I am a self taught cake decorator with no schooling. I learned just because of the love of creating. This particular cake was inspired by someone needing a cake to say thank you. The person is native to Hawaii and he just came back from a visit to his family and upon his return to … Read more
I had a blast doing this Hawaiian Luau birthday cake. It was my niece, Faith’s 12th birthday. My parents, Faith and myself had a HUGELY anticipated trip to Hawaii planned in June and her birthday fell on our first full day there. We celebrated her birthday at home the weekend before our trip with what??? … Read more
This entirely edible display was made for a Hawaiian Luau. The totem in the center is made of four six inch rounds stacked. I stacked the first two on the board, frosted and inserted 5 dowel rods to support the weight of the next two layers. I prepared a small cake board, stacked the next … Read more
Believe it or not, this was a last minute cake! Made entirely by one person in one week, this cake wasn’t as hard as it looks. I had to take it tier by tier in order to not panic. I started with the bottom, which consists of buttercream and fondant rocks. The rocks were actually … Read more
I made 3 Hawaiian Luau Cakes. The top level is a pineapple. I used a 6″ and a prep bowl to make my cake, with a little carving to tweak it. It is covered in fondant. The leaves are fondant with gum text added to help them harden and keep their shape. I piped my lines with butter cream. … Read more
This homemade tiki hut beach cake was actually made for a bridal shower instead of a birthday. I made this cake using a 1/2 sheet cake for the base and a 3-layer 6-inch cake for the tiki hut. The sheet cake is yellow cake and the layer cake is chocolate cake. I cut the two … Read more
Another annual Tiki party, another Tiki cake! Thanks to all on this site for your postings and inspiration. I definitely need to work on my photo skills, the Tiki Village Cake is actually much larger than it looks but with the brownie bites in the front and on an angle, the perspective makes the cake … Read more
My work was having a Luau party and I was asked to bring a cake. I came onto this website to check out some homemade Luau party cake ideas and decided to make the “Tiki” face that was on the paper plates someone bought for the party. I used two 9”x13” layers and slightly “shaved” … Read more
I got this idea for a Luau party from this website and it was a real hit! I used four basic yellow cake mixes for the base- used an extra large wedding cake pan and baked it according to the times on the pans directions. I used a small topper pan for the island with … Read more
I bought a frozen cake. I colored 1/2 the icing blue and left 1/2 white. I frosted 3/4 of the unique birthday cake with the blue. I made a curve with the blue icing (made it look like the shore). I frosted the other with the white icing. I then crushed vanilla wafers and sprinkled … Read more
For the base of the Hula Girl Birthday Cake I used a 10″ round cake pan. I doubled the layers of cake on the base, with butter cream icing to separate the layers. For the Hula skirt I baked the cake in a 2 quart Pyrex bowl @ 350 degrees for 50 minutes. I made … Read more
I made this Hawaiian Island Cake for a rehearsal dinner for my best friend’s wedding. They were going to Hawaii for their honeymoon, so decided on a Luau themed dinner. The ocean layer is two 12 inch round chocolate cakes with chocolate mouse filling. The island is two 10 inch round lemon cakes with fresh … Read more