My husband just retired from the Marine Corps after 20 years of service. I wanted to make him a special cake and since he has worked with the CH53-E’s his whole career I thought that would be appropriate to make a helicopter cake. This was my first attempt at a sculptured cake. I’ve had no … Read more
This homemade garden allotment birthday cake did take quite a bit of forward planning! I first went to my local sugar craft shop and bought some sugar paste (fondant) in brown, green, red and black. I got a large cake board. At home I baked a 10″ square cake and left to cool while I … Read more
My daughter wanted a princess cake and I thought this Cinderella Carriage Cake Design would be a fun alternative. I used the Wilton 3D sports ball pan for the carriage. I used cupcakes for the base (easier to distribute), toys for the doll and horse. “Polly pocket” style princesses fit perfectly. I used dyed green … Read more
For this awesomely awesome Garden Fairy Birthday Cake, I started out with a 2 layer 12in. round cake base and I used the giant cupcake pan to make the mushroom. To make the mushroom you flip the cupcake bottom piece so the narrow end is on top and cut off the tip of the cupcake … Read more
This Mushroom cake was for my daughter’s first birthday – a real labor of love! It’s a chocolate cake (with a box of dark chocolate Lindt balls mixed in for extra flavor!) and the top layer has white chocolate cream and raspberry filling. I used marshmallow fondant, which was a breeze to make and color. … Read more
This Land Rover Birthday Cake is a cake I made for my daughter’s 4th b-day. We found it in an old cake cook book and she said I want a pink one! So this is what she got! The cake was not very big so we put it on top of brownies! She loved it. … Read more
I made two garden cakes for my 4 and 6 year old’s birthdays, both in May. We just planted and thought it was a good tie in for them. They love sunflowers in the garden and the veggies so we made a variety to add color and variety. Two square cakes, different flavors, multi-colored fondant … Read more
All of the bugs and butterflies are hand made out of fondant and gum paste. This was my first time working with an air brush, that was a little tricky but lots of fun. Hope you like my Birthday Bug & Butterfly Cupcake Cake.
I made this Monster Truck Birthday Cake for my nephews 1st Birthday. He loves trucks. I used square pans for the base (2 layers)and a bread loaf pan for the top. I also had a foam base covered in foil that the cake sat on to give it the height, but just enough to support … Read more
I made this Beehive cake for a cake auction last summer. I used an 8″ round cake pan for the bottom layer and then a 1.5L glass pyrex bowl for the rounded hive part on top. This is the same way that a lot of Barbie Dress Cakes are made. I frosted it using a … Read more
When my son told me he wanted a Monster Truck Cake for his birthday I purchased the Wilton Cruiser Cake Pan and the Wilton “Cars” Food Color because I didn’t think I could make black dark enough for the tires. I also did a practice cake the week before so I could determine what worked … Read more
I made this Beehive cake for my friend’s “Ba-Bee” Shower. The bottom is a 15 inch hexagon and the hive (from the bottom up) is a 10 inch round, 9 inch round, 8 inch round and the dome is made from a Pyrex baking dish. I didn’t carve the cakes to make the hive. Using … Read more