To make this Pink In the Night Garden 1st Birthday Cake, I first made the models for the cake, as this was the most time consuming part. If you would like advice on how I did this I will happily answer questions! I then made a vanilla sponge cake, filled with buttercream and jam. I … Read more
I have three boys, so I was delighted when I had the opportunity to make a “girly” cake for my friend’s daughter. She requested a Hannah Montana Birthday Cake. For this cake, I made a 9-inch round cake, iced it in pink buttercream, and covered it in pink fondant. I used cookie cutters to make … Read more
My daughter is a huge fan of Upsy Daisy from the children’s show “In the Night Garden”. Even though I had very little decorating experience, I couldn’t be talked out of making her an Upsy Daisy Cake for her second birthday. I enlarged a picture of Daisy to cake size and made 3 copies. Using … Read more
This Dorothy Dinosaur cake was for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. I used a white chocolate mud cake recipe for this cake and enlarged a picture I traced from my daughter’s Wiggles book and cut out the shape of Dorothy. I used Betty Crocker’s ready made icing for the green (adding green food dye). I then … Read more
This In the Night Garden Birthday Cake was a cake that I was asked to do for a friend. I’m no professional, but I said I’d have a go, as she couldn’t find one anywhere and didn’t want to pay the £70 quoted by a cake shop in our town. I must admit, I’m rubbish … Read more
My 4 year old daughter and I managed to quickly make and decorate this beautiful cake as a last minute gift for my Auntie. I baked an 8 inch sponge cake, then split it and sandwiched it with jam. I then rolled out a packet of white ready ice (fondant) and after coating the cake … Read more
I baked 2 8-inch cakes for this In the Night Garden Gazebo Cake. I cut the dome from one of them and placed it on top of the other one to make the top bit more “pointy”. I used marshmallow fondant to cover the cakes. The middle bit is a toilet roll wrapped by foil … Read more
This cake was built for friend’s birthday. It measured 19″ long, 8″ for the captains deck, and 4″ everywhere else. The top of the crow’s nest peaked at 25″. I baked four white and four chocolate (to give the checkered appearance and variety when cut) 9×13 cakes that were stacked and carved. The base is … Read more
I made this High School Musical cake for my High school musical crazy friend’s 21st birthday! Used some of the ideas from this site and adapted them to produce an easy cake in an evening. The base is just a flat chocolate cake done in a roasting tin. This was then covered in rolled white … Read more
This n the Night Garden Birthday Cake took a lot of time and effort. It consists of 2 sponge cakes, one on top of the other covered separately in green fondant. The characters are all made of coloured fondant icing, as are the daisies. I made the characters a week before the cake ensuring enough … Read more
This Muppet Birthday Cake was made for my brother in law on his fortieth birthday. He’s a big fan of the Irish Times cryptic crossword and also of the Muppets. The toilet was added as a family joke. A lot of time is spent there completing the crossword! All of the models are made from … Read more
My two year old son LOVES The Wiggles ‘Toot Toot Chugga Chugga’ so for his 2nd birthday I decided to attempt the Wiggles Big Red Car birthday cake. After seeking guidance from this website and some others I sought to hire the Wilton 3D Car tin and set about planning my creation. The Cake: I … Read more