I went through a huge Elvis phase when I was younger, around age 12. So when I was asked to make an Elvis cake I was looking forward to it! Elvis is a FBCT (Frozen ButterCream Transfer). I googled Elvis pictures (for cartoon characters I search for coloring pages) and printed the one I liked … Read more
I made this guitar cake for my husband’s 50th birthday. He plays bass guitar, so I wanted to make it as close as possible to the real deal! I drew a template of the shape and all the details of the pick ups and bridge, etc. His favorite flavors are chocolate and cherry, so I made the … Read more
This is what you need to make the Michael Jackson 50th birthday Cake: 2 cakes (I made a 24cm x 30cm and a 16cm x 16cm) Butter Icing (I used 250g unsalted butter, 500g icing sugar and a little milk) Jam 2.5kg White Regalice Icing (available at supermarkets or cake supplies shop) 2 x 250g or … Read more
This cake was made using a 1/2 sheet cake. I iced the cake and carved the edges in a “C”/half moon shape. I covered the size of the cake with black fondant and then laid a sheet of black fondant on the top of the cake. The tape “label” and inside of the cassette is … Read more
This was a cake that I made for my little sister’s 14th birthday. She really loved music and playing the violin, but she is also a big fan of cake. So I decided to make her the coolest cake ever. I bought two boxes of cake mix and vanilla icing. Bake the cakes according to … Read more
Though as an artist I love the abstract and surreal, when it comes to designing an aspiring guitar player’s 6th birthday cake, I’m all about making it look as realistic and detailed as possible. My friend’s son Andrew, who has been taking guitar lessons for about a year now, wanted a really cool guitar cake … Read more
It took a full day of baking 8-9 sheet cakes and then another day of construction for this bass guitar cake. We borrowed a friend’s guitar to draw a layout and then laid out the cakes and cut to match. We did not use fondant . We did use mini Reese’s peanut butter cups for … Read more
This life-size Bass Guitar cake was the most challenging cake I had made to date. The sister of the recipient requested that it be life-size and correct to the minutest of details. At the time of the order, the ‘birthday boy’ was in the States (as this is where he lives) and he was coming to … Read more
This guitar cake was all about the shape. My son turned 14 last year and started taking guitar lessons. He loved playing so we got him a nice acoustic guitar for his birthday, then made a cake to match. I decided to go with a 9×13 brownie instead of a traditional cake, since I thought it … Read more
I made this Radio Station birthday cake for a local Morning Radio Talk Show in Boston. I had called the station the week before to try and win a contest. It was a pop culture contest where the host and I were each asked 5 pop culture questions. She almost never loses. And guess what: She … Read more
I have an 8 year old daughter who just loves music. She thinks she is a rock star. Her birthday was on Thanksgiving and I couldn’t think of a cake theme to give her because of all the other foods that were gonna get prepared that day. So she had stuck a sign on her door that … Read more
I’m a novice in the cake making field, never made anything so time consuming. The end result was worth it and my partner loved it so much he didn’t want to eat it. The guitar cake, I traced the outline of one of my partners guitars, then set to work. I used about 4 cakes in … Read more