Coolest Gonzaga Bulldogs Cake

Homemade Gonzaga Bulldogs Cake

My husband went to Gonzaga Law school in Spokane, Washington (many years ago) so he really wanted a cake that depicted their mascot – the Gonzaga Bulldogs Cake. I looked and looked for a cake for an example but couldn’t find any. So, I check out the schools web page for a good logo. I … Read more

Coolest Georgia Emblem Cake

Homemade Georgia Emblem Cake

This homemade Georgia emblem cake was a Velvet cake with buttercream icing and layered with fondant icing. I found it took forever to make the fondant color in black. After kneading in black Wilton food color paste for a long time I finally got the right color. The side was made to simulate a dog … Read more

Coolest Georgia Bulldog Cake

Homemade Georgia Bulldog Cake

This Georgia Bulldog cake was a 1/4 sheet, chocolate cake. I used buttercream icing to support homemade fondant. I made and colored the fondant a day ahead of time. After the cake was cooled and iced, I let set in fridge. Covered cake and cut a black fondant outline to mat the bulldog. I used … Read more

Cool Homemade Florida Gator Birthday Cake

Homemade Florida Gator Birthday Cake

My son is a huge Florida Gator fan so for his 13th birthday I made this Florida Gator Birthday Cake for him. I used a 9×13 cake pan for the bottom and a 9×9 square pan for the head. I just cut out the shape of the gator head and after I iced the bottom … Read more

Coolest OSU Buckeye Block O Birthday Cake

Homemade OSU Buckeye Block O Birthday Cake

My daughter wanted a OSU Buckeye Block O Birthday Cake for her birthday. I started with an 11×15 cake and cut off the sides to form the block O. The red icing was colored with Wilton paste (red red). I find that this makes the right color of red. I printed a picture of Brutus … Read more

Coolest Longhorn Cake

University of Texas Football Cake

I made this longhorn cake for the UT v. Ohio State Fiesta Bowl. Pretty simple really, I made 2-8×8 inch square chocolate cakes, iced with buttercreme frosting and decorated with a little buttercreme tinted burnt orange. I free handed the Longhorn, which turned out pretty good considering that I am NOT much of an artist. … Read more

Coolest Auburn Cake

Homemade Auburn Cake

This Auburn Cake was done by using frozen butter Cream Transfer. I taped the picture to the back of a metal cookie sheet and then placed a piece of wax paper over that. I traced out the picture using blue icing. I put the outline in the freezer to firm and then I colored orange … Read more

Coolest Homemade University Emblem Birthday Cakes Online 2

My friends step-dad was graduating from University Of South Florida and I was asked to make a cake for a huge graduation party. It originally was going to be just the USF Bulls logo but we needed more cake. My friend came up with the idea of looking at birthday cakes online to get some … Read more

Coolest Clemson Birthday Cake

Homemade Clemson Birthday Cake

I made this Clemson Birthday Cake for my cousin’s boyfriend’s birthday. He loves Clemson. We live in SC! I made 2 square 9 in. cakes. Then stacked and iced them with chocolate buttercream. I used a picture and taped it to the counter and taped wax paper on top. I then traced the football image … Read more

Coolest Goldy Gopher Cake

Homemade Goldy Gopher Cake

My 3 year old nephew wanted a homemade Goldy Gopher cake. The images I found of Goldy were a little detailed and not anything I wanted to attempt to transfer to a cake at the time (8 months pregnant). Instead I used a #16 tip to draw the Minnesota “M” on the cake, I then … Read more