My daughter was turning eight. All she wanted was to go see a dolphin show at the zoo, she wants to train them someday she says. Two weeks before her birthday she decides she doesn’t want ot see a show she would like small party instead. –Sigh– To make this cake I used a two … Read more
This cake was for my daughter’s 7th birthday. First, I covered the board in pink fondant – this is important to do a few days before the cake is needed, as it takes some time to set, and will save much frustration later on, promise! I then baked two cakes – a standard round cake, … Read more
My daughter is a hard core Rapunzel fan….she also has long long hair and wanted the Tangled theme for her birthday…Hence I started working on the Rapunzel tower over 4 weeks in advance. Everything from scratch. It was by far one of the most challenging cakes, specially when it came to making the top of … Read more
This was my first time making a birthday cake but I had to challenge myself. This cake was made for my 3yrs old daughters birthday. I used the half of the wilton ball for the head then topped it off with cake balls for the ears. I tiered the cake with a 12in and 10in … Read more
I have been cake decorating for exactly 1 year :-). This Toy Story birthday cake all started when I decided to make my little guy’s 1st birthday cake last year. I fell in love with cake decorating! I finally attempted ganache, and got my super sharp edges that I had been working so hard for! … Read more
To make this Minnie Mouse cake, I started with a simple box of white cake mix. I used two round pans and split the cake into two even amounts for the pans. Then, I set them at the right temperature in the oven. While the cake was baking I mixed the icing (bought at the … Read more
This is my second cake I made it was for my niece’s 1st birthday. It was the Frozen (Disney) theme and I didn’t have any snowflake cutters so I hand made them. That was the difficult part. Everyone said it was the most beautiful cake and tasted great. The Olaf was hand made too. I … Read more
Everyone liked my Beauty and the Beast cake. It was strawberry with frosting and fondant. The crown is fondant and beauty “Belle” and the rose is fondant too, with edible pearls. I was very happy with how everything came out especially with my first time doing a crown that I created on a jar and … Read more
To create this Little Mermaid cake, I started by making two Madeira cakes which I the sliced when cold. I filled the cakes with a buttercream and jam filling, followed by a coat of buttercream on the outside. I then left the cake to chill. I let the cake sit for about a week before … Read more
The creation of this Little Mermaid doll cake all began on a work day that started at 9 am and lasted until 11 pm… LOL! I’ve never been so tired before starting a cake in my life, but the thought of a smile on my 3 year old granddaughter’s face was a real driving force … Read more
Every year for my twin girls’ birthday we pick a theme. This year’s theme was from the very popular movie Frozen. First we thought a lot about what was important and what went with the theme. So, we chose character figurines from Toys R Us, which included all the characters from Anna, Elsa, to Hans, … Read more
I enjoy making my kids a themed cake every year. This year they wanted a Phineas and Ferb cake. I knew this was going to be hard to find any decorations for because it’s not really something mainstream stores carry. So, I ordered a play set on amazon for the decorations. I figured the kids … Read more