Homemade Bubblegum Machine Cake with Over 60 Cake Balls!

My fiancé and I had a great time making this homemade bubblegum machine cake for my niece’s 4th birthday! We carried the theme throughout the whole party; with homemade decorations, homemade games (pin the gum ball in the machine) crafts, bubblegum photo board (we made it look the kids were trapped in the gum machine) … Read more

Coolest Michigan Gumball Machine Cake

My daughter is a student at UofM, and loves anything Michigan, so naturally, I made her a MI themed gumball machine cake. It was all chocolate cake. I used 2 8″ layers, 1,6″ layer,and 1,4″ layer. I filled and stacked the cakes, then carved to the shape that I liked, before frosting and covering with … Read more

Coolest Gum Ball Machine Cake

Coolest Gum Ball Machine Cake

I made this Gum Ball Machine cake for my grandfather’s birthday one year.  I had seen something similar online and had been dying to try my own version and this was my first opportunity. The top is an 8 inch round. The bottom is an 8 inch square cut slightly angled at the sides. The red … Read more

Coolest M&Ms Cake

Homemade M&Ms Cake

I made this homemade M&Ms cake for my brother-in-law’s birthday. He LOVES M&Ms candy. The cake is a three layer cake. It is then iced over with any type icing (but enough that the candy will stick to it). Around the homemade M&Ms cake are Kit-Kats which are “glued on” by the icing itself. After … Read more

Coolest Gumball Machine Birthday Cake

Coolest Gumball Machine Birthday Cake

I was asked to make several sweets for a birthday/grad party that happened to have a “Willy Wonka” theme. I suggested this Gumball Machine Birthday Cake, because I had been dying to try making it. I got the green light,went for it,and this is the end result. She LOVED it!!

Awesome Homemade 3D Gumball Machine Cake

Homemade Gumball Machine Cake

This gumball machine cake was made for my son’s 6th birthday. I love making creative cakes and so this one was something I had wanted to try for sometime. I purchased the glass bowl from Michael’s craft store for about $5 and then built the base from various sized circle cakes, trimming and carving, then … Read more

Coolest Gumball Machine and Ice Cream Cone Cake

Homemade Gumball Machine and Ice Cream Cone Cake

I made this Gumball Machine and Ice Cream Cone Cake for my sister in law’s 35th birthday! She was complaining about getting old and so I wanted to make her something fun (though 35 is so NOT old!!!). The bottom round is 9 inch chocolate fudge with chocolate filling covered in fondant. Cones are all … Read more

Cool Gumball Machine Cake

Coolest Gumball Machine Cakes

This cake was in one of the Wilton yearbooks. It’s the soccer pan and half of the wonder mold pan. The gumballs and trim is fondant and the base is a homemade cake recipe.

Original and Fun Homemade Gumball Machine Cake

Z's Gumball Machine Cake

This Gumball Machine cake is an original creation I made for my son Zayden’s 5th Birthday. The day he was officially allowed to start chewing gum! I made the base of the machine from a cake baked in a 9×13 pan – trimmed to shape. I baked the bubble top cake in a Pyrex bowl. … Read more

Cool Homemade Gumball Machine Cake

Homemade Gumball Machine Cake

I made this gumball cake for my sons 15th birthday after we saw Duff make one on Ace of Cakes. The cake is made from 4 Victoria sandwiches. I used a Victoria sponge recipe and added cocoa powder to give my son the chocolate cake he wanted. The cakes were sandwiched together with chocolate butter … Read more

Coolest Bubble Gum Machine Cake

Homemade Bubble Gum Machine Cake

My 3 yr old granddaughter, Gracie wanted a Bubble Gum party. This is my Bubble gum machine cake. I baked a round white cake for the glass ball and a square strawberry cake with red icing for the base. I used gold chocolate coins. Just before the candles, I let the kid add the bubble … Read more

Coolest Gumball Machine Cake

Homemade Gumball Machine Cake

I got the idea for a Gumball Machine Cake from a friend and the recipe from a cake magazine (I forget what it was called) she had. With ideas from the internet and the cake magazine recipe, I made the cake to my liking. I used a 9in round and a 9in square pan for … Read more