This was a double birthday cake request – 2 kids, 2 diff ages, same party. “He likes Elmo, she loves ancient Egypt.” My first thought was to make an ancient Egypt cake with Elmo dressed in Egyptian costume like King Tut sitting on top of a pyramid. Cute, but not what the mom had in … Read more
Super easy flower cupcakes using Starburst and Jelly Belly candy for decorations. My daughter was turning 9 and wanted to participate in the making of her cupcakes. She chose funfetti cake mix (a favorite) but wanted homemade frosting. As we walked down the aisle we picked up the cake mix, a box of domino confectioner … Read more
A friend of mine asked if I could make her some cupcakes for her twin girls’ 4th birthday party. The theme was Alice in Wonderland and she wanted lots of color and “something simple”. Now if anyone knows my cakes they know I’m far from simple and love to lose myself in my project. Her twins were … Read more
Hi – I had a request for Dora cupcakes. My new favorite decorating method is decorating with melted chocolate – it’s always fun to pull off that topper and take a bite out of it. Dora’s Face: I printed 2in. pictures of Dora’s face. Then put a sheet of wax paper over top of the … Read more
It’s my son’s 1st birthday and he just loves Mickey Mouse so, I started my ever trusted red velvet cake recipe with cream cheese frosting from scratch. I opted to make a cupcake tower with one small 6″ round cake on top as his “smash” cake. I used cupcake pans and a 6″ round pan. … Read more
The Monster high cake I made for a special friend’s 10th birthday. She loves Draculaura. The cake is red velvet covered in marshmallow fondant. Draculaura is made form flood icing – my fav new cake media I think EVERYONE should try! The cupcakes are iced with cream cheese frosting and topped with flood icing skullets. One of … Read more
I got this idea for North Pole Christmas Cupcakes online. Bake cupcakes, whatever flavor you want. I chose to do vanilla and chocolate. A box of each. I needed lots of cupcakes for a Christmas Party and for two different families where we would spend our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Frost with white frosting from grocery store. … Read more
These Santa Hat Christmas Cupcakes were an idea I found online. Just baked cupcakes as normal. I chose to do white cupcakes in a cute red and white polka dot cupcake wrapper. Frost with white frosting and I recommend cutting off the top of your strawberries flat straight across with a knife and choosing ones that … Read more
I made these Piggie cupcakes for my granddaughter’s 8th birthday. My grand daughter loves pigs. She has a stuffed animal pig that she has had for several years that she sleeps with. She loves that pig so much that I have had to re-stuff the pig several times. So when she saw the pig cupcakes she said that was … 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
This cupcake tower was made for a massive fan of Harry Potter. It was her 21st. The hardest part about making this was the toppers. A few of them were pretty straight forward where as the others just wouldn’t work. The Golden Snitch for example, I made them on toothpick the first time but the next … Read more
I think I’m a bit crazy to attempt such cakes but the delight on my daughter’s face makes the hours of stress seem worth it. Friends are always pretty impressed! I’m not a cake maker/ decorator but my Mum used to make me amazing cakes as a child and I LOVED it and still look … Read more