Coolest Homemade Frog Cupcakes 1

For these cute frog cupcakes, you will need to make a batch of frosting and tint green with food coloring. Or, you could “cheat” to save time (like I had to do this time) and buy a large container of pre-made whipped frosting and tint it green. You will also need a small amount of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Frog Cupcakes 2

I modified several different frog cupcakes ideas to come up with the best one for us, and I’m sure it will be a hit for you! Its easy, fun, and the whole family can help. First we baked all our cupcakes (any flavor). Then took white chocolate candy melts (the ones used for candy molds), … Read more

Coolest Homemade Frog Birthday Cakes 3

I made this cake for my sisters baby shower which had a frog/pond theme. I used the big Wiltons sheet cake pan to bake the cake mixes in. I had no idea of making frog birthday cakes so I found a frog clip art on the internet that I liked and printed it out. I … Read more

Coolest Monkey Cake

Homemade Monkey Cake

I made this monkey cake for my son’s first birthday. I made it to look like his favorite stuffed animal that he brings everywhere! I used a buttermilk birthday cake recipe from Nigella Lawson and Ricks buttercream frosting from Allrecipes(made with 3/4 butter, 1/4 shortening). I baked the cakes in a 10 inch round, a … Read more

Coolest Monkey Cake

Homemade Monkey Cake

I made a two layer 9″ banana cake from a box mix and frosted it with a thin layer of buttercream frosting for this Monkey Cake. I then decorated it with a marshmallow fondant I made from a recipe I found on Wilton’s cake website. I colored the fondant for the cake, the monkey, the … Read more

Coolest Monkey Birthday Cake Design

Homemade Monkey Birthday Cake Design

I made this Monkey Birthday Cake Design for my son’s first birthday party. He saw the cake pan at the library and couldn’t stop smiling. The older children insisted we do this one for him. Got the pan, then simply frosted it as suggested in the directions. I used some round chocolate candies for the … Read more

Coolest Monkey Birthday Cake

Homemade Monkey Birthday Cake

This Monkey Birthday Cake I made for a super sweet little girl who is crazy about monkeys! It was super easy. The cake is a chocolate box cake baked in a 10 inch pan. After it cooled, I cut a little off the top to even the cake out. The part I cut off, I … Read more

Coolest Monkey Baby Shower Cake

Homemade Monkey Baby Shower Cake

The Monkey Baby Shower Cake was a 3 layer 14 inch round cinnamon cake. I used cream cheese icing and piped it all over as stars, and made the rattles, baby bottles, safety pins and letters out of chocolate. The monkey is also made out of solid chocolate, and it ended up weighing 4 lbs! … Read more

Cute Homemade Buttercream Curious George Cake

Homemade Curious George Cake

When my nephew was in the hospital, I told him I would make him a banana cake when he got out. So when he did, I prepared a Curious George cake in keeping with the banana theme. It was a double layer 10″ chocolate cake filled with banana flavored frosting. I used copious amounts of … Read more

Coolest Homemade Monkey Face Birthday Cakes 5

I decided to make this monkey face cake for my daughters first birthday. I thought it would fit, as she was born in the year of the Monkey for the Chinese New Year. I made it a banana cake, and used cocoa and butter for the icing, as I know you shouldn’t give infants chocolate. … Read more