My daughter chose a doll cake (with shark, yes I said shark, cupcakes) for her 6th birthday. Not only had I never made a cake like this but there were a large amount of little guests ( boys and girls) that were coming. Yikes! I did want it to be a surprise so I did the … Read more
This castle cake is probably one of the most complex cakes I’ve made so far, and as always, it was a learning process, with some things that worked well, and others that needed to be done a little differently for future cakes! Overall, I was really pleased with how it turned out. My granddaughter wanted … Read more
I made this Princess and the Frog birthday cake for my friend’s daughter…she loves the Princess and the Frog and her mom asked if I could possibly try to make something. I looked for ideas on the internet. There’s so many sites with so many techniques I was so overwhelmed but I decided to just … Read more
I love doing doll cakes, so when my friend asked me to make his daughter’s birthday cake I was so excited! The body was baked in a 5 quart Kitchenaid mixer bowl, and an additional 9 inch round. I marbled white MMF with blue food coloring for the ocean. The mermaid tail was MMf molded … Read more
I was asked to make this Snow White cake for someones Dad for fathers day! He happens to be a huge Snow White fan and collector. The cake is a 4×6 inch round cake. The top tier is iced in butter cream with fondant stripes, dots and bow. The bottom tier is covered in yellow … Read more
I made this fun little mermaid cake for my little girl’s 4th birthday. She loves the Little Mermaid so I “designed” this cake for her. Since her party was going to be small the bottom cake is a Styrofoam cake dummy. But I still decorated both. For the base cake I covered it with teal fondant. Then rolled out … Read more
I made this Princess and the Frog cake for my best friend’s wedding shower. We have been friends since 3rd grade! She had been divorced previously and was hesitant to start dating again. After years of dating and many horrible first and last dates and failed relationships, she has found her Mr. Right. Before announcing their … Read more
I made this for my 2 little girls 2nd and 4th birthday. I bought the Tiana barbie doll and baked 5, 4 inch round cakes, froze them (they carve much easier this way), stacked them, gently shoved the doll in the middle and placed the fondant as the dress. The base is made of round cakes also … Read more
I made this Princess Aurora birthday cake for my stepson’s girlfriend Emma who was 22 yrs old! No, I haven’t made a mistake and put too many 2s ! We had just returned from a trip to Disney and that was all she could talk about. That’s what gave me the idea and as I have 3 grandsons. … Read more
This Cinderella cake was made for two little cuties birthdays this past weekend. I wanted to take on the task of creating an edible doll as opposed to the “stick a pick doll in it” method and she turned out! yay! This is all cake with gum paste and fondant detailing. The doll part is the fun … Read more
Some friends asked my wife to do a birthday cake for a girl of eight years. With her age she is crazy about princesses. Well, what came to mind was that despite having done many projects with ArduinoI had never applied electronics in a cake. So we decided to join forces and add some light … Read more
For the mermaid cake you will need: yellow cake mix, dark chocolate and triple fudge cake mix, butter cream icing, crushed toffee, gold crystals jimmies, Malibu Barbie, sea animals and treasure chest, PollyPocket, rock candy, pearl bubble gum balls, teal, pink, violet coloring, 16 inch cake board. Base: 14 inch round, I did dark chocolate and triple fudge mixed. Rock … Read more