I made this Handbag cake for my Mum’s birthday. I used ready made orchard icing to decorate two pieces of cake, cut into the handbag size. I used licorice to make the handles, and a knife to slightly cut the icing to make the illusion of cushioning on the handbag.
I made this Fashionista Cake for my mom’s birthday. (I won’t say her age or she’ll kill me, LOL!) It’s a two-tier yellow pound cake covered in fondant that I painted with food color. The beading is also fondant. You can’t really see it in this picture but the entire cake is also lightly dusted … Read more
The theme of my daughter’s 6th birthday was All Things Girly so it was only fitting to do a purse cake. When I finished making the batter, which was a simple 4 egg yellow cake batter, she asked me for cupcakes instead of a cake. I agreed but was still stuck with the purse idea … Read more
I made this cake for my darling little sister who was turning 24 yrs old and who loves to travel. I used: 1- Reg. Sheet Pan, Wilton Butter Cream icing, and Fondant icing. I iced the cake with buttercream icing (make sure its completely flat on top, fondant will take the shape of any uneven … Read more
I made this girls birthday cake out of two rectangle pans, cut them in half then carved them down in the shape of a hand bag. Straps are made from fondant. The Gucci symbols are fondant as well as the leather look on the cake. I used the pearl dust to shimmer for glitter color. … Read more
I had planned on making a Purse Birthday Cake Design for my girlfriend’s birthday but her mom called me wanting the cake a day earlier than I had planned so I wasn’t able to prepare some of the fondant pieces ahead of time so they could dry. I made a 1/2 sheet cake and cut … Read more
A friend ordered a birthday cake for her office colleague. Since the birthday girl is one shopaholic girl, I thought it would be cool to make a birthday cake that represent shopping. Then I found this Wilton cake mold, perfect for a purse cake! The cake is chocolate cake, the handle of the purse is … Read more
I stumbled across this website when I was looking for ideas for a Coach Purses. I read what others have done to achieve their cakes. So, for my Purse Birthday Cake I found 2 oval cake pans that worked wonderfully. After baking the two cakes, I froze them, then crowned OFF the top and then … Read more
I wanted to make my sister in law something special for her 40th so decided on this 3 tier bright novelty cake topped with a designer look handbag. This 40th Birthday Glam Cake was so much fun to make. Chocolate cake in the top, fruit in the middle then carrot at the bottom. She is … Read more
This Purse Birthday Cake Design is my first purse cake! This cake was made for a friend of mine for her 24th birthday. There are 3 layers. I simply used a lemon box cake mix and since I didn’t have a pan, I bought one that had 3 different pans from the grocery store. I … Read more
For this unique cake I baked a carrot cake and a caramel cake, then I froze it over night and sculpted it into a petal shape. I used one layer carrot, then caramel cake, and then carrot again. I sketched shopping bags and used fondant frosting to mold them. I then covered the cake and … Read more
I made this girls birthday cake for a friends daughter’s 24th birthday party. She works in fashion so I thought the purse would be perfect for her. Her only request had been a “fun fetti” cake so indeed that was what was inside. I just made a stack of layers ever narrower. I froze it … Read more