I did this Homemade Poker Chip Birthday Cake on a whim for my husband’s poker night because I wanted to try out a new cake recipe. I had been searching around for a recipe that kept the cake more compact when cutting. This recipe used a box cake but I added a few extra ingredients … Read more
I got a lot of great ideas from this site for my husband’s Texas Hold Em Birthday Cake. I took a couple of ideas from different cakes and put them together. I used my husband’s favorite chocolate cake recipe, and doubled the square and round layers. I used a white butter cream frosting to ice … Read more
In a whim, I made a Homemade Casino Roulette Cake for a friend’s 50th birthday party. He usually gambles in Lawrenceburg, IN and I took the time to research the place and made as close to possible replicas of the casino’s tokens. I made them from Sugar Paste and let them sit to dry and … Read more
I started with a 12×18 sheet cake. I carved a “V” out near the bottom for the chocolate covered coins. The cards shown are mini cards that I laminated so they were washable. Everything else is decorated using buttercream frosting. This cake was for my dads 60th surprise party. I found this site very helpful … Read more
I made this poker birthday cake for my boyfriend’s birthday the other year – was just starting to experiment with cake decorating etc. He is an avid poker fan and plays with his mates often at out place, so I knew something like this would be grateful. I made two sponges – both chocolate and … Read more
I made this homemade Texas Hold Em cake for a friend’s 30th birthday. I made a marble cake 1/2 sheet size and I make my own homemade buttercream icing. The theme for the party was Texas Hold Em so I came up with this idea by checking out my son’s Texas Hold Em set. For … Read more
This is one of those special occasion cakes. I dont remember exactly how I pieced it together. All I knew was I needed a slot machine for my aunt Sharon so I cut two rectangle cakes and pieced them together until it looked like a slot machine. I then frosted in the colors you see … Read more
This poker chip cake was made for a friend’s husband. I was experimenting with rolled buttercream for the top of this one. It is a single layer chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling. It is iced with buttercream. I measured out for the different sections of the poker chip and made templates so that they … Read more
This Casino Birthday Cake was made for a friend’s husband for his birthday. There are three tiers of cake, one 8 inch, one 6 inch, and one 4 inch. You cant really see the top layer because the casino sign is covering it, but it is there! There are 2 layers of cake on each … Read more
This is a gold cake. Stack three 9-inch square cakes, and take two more of which you cut in half and put on the way top. Use dowels in the bottom half to support the cake. The coins are foiled wrapped chocolate. The coin tray and arm are made of fondant. The rest is all … Read more
This cake was made for my mom’s 55th birthday (hence the pair of 5’s) plus green is her favorite color. I did 3 8″round cakes, leveled them out and covered them with a thin layer of fondant then placed them just slightly off center from each other (being careful to keep the weight all in … Read more
We made this Homemade Magic Birthday Cake for a 10 year old boy who loves magic and Criss Angel- Mindfreak. We made one large sheet cake then cut two 8×8 squares and two 6×6 squares. We stacked the two 8×8 squares with icing between them and then stacked the two 6×6 squares with icing between … Read more