Cool Homemade One Foot in the Grave Cake

Homemade One Foot in the Grave Cake

For my 40th birthday I decided to make a “one foot in the grave” cake. I made a large rectangular chocolate brownie cake with pistachio nuts and chunks of 3 colours of chocolate (I baked it in a roasting pan). This made a very firm cake which held the heavy marzipan gravestone well. I iced … Read more

Coolest Tombstone Cake

Homemade Tombstone Cake

I started this Tombstone cake with a Wilton 12×15 sheet cake pan and trimmed the upper edge to a curved shape. I iced the entire cake with light grey buttercream icing. The letters, angel, roses and leaves were molded candies made from Wilton candy melts. The angel was made from a plastic mold I found … Read more

Coolest Homemade Graveyard Cake Ideas and Photos 11

This Graveyard cake was made using two 9×13 pans. I used chocolate cake mixes. It had a filling that was a can of cherry pie filling mixed with one softened cream cheese. Once these ingredients are mixed, fold in a large container of Cool Whip and spread mixture between the two layers. The icing is … Read more

Coolest Homemade 3 Tiered Spooky Halloween Birthday Cake

Homemade  Halloween Birthday Cake

I created this Halloween Birthday Cake using 12″, 8″ and 6″ round pans. It was designed for my grand-daughters 12th birthday party. I used dividers with poles that I stuffed with black ribbon. I used rolled fondant colored black to cover the divider plates. For the top and middle plates, I let the fondant hang … Read more

Coolest Homemade Halloween Cake Ideas and Photos 1

This cake was prepared using three boxes of cake mix, two French vanilla and one box of chocolate cake mix. Each box of French vanilla cake mix was dyed, one purple and the other orange and to the chocolate cake mix I added a little black color to it. Color gel is found at any … Read more

Coolest Haunted House Cake

Homemade Haunted House Cake

I made this haunted house cake for my niece for her birthday. It took me about 8 hours and it was lots of fun! I used 3 boxes of cake. A 9×13 pan and layered the cake. For the roof, windows and doors I used fondant.

Coolest Pumpkin Cake

Homemade Pumpkin and Spiders Cake

Mom and I went to a country music hall and made spiders out of cupcakes one year with pipe cleaners and moving eyes in 2008 so this year I decided to do it again only I wanted something more to go with it so I got my bundt pan out and wanted to make a … Read more

Coolest Pumpkin Birthday Cake

Homemade Pumpkin Birthday Cake

This Pumpkin Birthday Cake was inspired by a pumpkin 1st birthday card that I made for my son and the invitations as well. I also decorated with tiny pumpkins and thus made another bundt cake turned into a pumpkin for my son’s 1st birthday party! I used a bundt pan and iced it with cream … Read more

Funny Homemade Halloween Pumpkin Cake

Homemade Halloween Pumpkin Cake

I used a round bowl to bake my chocolate cake in. That way it lays flat on the plate and is rounded on top. You will probably have to trim some cake off the top of the cake so it lays flat. I cut it in half and put in some raspberry jelly. If you … Read more

Coolest Homemade Pumpkin Cakes 1

I made two bundt cakes, leveled them and stacked them (flat sides together). I then used the orange Wilton coloring mixed with a little brown (to darken it up a bit). I then iced the entire cake with a nice amount of icing. Once covered I went back over the icing in an upwards motion … Read more

Coolest Pirate Skull Cake

Homemade Pirate Skull Cake

I made this 6″ Pirate Skull cake and 85 cupcakes for a friend’s son’s first birthday. The theme was ‘Pirates, red and black’. Half of the cupcakes were vanilla cakes and half were chocolate. I made homemade buttercream icing from the C&H Sugar Recipe and colored half of it red and the other half black. … Read more