Joyce R.
For my grandson’s sixteenth birthday (I really can’t believe he’s that old!) and knowing him as well as I do, I knew I had to make him a really special birthday cake. In the past, I’ve made baseballs, pirate treasure, army tank – you name it. So, I wanted this cake to be different and … Read more
My grandson wanted a volcano cake for his birthday, but not just any volcano cake: he wanted his to ERUPT!!! So, after spending several hours searching the internet (including Coolest Birthday Cakes) and looking through cookbooks, I decided to tackle the project. I baked two oblong cakes using cake mix, one white and the other … Read more
My grandson Cruz was having a baseball themed party to celebrate his fifth birthday. I usually bake my grandchildren’s birthday cakes, so I wanted to make this one unique and special. I baked two 13×9 inch cakes: one chocolate and one vanilla. I iced them together with butter cream frosting and after chilling them about an hour, … Read more
I made this giant Crayon Box Birthday Cake for my granddaughter’s seventh birthday. The theme of the party was “Arts and Crafts” so this fit perfectly! I began by making the crayons: I took ice cream cones (the ones with the flat bottoms) and covered them in colored fondant. I made paper sleeves for each … Read more
When my 4 year old grandson, Cruz, wanted a “hunting party” for his birthday, I decided to make a “sweet” deerhunter, a sleepy bear, a cute squirrel, and a nervous deer hiding in the trees. I made the trees out of rice krispie treats and covered them with fondant. The two layer cake was trimmed … Read more
I made this Guitar Birthday Cake for my grandson’s 7th birthday “Rock On” party. The body of the guitar is a sheet cake trimmed into the shape of the guitar and the finger board is rice krispie treats. The treats allowed me to shape the neck just like a real guitar! The entire cake is … Read more