I think I used 6, rounds cake pans for this Nail Polish Birthday Cake and I did each layer in a rainbow color. I then used fondant and glitter to make the label. The top was a cup with fondant around it and also painted with glitter. As you can see the fondant ripped and … Read more
I made this Make-Up Birthday Cake for my friend’s mothers 50TH! I used a 10″ round cake tin for the bottom tier of the cake and used a square 5″ cake tin and once made cut it in half for the makeup bag. The cake is a vanilla sponge with strawberry and butter cream icing … Read more
I made this Make Up cake for my Mary Kay grand opening I had. I wanted a cake that had make up on it. I got some ideas from a cake on this website and decided to make some of my own. I baked a 10 inch round cake and iced it with purple buttercream … Read more
My 6 year is all about make-up and anything purple and girly. So for her 6th birthday, January 2012 she told me she wanted a make-up cake. I had no idea what to do and saw a lot of other cute cakes with a make up bag, but she JUST wanted make up on her … Read more
I made this Spa Birthday Cake for my daughter’s Spa birthday party and it was a hit. It was actually pretty easy. I used fondant to make the spa girl and the face cream is made of butter cream colored avocado green. To cut the face I just traced around a bowl to get a … Read more
My daughter was having a Mall scavenger hunt for her 12th birthday and when I asked her what kind of cake she wanted she said “surprise me”. So, I came up with a Fashion Cake Idea. I always make ice cream cakes for my kids because they prefer them to regular cake or cupcakes. The … Read more
This hair dryer cake was for my hair stylist as a surprise. The nozzle and handle are rice cereal treats and the center is cake. I made the comb and scissors out of gum paste and painted them using food coloring and luster dust diluted with vodka. The cord and plug are made from fondant … Read more
I made this Beauty School Cake for a co-worker who was leaving our medical office to go to beauty school. I wanted to wish her the best. The cake was made using the Pampered Chef batter bowl. I made two cakes with the batter bowl, trimmed the top of each and inverted one onto the … Read more
My husband is addicted to chapstick, so I thought this chapstick cake would fit him perfectly. Basically I just used a bread pan for the body, baked two cakes and fit them together. I then carved the top of the tube with a knife to make the indentations. The red is dyed frosting and all … Read more
This Beauty Cake was made for my daughter’s 30th birthday. The makeup was made using colored fondant, the tops of the nail polish bottles were held in place using spaghetti and edible glue, the mask was made by covering a mask with rolled out fondant which was left to dry for about a week. It … Read more
This spa and glamour cake was for a 13 year old’s birthday party and we were having a theme called ‘spa fabu’ – short for spa fabulous. I found the spa cake on this website and decided to make a few modifications. I made a three layer cake (dark chocolate layers with whipped topping between … Read more
My 6 year old is Hannah Montana crazy and I really wanted to make a cake for her birthday. I finally decided on a make up bag cake – which I could customize to Hannah Montana with her ‘logo’. I baked a normal round double cake. Using plastic icing I made a large pink sheet … Read more
This is a cake for my 10 year old’s Spa Birthday Party. It is a face covered in fondant and then buttercream to make the “masque” The whole spa girl cake is edible. I used a large round pan and then carved out the shape I wanted taking into consideration the towel on the head. … Read more
I made an assortment of makeup the day before from rolled fondant and the following day I made a round sponge cake. Then smoothed buttercrean in the middle and over the outside. I then measured the cake and rolled a long piece of fondant to fit the diameter of the cake and slightly wider than … Read more
When I made my son his hamburger and hot dog cakes (#64 under food), I knew I had to come up with something special for my daughter. I know all females love handbags and shoes so I was on a mission to make her a Glamour Bag And Shoes Cake. With my unexperienced cake decorating … Read more
I made this Spa Birthday Cake for my daughter´s 8th birthday – Spa Party in Costa Rica. I made the face with a mask mold. I cooked a vanilla cake and crumbed it – mix it with frosting (like making cake pops) but instead I filled the mask, previously wrapped with clinging plastic wrap, and … Read more
I made this Spa Lady cake for my daughter’s 9th birthday party. I used one box of cake mix and divided it into two round cake pans (9″ and 8″, using the smaller for the top). I placed the smaller cake above the larger. I trimmed off the bottom round edge, so the pieces would … Read more
For my daughters 10th birthday we had a Spa party at our house. We made invitations that looked like nail polish bottles so she wanted her cake to look just like her invitation. Where does one find birthday cakes to make that look like nail polish bottles? For this great nail polish cake I used … Read more
I love to make cakes for my kids. I have used this sight to get a lot of my ideas (so thanks everyone). The one thing that I have learned is that everyone’s cake will show up different, but it can work. Mine never looks like the one that I want. So, here’s how I … Read more
My youngest daughters 5th birthday theme was dress-up. The cakes had to look like her and her outfit. I used the grass tip to match the fuzzy top. The makeup in her hand and in the purse was the make-up candles from Wilton.s 5th birthday theme was dress-up. The cakes had to look like her … Read more
This Beads Birthday Cake is a 9×13 sheet cake and is a chocolate cake covered in buttercream. I made the flower’s, beads and necklaces from fondant. It was a really fun cake!
I baked this Nail Polish Birthday Cake for my niece’s 8th birthday party, which she chose to have a pedicure party theme for. We found plates and napkins in bright pink with zebra print trim, and I used those for the icing colors (her favorite color is hot pink). I baked two store bought mixes … Read more
I made this unique cake for a little girl’s spa birthday party. This cake was made out of fondant over a mask purchased at a craft store. The make-up is molded out of fondant, thanks for looking….
This homemade dressing table cake design was rather easy to make. I used a shaped, cake pan which made the dressing table easier to “sculpt”. Then I just placed all her toys that were lying around to beautify the top. Saved lots of time as I don’t know how to sculpt marzipan and was able … Read more