Melanie
When my daughter first asked me to put Angry Birds on my phone, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Not only did I lose my phone for long periods of time to my daughter, but my husband quickly became a fan, too! So much for ‘my’ phone! For this angry birds … Read more
One of my favorite parts about living in a place where we have loads of snow are the snowmen! Our family loves to build snowmen every year. The only problem, we can’t bring them inside with us! Our solution, make a snowman cake! To start this snowman cake, I baked three tiers: a 12″ round, … Read more
Lego’s are a big hit at our house. They offer hours of endless fun and creativity and I wanted to put them to work on a birthday cake! My daughter was kind enough to give me a few of her Lego’s to use as samples. I purchased a silicone molding kit and followed the directions … Read more
I had a friend at work who was having a special birthday – I won’t say how old! She is a wonderful person full life. With all her hobbies, I had several themes to pick from. I decided to go with her love of gardening as my inspiration. I went through pictures of different flowers … Read more
When my aunt called and wanted a spaghetti and meatballs cake, I wasn’t sure what to make! I searched the internet for something I could tackle. I decided to go with a pot of spaghetti with a single serving of pasta on the side. I had my work cut out for me! I began by … Read more
My niece wanted a fun Rapunzel birthday cake, so I started my hunt for ideas online. I made a Rapunzel cake for my daughter two years before, so I had a few ideas already up my sleeve. I knew I needed to sturdy up my tower because my daughter’s was made of ice cream cones … Read more
Who doesn’t love to see little pigs rolling in the mud? For this muddy piggies birthday cake, I wanted to try a few new recipes and techniques. I went online and tried to search ways of creating miniature sculptures out of cake, then I went straight to my kitchen to play! I discovered that I … Read more
My niece was turning one and her mom thought, butterflies! I started this Butterfly Birthday Cake by making butterflies and flowers of all sizes with gumpaste. I used cookie cutters to get the shapes. I used different colored food coloring with the gumpaste to have fun colors. I started the butterflies and flowers two days … Read more
My six-year-old daughter asked to have a Rapunzel Birthday Cake Design this year. She and I searched for ideas together. She decided she wanted a tower and a river on her cake. I told her I would do my best! I used a 9×13 white cake to start and covered it in green frosting. Next, … Read more
My five-year-old daughter asked to have an ocean themed birthday cake. I searched the internet for ideas of a Ocean Octopus Birthday Cake and decided I could tackle her request. I started by baking a 9×13 yellow cake for the base. I used two round cakes on top. I secured the cakes with a few … Read more