I introduced Franky Frankenstein to a party we went to last year for Halloween. We live in NYC and instead of going trick or treating on the streets, the kids all get together and go in one huge building near school. A friend who lives in the building had a party, so the kids had … Read more
My son wanted a Spider-Man cake for his 5th birthday party. I used a Wilton cake pan and followed the instructions. I used a homemade buttermilk white cake recipe from the Better Homes New Cook Book that I always use for making cakes. It is firmer than a box mix and of course tastes a lot better. … Read more
I just made 4 cake rounds, 2 boxes of Betty Crocker cake mix. I chose chocolate and rainbow chip. Two cakes each covered in fondant. I buy the Wilton White tubs (2) and make my own colors. I did my sons favorite color purple as the background and base. Frost the cake individually with frosting … Read more
My son wanted a birthday just like his friends… all Spiderman! He said he wanted it “exactly the same” so when I asked him, “So, I can do cupcakes too?”, my soon to be five-year-old said, “No. You do my cake!” The bar had been set, now I must rise to the occasion each year … Read more
Needless to say this was a big hit at my grandson’s birthday. The colors and the size made a big hit and the taste of chocolate and French Vanilla cake was an all time favorite! The icing was made of butter cream and colors from Wilton gel. The cake size (12x18x2). I am a cosmetologist and I was able to purchase … Read more
Really? Is the youngest Hott really turning eight? Well, he is. And here is what Levi wanted to do to celebrate this 8th birthday. With two older sisters coming before him, I must admit that I was a bit unfamiliar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Until now! Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello arrived to … Read more
My son wanted a Ninja Turtle birthday party so I let him pick a picture online of what he wanted the cake to look like. I was hoping he would pick just one character but he wanted all four! I started by making the cake (which I bought a cake mix from the store) the … Read more
This Super Hero cake was for my son’s 4th birthday. He could not choose just one Super Hero so I incorporated a few in one cake. He loved it! I used 2 8 inch x 3 inch deep rounds. He chose chocolate cake with white butter cream frosting. The whole cake was covered in homemade fondant as … Read more
Spiderman seems to be always a favorite amongst the boys for birthday parties! I searched online for different examples of a Spiderman cake, and I eventually decided to take an image of Spiderman and recreate it in fondant, then make it look like he was crawling up the cake, for a more dynamic-looking cake. I … Read more
I make special cakes for my grand kids for their birthday. When my own kids were little I made cakes for them too. I was so excited when my son asked me to make my grand daughter’s cake for her first birthday! I always ask the child what theme they would like. We then look on line … Read more
I spent a lot of time searching around the internet for a place that would make this cake for my son’s birthday but to no avail. I finally stumbled upon this page and noticed I was not the only mom that was having this problem and saw that this also motivated moms to get creative. … Read more
Jet black icing is hardest to make. I learnt the hard way that I could first add cocoa in icing and then very little black would even make jet black icing and let it sit in fridge for a day for color to get more deep. For red color I mixed Wilton red (no taste) … Read more