I made this High Heel shoe cake for my friend’s wife, yes, she loves glamorous shoes. The stand is made from perforated plastic, and was cut and bent into the shape. The cake itself is vanilla sponge with a vanilla butter cream. Once the cake was carved into the shape I needed, I dirty iced … Read more
I found the recipe for this Flip Flop Luau Cake on Betty Crocker but modified it a bit. They had a handy template that you print out so that your flip flop cake is just the perfect size. I’ve done some cake decorating in the past but my experience is minimal. I really wanted to … Read more
I made this Beach Thongs Birthday Cake for my daughter’s birthday from an idea I had seen in a magazine. I started by baking a 9×13 yellow sheet cake. There was no need to remove the cake from the pan after baking but I let it cool completely before cutting the sandals shapes. I cut … Read more
My best friends daughter wanted a cake made in the shape of a high top converse tennis shoe in lime green and orange. After reviewing many tips on cake decorating, I used two 9″ round cakes for the high top and a 13″x9″ cake for the base. I cut the round cakes at an angle … Read more
For my daughters 9th birthday she wanted her party at a water park. Many of the party favors we picked out (from Oriental Traders) had flip-flops so my birthday cake decorating ideas was to make flip-flop cakes. Because she shared her party with two friends I made two cakes. For the second cake I made … 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
My grandniece Riley and her friend Zoe were sharing a birthday party for 10 nine year old girls and they wanted a special cake. They drew a picture of the design they wanted and gave it to me to make and their art work is proudly on display in a frame hanging on my kitchen … Read more
This Neon Colored Zebra Print Cake was made for a friend of mine who couldn’t really come up with what she wanted for a cake for the longest time. Finally she said I like bright colors and zebra print and this is what I came up with. It’s just a small 2 tier cake covered … Read more
I made this father’s day shirt and tie cake using instructions from the Wilton site. The cake itself is a 9×13 cake, covered in buttercream frosting. I then used purchased fondant to cover the shirt. I downloaded templates from the Wilton site to use for the necktie and collar. The tie was supposed to be … Read more
I made this baby shower cake or “sprinkle” cake for the daughter of a friend who was having her second baby. The nursery was done in pink/white/brown with touches of hot pink, and brown zebra stripes. That was part of the reason for this design. I got lots of inspiration and information for making this … Read more
For my daughter’s 9th birthday, we had a tea party with her friends and their mothers. I made her a hat cake. I used scalloped butter cookies dipped in vanilla bark to do the brim. I baked the dome part in a glass bowl. I used the star tip to apply icing. I put a … Read more
I made this Ballerina Jewelry Box Cake for my twin daughters’ seventh birthdays. I used two square cake pans–10X10 and 8X8. I baked both layers a week ahead and froze them. Frozen cake is much easier to assemble, cut/trim and frost. I crumb-frosted both layers with white buttercream and assembled them. To make the two … Read more