This is a Derby Hat Cake that I made for a friend who requested a cake for his mother’s 65th birthday party. She enjoys the races, and her party was in the middle of the derbies. I decided to go with a derby hat. The cake itself is chocolate with white buttercream layers. I used … Read more
My eleven year old nephew was really into Krew skater pants and was hoping to get some (or enough money to buy some) for his birthday. I love making creative birthday cakes, so I made this birthday cake out of a 9×13 cake. I cut a tall triangle out to make the section between the … Read more
I got this unique birthday cake from a magazine but let me break it down and make it a bit easier. The lid of the jewelry box which I made the night before should probably be made at least 2 days in advance. Mine fell apart. On a foil lined large baking sheet (I used … Read more
I started this Homemade Purse Cake by making a 8” coconut Madeira cake. I made this a few days prior to icing the cake. I then started to make the make up items. I made these with a small amount of roll out icing and a small amount of flower paste. I kneaded this well, … Read more
This Purse and Wallet Cake was made with satin ice fondant and fondant cut outs. The only template I used was the black CC logo found on line, the rest was free hand. This Purse and Wallet Cake did not turn out as I pictured it but the client was happy and that’s all that … Read more
I am new at making cakes. I just love doing them. I am currently taking the course 1 Wilton class. I made the purse cake because someone asked if I could, so I did it and had fun doing it. I made some mistakes but in the end it turned out very cute. First I … Read more
I asked a friend if she wanted me to make her birthday cake for her 50th and she agreed. I wanted to make something special so because she owned a bag shop I thought of making her a Louis Vuitton Cake. I started by making a simple mud cake and I baked it in a … Read more
This Chanel handbag cake is made in an 8in round cake tin, then cut cake in half and placed flat sides on cake board. I carved the bottom of the sides of the cake to give more of a bag affect. I covered the cake with white fondant icing, marked the quilt pattern and the … Read more
I saw a picture of this unique cake online and fell in love with it. Unfortunately the directions didnt work so I ended up coming up with my own design. After baking three 8″ square cakes and freezing them, I stacked the square cakes on top of each other and sliced them on an angle … Read more
My daughter wanted to have a flip flop 9th birthday party. It was summer and everyone wears flip flops, so I made 2 pairs of flip flops cakes out of loaf pans, one pair is vanilla and the other pair is chocolate, both decorated with buttercream frosting. The straps were made of 2 colored twisted … Read more
This Converse shoe cake was made by using rectangle cakes, iced, and stacked about four or five high. Then you get a nice serrated knife and start carving. I don’t like templates or cut outs; just do it freehand. Start by taking off only a little at a time to get the shape right.(remember- you … Read more
This homemade Diva show cake was made for a little girl with a serious shoe fetish. It is an 8″ round chocolate fudge with raspberry/chocolate ganache filling. The icing is a simple butter cream with fondant accents. The shoe was made from fondant and was completely edible except for the sequence used on the top … Read more