cake for my son’s 4th birthday party (but it could very easily be converted into a dragon or crocodile). The body was made from a round chocolate cake, cut in half across the top to make 2 half moon shapes and sandwiched together with caramel (sweetened condensed milk boiled in the … Read more

Cool Homemade One Foot in the Grave Cake

Homemade One Foot in the Grave Cake

For my 40th birthday I decided to make a “one foot in the grave” cake. I made a large rectangular chocolate brownie cake with pistachio nuts and chunks of 3 colours of chocolate (I baked it in a roasting pan). This made a very firm cake which held the heavy marzipan gravestone well. I iced … Read more

Easy to Make Helicopter Cake

Homemade Helicopter Cake

This Helicopter Cake was incredibly easy to make and very effective! I used Royal Icing to make the “run-out” shapes and it really is easier than it looks, so definitely worth a try if you want to try something easy that looks really professional. I made the run-out Helicopter, clouds, sun, letters and number a … Read more

Easy DIY Construction Digger Cake

Homemade Construction Digger Cake

My little boy had a “construction” party for his 5th birthday and I made him this excavator / Construction Digger Cake. I made chocolate fudge brownie cake as it is firmer than other cakes and built the basic shapes of the cab and the bulldozer part and covered it all in yellow coloured fondant icing … Read more