This scout camp cake was made to raise funds in a raffle to help towards cost of scout camp. It’s a simple sponge cake covered in fondant. All decorations are made of colored fondant except marshmallow on stick which is a mini marshmallow. It raised lots of money towards camp costs and as it was … Read more
I got a message from a mother who was giving her daughter a Baby Shower. She said they decorated the baby’s room like a Rain Forest. So she asked if I could do something like that. I told her I’d do my best, so first thing I did was see what was in a rain forest. … Read more
A couple of months ago, my niece asked me to make a groom’s cake for her wedding. Her then fiance/now husband is a big Duck Dynasty fan, especially Uncle Si, so we agreed on a design and I set out to make her cake. I started with the characters-all gum paste and fondant Because I had never made people … Read more
I made this sweetest Unicorn and Gazebo 1st birthday cake for my middle granddaughter Morgan’s birthday. Her party was in a park with a gazebo and her Mommy had chosen a Unicorn theme. Her birthday is Halloween, but Mommy doesn’t want that to be the theme of her birthdays. It actually got quite cold the day … Read more
A friend came to me and asked me to bake a cake for a little girl whose family was having a hard time financially. I wanted her cake to be something that would leave her in awe and give her memories for years to come. When I found out she loved Dora, I knew I … Read more
I have tried making this kind of jungle cake a few times, it is a copy of another one I saw online. I took some of the ideas and changed things a little. This cake took a very long time especially with all the little animals made out of gum paste, at least an hour … Read more
I made this Daisy to Brownie Bridging cake for my daughter’s bridging ceremony to Brownies. I used a half sheet pan and made 2 cakes. I used 2 mixes for each half sheet. After each cake was made, I leveled the tops of each cake and layed them next to each other on cake boards that … Read more
I have the motto “If you can dream it, I can turn it into cake” so… when someone came to me and wanted a hunting themed cake I was so excited! They were wanting just a little figure of a fish and buck, but I said it wasn’t good enough “go big or go home”. … Read more
I was asked to make this Eagle Scout cake for a wonderful young man who graduated on Friday and was officially made an Eagle Scout on Saturday! He wanted red velvet with chocolate ganache and butter cream cream filling. Mother gave me a picture to go by, but I made some changes. I wanted to find a … Read more
This hunting dogs birthday cake is my cake made for a dog club. They are a French hunting breed so I went for a rabbit hunting theme, with the dogs failing to get any. I am new to cake making, this is about my 5th and I have learnt a valuable lesson, do not mix royal and … Read more
This is my camo hunting cake complete with edible antlers and an edible chocolate rifle with scope. I made this in March 2013 for my son’s 9th birthday. He loves to go hunting with his daddy and this is what he ordered. I am far from being a professional baker (maybe one day!!) but I … Read more
The summertime fun camping cake is for a fellow employee’s birthday. The cake is chocolate iced with vanilla butter cream. The dirt is made from crushed up graham crackers and the tents are also graham crackers broken in half covered with rolled butter cream and pretzel sticks for the poles. The pond is blue gel and the grass is … Read more