Coolest Wizards of Waverly Place Cake

Homemade Wizards of Waverly Place Cake

A friend at work asked me to do a Wizards of Waverly Place theme cake for her 9 year old daughter! I didn’t have a clue what it was so I did some searching on the internet and she brought me over the plates and table cloths that she had purchased. What you see here … Read more

Coolest Dr Doofenschmirtz (of Phineas and Ferb) Cake

Homemade Dr Doofenschmirtz Cake

I was glad my son requested a Dr Doofenschmirtz (of Phineas and Ferb) cake for his 21st birthday. The whole family was hooked on the show and I was excited for the challenge (I had made my daughter a Phineas and Ferb roller coaster the year before.) I found a good pose of him online … Read more

Cool Homemade In the Night Garden Gazebo Cake

Homemade  In the Night Garden Gazebo Cake

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

Coolest Pikachu Cake

Pikachu Cake

This Pikachu cake was made for my son’s 8th birthday. I first baked 2 cakes in bowls for the rounded parts then 4 more flat rounds for the height. The hands and feet are made from Twinkies that were cut in half. I used red fruit roll ups for the cheeks and mouth then drew … Read more

Coolest Iggle Piggle Birthday Cake

Homemade Iggle Piggle Birthday Cake

I made this Iggle Piggle Birthday Cake for my son’s first birthday, he loves watching Iggle Piggle on DVD, so it seemed a logical choice. My friend Megan helped me make this, thank you so much! The sponge is white chocolate, icing is butter cream and face and blanket are made from fondant. Took hours … Read more

Coolest Pokemon Pokeball Birthday Cake

Homemade Pokemon Pokeball Birthday Cake

Seeing as how my oldest son is the Pokemaster of our street, a Pokemon Pokeball birthday cake seemed fitting! The ball part of the cake is red-velvet baked in a soccer ball cake pan. One boxed cake mix takes about 50 mins. at 350*F in this pan. I then crumb coated it in a thin … Read more

Coolest Upsy Daisy Birthday Cake

Homemade Upsy Daisy Birthday Cake

I started by printing a picture of Upsy Daisy that I downloaded off the internet and then I enlarged it to be the actual cake size on the photocopier. I then cut the template out and placed it on the slab of butter cake that I had baked and cut out the shapes. I cut … Read more

Coolest Pokemon Cake Photos and How-To Tips 4

I made this Pokemon cake for my sons 7th Birthday last year. He is a complete Pokemon nut and he favors Pikachu. I baked a store bought mix in a 9×13 pan and frosted it regular store bought frosting. I used the plate as inspiration for the design and I drew it in the frosting … Read more

Coolest Iggle Piggle Cake

Homemade Iggle Piggle Cake

I made this Iggle Piggle cake for my daughter’s first birthday. She loves In the Night Garden and immediately knew who it was when she saw her cake on her birthday. I made a Victoria sponge for the cake and froze it. When it was semi frozen I cut it in half to put jam … Read more

Coolest Princess Tiana Birthday Cake

Homemade Princess Tiana Birthday Cake

I have always seen doll cakes but wasn’t really able to find any ideas for Princess Tiana since she is so new. After studying many pictures of her dress I decided to give it a try and this Princess Tiana Birthday Cake was my result. I used the Pampered Chef Classic Batter Bowl to get … Read more

Coolest Ratatouille and Linguini Birthday Cake

Homemade Ratatouille and Linguini Birthday Cake

I made two standard (pie-dish sized) cheesecakes and stacked one on top of the other for this Ratatouille and Linguini Birthday Cake. I cut out a wedge to make it look like a cheese wheel. I then placed the cheesecakes on a cheese platter and put them in the freezer. Then, I put a 1 … Read more

Coolest Elmo Sphere Cake

Elmo Sphere Cake

This was my first character cake, didn’t expect it to even turn out but I was pleasantly surprised. I just cooked two dome cakes with a Pyrex glass bowl. I used 2 boxes of cake mix and put 3cups in each bowl and then made cupcakes with the leftovers. Then I put them together and gave … Read more