I made this Monster High doll cake for a wonderful 7 year old who loves Monster High. I am not a big planner when it comes to designing my cakes. I just kind of let them happen. I used an 8″ round pan and the doll pan. No plastic Barbie items are used on on … Read more
My son needed a short notice school project in two days and he asked if I could help make a Hamsa hand design out of cupcakes. I had no idea what Hamsa was, so I looked it up on the interweb and found lots of ideas. I make cakes and cupcakes but I’d never made … Read more
I had this Hello Kitty cake in mind one year ago for my granddaughter. She didn’t even know about Hello Kitty until someone gave her a Hello Kitty doll only a few weeks ago. The prep began one week in advance for the decorations to be made from fondant!. I used some pre-colored fondant and then … Read more
Whenever I get to make a cake for someone, I go through the process of a lot of thinking before deciding what the final product should look like. This time it was different. I was making a cake for my dear own husband. First of all, I am not a professional baker, but we can … Read more
I made this mermaid beach cake for a 6th birthday celebration. Cake Ingredients For chocolate cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk ½ cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling … Read more
Here it is! I called this one the uh…? Mouse with ears character cake. Ya know, didn’t want the big guys coming after me for saying it’s “Mickey Mouse.” Almost every cake I create is fun for me. This one was fun because I was hosting a cake class for three friends the day before. … Read more
I made this cake for a little boy who wanted a Tom and Jerry cake. I was a little worried when I saw the idea that the mother wanted, knowing that there was lots of sculpting required and I had to make sure the cake was sturdy as well. The top part has a large … Read more
I hopped on board the Frozen frenzy and made this Princess Elsa cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. For almost a year my daughter had been talking about wanting a “castle” cake which I had been mentally planning. Then Frozen came along….well, we all know what happened with Frozen…it took over the world!…and my daughter’s … Read more
I was called to do this cake for a very special 11 year old boy. He loved Star Wars, Harry Potter, the Hobbit and much more. This wasn’t just any party though, it was his farewell party. He had end stage brain cancer and he had a huge party to celebrate his life. It was … Read more
My 11 year-old daughter, Hope, chose a puppy theme for her birthday this year. She recently started volunteering at our local animal shelter and decided that she would donate her party to them. She asked her friends not to bring her gifts, but instead to bring gifts that dogs and cats would like. Obviously, she … Read more
I made this Angry Birds cake for a friend who has me make all of her sons’ cakes and they do it big. They have large, super fun birthday parties with everything from magicians to pony rides to big, bouncy slides. This was a cake I made for her son Luke who was turning 5. … Read more
This western cowboy cake was made for my grandson for his second birthday. He lives on a mini farm and loves all of the farm animals as well as horses. He loves to dress like a cowboy and wear his western boots and cowboy hat, so this just seemed like the best cake to make … Read more