I asked my daughter what kind of cake she wanted for her 3rd birthday. When her answer was a Gruffalo cake, my eyeballs nearly popped clear from my skull. I had become proficient in sculpting characters like Mini Mouse, Cookie Monster, and Elmo, but a Gruffalo was extremely detailed as described by the book, down … Read more
For my nephew’s 1st birthday, I made a Curious George cake and a matching smash cake. I wanted to bake something special that he would love. I know as a 1 year old he won’t remember, but he loves Curious George. I decided on a homemade white confetti cake. I found a very good recipe … Read more
At first my son wanted a Ninjago party for his 7th birthday. I wanted him to pick something less violent. So we agreed on a Magic Tree House party because he loves the books. He just finished reading Night of the New Magicians – my favorite so far. The school librarian where I work helped … Read more
We made this Curious George cake for our son’s fifth birthday. The “special features” section on the Curious George 2 movie DVD explains how to draw Curious George step by step. This was very helpful in helping us get the right dimensions for the face. We bought two premade half sheet cakes from the grocery … Read more
I started making cakes in 2006 because (thank the Lord above), I decided to stop doing drugs and found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. It started really as just something to occupy my days, then quickly became a passion. Making cakes literally saved my sanity! I gave away the first … Read more
I made this for my son’s Right to Read Week cake auction. It s a double layer chocolate cake (doctored up cake mix) and homemade buttercream. The “spaghetti” is made from the butter cream tinted with a little yellow food coloring and cocoa powder, piped on the cake using a small round tip. The “meatballs” … Read more
The most daunting task of this cake was making Olivia edible. I wanted to try making the topper totally edible instead of buying a toy to go on top and if I could do it, I could probably make any kind of topper. I used videos on YouTube for guidance, and I love how step-by-step … Read more
I made this cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday. She loved Fancy Nancy and was having a fancy dress-up party with all her little girl friends, so I knew I couldn’t just make any normal 9×13 cake. I needed to make something splendiferous! I looked all over the internet looking at other Fancy Nancy cakes … Read more
I had gotten an email from a customer to do a Dr. Seuss cake. They wanted it to look like he was coming up through the cake. I studied and studied other ideas and how I could make this happen. I am no expert on fondant. I rolled up my sleeves and went for the … Read more
We have a church ministry that is called Celebration Cakes Ministry. We are all volunteers that get together and make special birthday cakes for children who would not receive one. We work by referrals and come together for a common goal and purpose. Our blessings are the fellowship and making a child feel special on … Read more
My sweet 6 year old had read every Fancy Nancy book she could get her hands on. She loved the fancy words Nancy used and the fancy activities Nancy taught us. She wanted nothing less than a “fancy” cake. So, I priced out costume cakes and almost fainted! I decided to make my own. I … Read more
I was asked to make a Tigger birthday cake for the 1st birthday of a beautiful little girl. I must admit that Tigger is one of my favorite characters and therefor I was very happy to make a cake of this lovely character. I knew that I wanted to make a 3D Tigger out of … Read more