This year my daughter decided on a Hollywood Theme. I decided it had to have Oscars, Lights, Film, all of it! (And I would say I succeeded). For this cake, I used an 18″x32″ board because let me tell you, this cake weighs a TON and I needed the stability! The bottom two tiers are styrofoam cake … Read more
My Dad’s 80th birthday party had a Hollywood Theme to it. I had so much fun baking, decorating and mounting the Hollywood cake. It sits on a tall tier. In the center is a mirror ball that spun throughout the event (gave that sense of spot light). The cake is a three tier stack, white … Read more
I got a call from a lady I didn’t know telling me that she had ordered a cake from someone who had to have surgery. She needed a cake in one day! Knowing nothing about the family I was supposed to use red and black and a Hollywood theme. I came up with feathers because boas remind me of … Read more
This cake was made for a 5 yr old that loves being center stage. He loves music and loves performing. His mom thought that it would be great to have him a “Red Carpet” cake. This is a 1/2 chocolate sheet cake with vanilla butter cream icing. The decor was pretty simple. The red carpet is made … Read more
I found this basic movie camera outline in some clip art and enlarged it.I made a stencil by tracing it onto wax paper with a sharpie pen. I then outlined the back side of wax paper with icing gel, and pressed it onto a frosted cake. I Piped in stars into outlined the shape, then … Read more
Movie reel: chocolate round one layer cake covered in chocolate buttercream icing with marshmallow fondant (Googled the recipe). Black holes are marshmallow fondant and film strip is fruit by the foot.
My daughter wanted a “Movie Star” party. So I decided for a Hollywood cake to make a Walk-of-Fame star cake. I used an 8×8 cake and frosted it with white frosting. Then I frosted the star with red and used black icing for the rest. I sprinkled yellow sugar crystals over the entire cake to … Read more
My daughter is a HUGE Hollywood fan and movie buff and wanted a Hollywood themed birthday party for her 10th birthday. I wanted to make her a Hollywood cake of the famous Hollywood Sign (one of her most favorite things!). My Mom does cake decorating as a hobby and took on the task. For her … Read more
My daughter has a huge interest in going to any new released show so I decided to make her a movie themed cake for her 18th birthday. I was worried she would think this Popcorn Birthday Cake was a little “young”, but she loved it. The pop corn was really fun. I made some homemade … Read more
This cake was not actually a birthday cake, but we (me and my partner) made it for the annual fair at our church. Wanting to do something that will be eye catching, we decided to make a “Oscar Academy Award” cake. Although the Oscar is not an exact replica of the original, it does give … Read more
This was a cake I made for a birthday gift to my daughter’s friend. I wanted a movie theater glam look. I love using petal dust to get the silver and gold shimmer. This cake was a lot of fun and had a few unique designs. I used edible paint to make the film tape … Read more
I made this Homemade At the Movies Birthday Cake as a surprise for a friend. He knows I decorate cakes as a hobby and loves to watch “Ace of cakes”. I used a square cake for the base, covered it with fondant and made the “Film” strip as well out of fondant. The screen, popcorn … Read more
For her 21st birthday party my daughter was having a Hollywood party theme. She wanted a Homemade Hollywood Birthday Cake to complement this theme. A Hollywood star seemed both appropriate and suitable so using ideas from this site I set about the task. A 30 cm chocolate mud cake was used as the cake for … Read more
My friend Jay is at university learning to teach film studies. So I thought what better birthday cake to make her than a film clapperboard, personalized to her? She was so grateful to receive such a thoughtful and tasty gift. It started life as a sponge recipe made in a large square cake tin. I … Read more