Awesome Bushel of Crabs Cake

I wanted to make an old bay crab cake to take to a family cook out. The bushel basket was all cake covered with fondant. I made all the crabs out of fondant and dusted each one with red, orange and yellow petal dust.  I made the two ears of corn and the two mallets … Read more

Adorable 2 Tiered Homemade Nemo Cake

nemo cake for my daughter

This is Nemo cake under the sea kinda thing. My daughter adored it! It is two tiered with all buttercream frosting except for marshmallow fondant decorations and the bubble gum balls. I added those to look like pearls. All of the creatures are hand made and I think I did an awesome job if I can … Read more

Coolest Shark Cake

Coolest Shark Cake

My little boy is madly in love with sharks and dinosaurs. It came as no surprise when he wanted a shark cake for his birthday. Blue fondant covered the cake and a combination of icing and fondant made the rest. To get the fins and tail to really stick – I cut out cardboard in … Read more

Perfect Penguin Friends Cake

Perfect Penguin Friends Cake

Who says winter birthdays can’t be fun?!?  Sure, you can’t be outdoors, but you can stay inside and enjoy dream up the perfect penguin cake. That is just what my 8 yr old daughter who was born in January and is obsessed about penguins did to make her birthday party a huge success. Weeks before … Read more

Coolest Crab Birthday Cake

Coolest Crab Birthday Cake

This crab birthday cake was designed as an edible bucket topped with chocolate crabs. Crab Birthday Cake Instructions Make four  9″ cakes. Frost the cakes and stack all of the layers. Roll out brown and white modeling chocolate twisted together. Press with a wood impression mat and cut into strips with a pizza cutter. Refrigerate. Roll and cut … Read more

Cool Homemade Under the Sea Birthday Cake

Coolest Under the Sea Birthday Cake

I made this under the sea birthday cake for my granddaughter Elle’s 5th birthday. All of my grandchildren are fascinated with sea creatures. They have all kinds of sea creature books, so I just looked through all of them and got inspired. Under the Sea Cake Details I used cookie cutters for many of the … Read more

Coolest Bass Fish Birthday Cake

Coolest Bass Fish Birthday Cake

This bass fish birthday cake was one of the first I made. It was for my son’s 18th birthday. I chose to go with this idea because my son is a fisherman. Once I started though, I discovered that the bass fish was hard to sculpt. Bass Fish Birthday Cake Instructions I made some Rice … Read more

Very Cool Pingu Penguin Cake

Very Cool Pingu Penguin Cake

My nephew was turning 2 and adores the cartoon ‘Pingu’.  When asked if I could make him a penguin cake, I looked online for a few ideas and made a plan. I used two 9″ cake pans to make the bottom cake, cut a slice out of one side on each of them so that … Read more

Coolest Rainbow Trout Cake

Coolest Rainbow Trout Cake

This rainbow trout cake was made for my husband’s 40th birthday this past week. The fish and beer can are made out of Rice Krispie treats, covered in fondant. Making the Rainbow Trout Cake The fish was covered in a green grey fondant. I then added in the lines and such from looking at a picture … Read more

Coolest Fish Shaped Cake

Coolest Fish Shaped Cake

What fun is was to make this fish shaped cake! I have a son-in-law who loves to go fishing and I have been dying to make one of these cakes. With his birthday coming up, it was the perfect opportunity for me to make one. Making the Fish Shaped Cake I baked this one in … Read more

Coolest Grooms Fish Cake

Coolest Grooms Fish Cake

The Groom caught a 42 inch salmon on the day the wedding was announced, so it was an easy theme for a surprise Groom’s cake. The fish is made of Rice Krispie treats and covered in fondant. I found some great ideas from other contributors on this site… thanks so much! I used a cheese … Read more

Awesome Skating Penguin Cake

Awesome Skating Penguin Cake

The skating penguin cake came to life when a friend and co-worker asked me to make a cake for her 13-year-old daughter’s birthday and she wanted a penguin theme.  (I love when someone orders a cake that has a theme because without that, I just can’t get my creative juices flowing!)  Back to the story… … Read more