Coolest M&M Character Cake

M&M Character Cake

My 3-yr-old son loves M&Ms and that’s the cake he wanted for his birthday. I got the idea from the other M&M character cake on this site submitted by Paula S. My cake turned out a bit flaky and it wasn’t sturdy enough to stand up, so I created a support out of folded cardboard … Read more

Coolest Treasure Chest Birthday Cake Idea

Homemade Treasure Chest Birthday Cake Idea

Like the train and the fire engine I posted previously, this Treasure Chest Birthday Cake Idea is another great cake for people like me who love to produce a ‘homemade’ cake but who are useless at the cake bit! This treasure chest was made from 8 Tesco standard size Madeira cakes sandwiched together with Betty … Read more

Coolest Elmo Cake Photos and How-To Tips 9

The Elmo cake was made for my sons 2nd birthday. My Aunt and Mom are very talented but have not had any formal training. All they did to make the cake was found a picture to go from and then worked there magic. I thought I would submit the photo just to help other people … Read more

Cool Homemade Domed Candyland Cake

Homemade Candyland Cake

For my son’s 2nd birthday I decided to go with a Candyland cake with a choo-choo train theme. For the “hill” I used 2 layers of white cake mix and made according to “The Cake Doctor”. After refrigeration, I stacked and shaped them into a hill. I then slathered on the green tinted buttercream frosting … Read more

Puppy Dog Cake

Puppy dog cake

My daughter wanted a puppy dog cake for her 5th Birthday, but due to time restraints I didn’t have time to bake enough cakes needed to create a puppy cake, so we decided to bake a standard round cake and put a puppy on top. The puppy is made from mini muffins, one for the … Read more

Coolest Thomas The Tank Engine Cake

Thomas The Tank Engine Cake

I started decorating cakes for my family and friends to give as gifts just recently (August 2008) and I can’t stop baking since then. This Thomas the tank engine cake is for my hubby’s nephew, Jeremiah. I baked a huge Jackfruit flavored sugar cookie and piped Thomas the Train using home-made MM sugar icing Home … Read more

Transport Cake

transport cake

We had a transport birthday party theme for my son. And as any one vehicle would not do justice to the theme, I thought of making a simple rectangular cake and then just decorated it with different means of transport. We made a train track on the left hand side and added cream that looked … Read more

Coolest Thomas the Tank Engine Birthday Cake

Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Birthday Cake

When my son Caleb turned three years old, he requested a Thomas the Tank Engine birthday party. After looking at all of the Thomas cakes on this site, I decided not to try a 3-D train cake this year and instead went with the sheet cake version. I knew that my decorating time would be … Read more

Coolest Thomas Cupcake Cake

Homemade Thomas Cupcake Cake

I made this Thomas Cupcake Cake for my grandson’s pre-K class and it was a real hit. Not only was it easy to serve,just pull apart, but the kids loved the Thomas theme and could all identify with it. I made confetti cupcakes and iced them with green tinted buttercream grass. I piped a track … Read more

Cool Homemade Soldier-Shaped Cake Decorating Ideas

Cool Homemade Birthday Cake Decorating Ideas

This cake was for my nephew’s 7th birthday. He wanted an army themed party so I started my search for cake decorating ideas. I used the Wilton baseball player cake pan and turned it into a soldier. I turned the baseball helmet into an army helmet, I changed the expression on his face to be … Read more

Coolest Softball Birthday Cake

Homemade Softball Birthday Cake

This homemade softball birthday cake was made for my little girls softball birthday party… I used a “ball” cake pan to make the ball and two square cake pans for the field. After baking, while still warm, I put the cakes in the freezer. By freezing them, it makes them easier to handle and they … Read more