No matter your age, celebrate your inner child! This farmer themed cake was delivered to an 85 year old man who loves John Deere tractors, cows and his little brown dog. He had no idea there was a surprise birthday party in the works, or that he would receive a birthday cake! Wanting the elderly … Read more
I always use packet mixture – Betty Crocker’s fudge cake, because it freezes so well. I make the cake in advance, then cut and carve all the pieces. I then used chocolate butter icing to glue the pieces into shape. Because the cake is still frozen, the icing sets immediately, adding stability. I used blocks … Read more
I made this tractor cake for my dad who lives back home in Ireland, my daughters call him Ga ga! The reason behind a farm cake is simply because he lives out the countryside at home and grew up on a farm, also I saw a little tractor that looked really cute and really wanted … Read more
I made this little animals birthday cake for my daughter’s 4th birthday. It is a copy of a cake I saw online. However the cake I saw online had 4 little animals with a special meaning behind each animal, it was very thoughtful. For me, I simply loved the look of the cake as did … Read more
What a week, I decided that making a farm themed cake for my grandson’s 2nd birthday would not only be fun but easy. Needless to say, farming is not to be taken lightly! I started with what I thought was the beginning, the design. I researched, YouTubed, and made drawings til I was pleased with … Read more
My son loved his John Deere tractor cake and thought it was a toy at first! From two frozen cake loaves I carved out the shape of a tractor body. I filled the layers with butter cream then did a crumb coat all over and then a final thick coat of butter cream. I did … Read more
Wyatt is my girls’ half brother. What a cutie he is! I claim him, even though he’s my ex’s child. Ironically he calls me his “Aunt Mimi”. Yes, it’s weird, but it’s good. His 2nd birthday was a reason for me to finally try cake decorating. It was my first cake, and I was a … Read more
My mom sent me a picture of a John Deere birthday cake. It was a 3 tier cake and told me she thought I should make this cake for my son’s 3rd birthday and at first I was kinda scared cause I’ve never made a 3 tier cake before with so much detail to it … Read more
It had always been on my mind to do a farm themed birthday cake. And what better occasion than a kids’ party! I prepared the fondant figures before hand i.e the piglet and the ducklings. The duckling were a request from my kids and the piglet came as a request from one of their friends. … Read more
I make this Gitty-Up cowboy cake for my son’s 6th birthday. For weeks my son asked for a Soccer birthday party so I was dead set on making a soccer cake for him, BUT at the last minute he decided he wanted a cowboy birthday party. With only 2 days to change EVERYTHING from soccer to … Read more
Matthew wanted a tractor cake which I had a basic plan for in my mind. Quite unusually as a man, I have been delegated the cake making or at least icing for our parties. Then Matthew got fixated on having icing vegetables and insisted that he new where to buy them on the other side … Read more
I did this tractor birthday cake for my 5 year old son’s birthday. He loves tractors and John Deere. The cake is made of 2 oblong cakes put together. To do the brown plowed field it is chocolate icing that I put on then put in the refrigerator to get the icing stiff. Then I … Read more