I made this Tidmouth Sheds cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. It is a chocolate mud cake covered in Marshmallow Fondant. I made all figurines e.g. train lighthouse, tracks, trees and rocks from fondant. I used the flooding technique to make the bridge and piped the sheep with royal icing. The sea is blue gelatin. … Read more
I used a butter cream icing on this cake and started with a crumb coat. After letting that sit overnight I started with a base of yellow. I then started to draw Thomas with blue. After I had the outline finished I filled in the body of the train. I then did my detail work … Read more
My son turned 9 years old this year and wanted a baseball cake. We started the Phillies Season with a trip to Spring Training down in Clearwater, Florida. In anticipation of the World Series and the success of Winning the National League, we wanted his birthday cake to honor the Phillies Team 2008. We used … Read more
This Thomas The Tank Engine Cake was a lot easier to colour with regular food colouring, green much easier than blue! Use one cake mix for 2 loaf pans and one mini loaf pan. Buy two “roll” cakes, jelly or creme filled. Made 7 minute frosting (egg whites and sugar) mixed in green food colour. … Read more
This Homemade Toys Story 3 Birthday Cake was my first time making a homemade birthday cake, and I wanted it to be really special for my son’s 3rd birthday since he LOVES Toy Story! I made a white cake with a delicious lemon filling and cream cheese frosting. Some of the decorations were made from … Read more
When I asked my son what cake he would like for his birthday, he replied a cake that looks like fluffy, our pet snake. Well, after searching the net for a Snake Birthday Cake, I found black plastic icing, rolled it out into the shape of a snake, then coiled it up to look as … Read more
I made this volleyball birthday cake for a friend who loves volleyball. It it only my third cake so not perfect by any means. Here’s how I did it. First by baking the cake( boxed) in a oven safe bowl, I turned the heat down slightly so that it would cook more evenly. I then … Read more
My son loves trains and the whole Thomas & Friends gang. So of course we decided to have a Thomas-themed party for his 3rd birthday this past January. My mother is actually the one who did the cake and I think it came out awesome! She used four small loaf pans and one 8 X … Read more
I made this Pirate Spongebob Birthday Cake for my son’s third birthday. He loves Spongebob but also likes pirates, his favorite episode is the one where Spongebob, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs go on a treasure hunt. I made a 10 inch 2 layer cake for the bottom and I sprayed it blue with Wilton’s spray … Read more
This Construction cake was my 2nd attempt at cake decorating on this level. We were having a safety luncheon at work and the only dessert on the menu was banana pudding. So I thought I would make a fun cake keeping with the theme of construction safety. I made a white almond sour cream sheet … Read more
Completely inspired by the Humpty Dumpty cakes on this site, I made this Humpty Dumpty Cake Design for my Godson’s 2nd birthday. Due to time constraints, I bought a vanilla slab cake for the base and two loaf sized chocolate cakes for the “wall”. I coloured some premade Betty Crocker delux frosting green and covered … Read more
My girlfriend had just gotten her EMT training done and I wanted to let her know how proud I was of her by baking this graduation cake for her birthday. I made a two layer round cake then using wax paper traced the outline of the star of life in the center with frosting. I … Read more