I got the idea for this guitar cake after my son asked for a cake that looked like a “real” guitar. After looking for cake pans, I decided to look “real”, I must try to sculpt the cake myself. I made 2 rectangle sheet cakes and cut the base of the guitar out of one … Read more
This Birthday Stars Cake was my second time using fondant and the first time doing a stacked cake. It was pretty easy. First I made 3 different sized rounds. I cut each one in half and filled with cherry filling. Crumb coated and then rolled out the fondant. I rolled it up on the pin … Read more
This is an Electric Guitar Cake make to look like a friend’s electric guitar. He plays a 24 fret (those lines on the guitar) so I wanted to make it close to actual size, it wound up being 4ft long! I had to make it in 3 pieces to fit in the fridge and then … Read more
To decorate the guitar cake, make the pickups and whammy bar and bridge. Shape the body. Make proportional to the neck. Use complementary colors to line the case.
I made this Teapot cake for a friend’s daughter. I looked on this website and found a lot of great ideas, what I ended up making was a combination of ideas. For the actual cake, I used my medium glass mixing bowl and made 2. I decided on the height that I wanted and cut … Read more
I used a Wilton guitar pan and followed the instructions for mixing amounts of frosting, coloring and Wilton tips to use etc. Mixing all the frosting took more time than I anticipated. The strings were the most difficult. May have been easier if icing was cold (and I was not rushing to finish). The cake … Read more
I made the Teapot Birthday Cake with packet chocolate mix and did it a few days before my daughter’s birthday so I would have more time (and less stress) in icing the cake the night before. I am glad I did this because it did take me a while! I baked the 2 halves of … Read more
I had to use four batches of frosting, coloring them with food coloring. For the shiny parts of the guitar I used foil and pressed it into the frosting. This was a big hit seeing as it was the first time for me making guitar cakes. All the guitar playing teenagers that came to my … Read more
I made this Tea Party Cake after seeing several examples on this site. This cake was made for my niece’s 9th birthday. I used a glass tea set so that she would be able to keep it. I used one that you can paint and bake to make it unique. For the cake I used … Read more
My 8 year old son came up with the idea of a Grand Piano Birthday Cake Design for his Dad’s birthday. We came to your site, but my son wanted to make a cake that was entirely edible. So I went to work to figure out how I could do it! I made 2, 8 … Read more
I made this 5th birthday tea party cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. She had a proper tea party with a proper tea party cake. I baked the bottom layer in a 10×2 round cake pan two cake mixes. I cooked until I inserted a tooth pick and it was clean, about an hour. The … Read more
I made this surprise Violin Grooms Cake for my best friend’s fiance. It was a gift to him and a surprise. It was homemade orange cake with chocolate icing. He has played violin for years and this fit him perfectly! Everyone thought it was a real violin at the rehearsal dinner.