This is the first cake I ever made! Well, that was decorated, anyway. My daughter’s first birthday cake, we had her party combined with her Dedication. Everyone loved the caterpillar cake. My mother in law helped me bake and ice it. I probably found a picture on the internet for inspiration, being back in 2008, … Read more
I was pregnant with my second child, second baby girl! Despite the fact that I was 8 months pregnant, taking care of a toddler, as well as planning party and birth, I managed to pull of my best work. This Ladybug baby shower cake was a 10×4 inch strawberry banana cake in which I colored the banana a neon green so … Read more
This Barbie Mariposa cake was a very fun cake to create, we spent a lot of time laughing while trying over and over again to make Barbie’s “outfit” look just right. This cake started out as two simple chocolate 13 x 9 cakes. By shaping the first cake, tracing on paper and mirroring the cuts on the second cake … Read more
This snail cake was for a friend’s daughter, who is crazy about snails! The base was made from rocky road, as I wanted something stable enough to carry the shell. I covered the rocky road in a layer of dark chocolate plastique. The shell was made from 2 cakes. One was a half sphere, baked … Read more
I baked 2 round cakes and leveled the tops. Using a round cookie cutter I removed the centers of the cakes, and then cut sections from the ‘ring’ cakes to fit together and form the ‘3’. This cake was for my youngest son’s birthday party. Tiger cake being a favorite cake (stripy chocolate and vanilla made with olive oil rather … Read more
I was planning a trip to Oregon for a family visit. I live in Southern Alabama and go to visit at least every couple years. This visit just happened to fall on my sister’s birthday so of course she begged me to make her cake for it. I make everyone’s cakes at home for birthdays, … Read more
I made this Ladybug birthday cake and Ladybug cupcakes for my grand daughter for her birthday. I used fondant for the lady bug. I baked a two layer, covered it in fondant. I used a small round cutter to make dots. I bought a candy mold of lady bugs to make the smaller lady bugs out … Read more
My daughter experienced dairy/soy allergy until she was about 14 months old. It’s nearly impossible to find cakes that are both dairy free and soy free so I knew we needed to come up with a homemade option for her first birthday. We chose a ladybug theme for her birthday and made her a beautiful … Read more
Fondant is wonderful to work with when it comes to cake decorating. No more flat cakes. They have to be 3D now. I had made Lightning McQueen Cars cake for my 2 year old grandson and now it was his sister’s turn. My daughter wanted a ladybug theme so I got out my Wilton egg pan and … Read more
This Bumble Bee cake was made for my granddaughter Addy’s 1st birthday. I made a classic 13×9 sheet cake, then cut out 4 pieces to shape the head, wings and tapered body. I then used some of those pieces to shape the wings and the stinger. The wings were iced with white icing and a blue bakery … Read more
I made this ladybug birthday cake for my daughter’s 3rd birthday using a few ideas that I got from your site. It was so much fun to make! I made a home made strawberry cake (1 1/2x the recipe). I made an 11 x 13 cake for the base and a used a large glass … Read more
I made this amazing cake for my daughters first birthday. It was baked using a bundt pan and cut into three pieces and reassembled into the caterpillar shape. The “hump” piece must be larger than the other two to make it the right shape. (I cut a template with paper and played with it until … Read more