I made this robot birthday cake for my sons fourth birthday, per his request. It was so much fun to make, and it wasn’t too difficult either! I chose not to cover the cake in fondant (except the neck) because I don’t love the way any fondant tastes. I opted to just cover the cake … Read more
I made this scrapbook cake for my mom to help get her through her saddest birthday. I thought of sharing my best cake, but then I thought that even though this one isn’t my best one, it’s the best in terms of the story that it entails. So, I would like to share with you my album/scrapbook cake that … Read more
I adore making cakes with models on the top and was asked to make a 40th wedding anniversary cake with a couple sitting on a bench on the top of a cake. It was for my niece’s mom and dad’s ruby anniversary. 40th Wedding Anniversary Cake Directions She wanted a plain 10” square sponge cake, so I baked two 10″square cakes. … Read more
I was asked by my sister in law to make a Twirlywoos cake for her granddaughter’s first birthday. Well I’d never heard of them before, so I decided to Google it and I found them. She specifically wanted the pink Twirlywoo. Twirlywoos Cake Directions I first set about making the cakes. She wanted a plain vanilla sponge with jam and … Read more
This crab birthday cake was designed as an edible bucket topped with chocolate crabs. Crab Birthday Cake Instructions Make four 9″ cakes. Frost the cakes and stack all of the layers. Roll out brown and white modeling chocolate twisted together. Press with a wood impression mat and cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Refrigerate. Roll and cut … Read more
My son wanted a Guardians of the Galaxy theme for his 10th birthday so I made him a baby Groot cake. After doing a little bit of image searching on the internet and looking at some tutorials for baby Groot, I put it all together to make as simple a cake as I could pull … Read more
I made this ladybug birthday cake for my granddaughter, Catie. Ladybug Birthday Cake Instructions I started by making two ten inch round French vanilla cakes. Then, I bake one dozen cupcakes. When the cakes were cool I frosted them with buttercream frosting. Then, I covered the round cake with fondant. I covered the cupcakes with … Read more
My granddaughter, like every other girl in the world, is in LOVE with Elsa and Anna of of Arendelle! Kaylee’s 6th birthday was coming up and I had just retired. She wanted a “Frozen” cake. I was about to order a 1/4 sheet cake from our local grocery store, same ‘ol, same ‘ol, right! Then … Read more
This peace sign cake was made last minute for a surprise 10th birthday party. My daughter said she did want a party (which we had planned for a couple of weeks after her actual birth date). With 3 days to go I had to find out sneakily what she would’ve wanted and created a surprise … Read more
I made this superhero birthday cake for a little guy that really wanted to have a cake that was designed like a wedding cake with spring flowers. I could see the little guy wasn’t sure about cakes. He actually wanted a stacked cake so I said, “Let me just do it and you will be so … Read more
I made this cactus cake for my good friend who commissioned me to make a birthday cake for her husband and son’s combined birthday party. Cake baking is relatively new to me. I just started this year and I have fallen head over heels in love with baking and frankly, I might be a little obsessed. … Read more
I made this Angry Birds Star Wars cake for my son’s birthday. He loves Star Wars… and Angry Birds, of course! It took me a week to complete. Angry Birds Star Wars Cake Details The characters and Death Star were made from Rice Krispy treats. I researched the characters online and decorated them to detail as … Read more