I really enjoyed making this 3D Scooby Doo birthday cake. I made the cakes using oval cake pans in varying sizes with his face make with rice krispies. Most was covered in fondant but head was covered in modelling chocolate. It was my first time making anything this big AND using modelling chocolate!! It wasn’t … Read more
My daughter LOVES wolves. I decided to make one myself, even though I have never attempted to make a “realistic” looking cake before, and had no clue where to begin. After searching the internet for “ideas”, I decided it would be easiest to do a front view of a wolf’s head. I started with two 9″ X … Read more
My sister-in-law Annie and her grand-kids, 1 and 5, were coming for Thanksgiving. Annie’s birthday had just passed. Could I make a quick, fun birthday cake while also cooking a turkey, dressing, potatoes, etc.? I thought she and the kids would like a dog face cake since Annie is a dog groomer. I couldn’t find … Read more
I wanted to make my son a wolf cake since he loves wolves. I did some research then added my own ideas. I don’t think I could ever make a cake as cool as this again! I think I out did myself, lol. I used a lot of dowels… the mouth is gum paste. I … Read more
The granddaughter of a friend of mine, was celebrating her eighth birthday. I have made all her cakes since she was born, and since she was three, she has expressed exactly what she wanted for her birthday- flavor, colors, character,etc. This year it was to be a 3D dog, purple in color and bow in … Read more
This Pug party birthday cake started with 3 ten inch round layers filled with butter cream. I froze the cake for a few hours in order to be able to carve it. I used a photograph of our former pug to get the exact shape of the head. The nose was the hardest part. I … Read more
My daughter wanted a cake that looks like our dog. And so I made up this design. It is 2 8 inch cakes for the body, and 2 4 inch cakes for the head. I cut them down and pieced them together. I dirty iced it and then used a grass tip to put fur … Read more
This birthday cake was a lot of fun to make. First I made the dog, bones, balls, and paw prints out of fondant. Next I used box cake mixes and made a three tier cake that I covered in butter cream frosting. Once the frosting was dry I smoothed it out and covered each layer … Read more
Well , my grandchildren always allow me to make their birthday cakes. Alexis wanted a dog with lots of friends. So a big yellow dog was designed. I am not a pro so I gather ideas everywhere but mostly from your site. It took 3 dh butter box mixes. One for a 13x 9 base, … Read more
This Pug birthday cake was made to look like the birthday girl’s pet pug. It was also a mustache party, which is why there is one on the pug! I baked two 11″x15″ cakes and layered them with white butter cream icing. I smooth iced the top 2/3 of the cake with butter cream icing tinted sky blue, and … Read more
On March 22, 2012 my grandson was born. His parents and the family had long awaited his arrival. The next day he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect that would require open heart surgery at the age of 6 months. The date for surgery soon came and Praise the Lord all went well and … Read more
My daughter wanted a puppy party for her birthday, and we aren’t “pink” or “poodle” people, so I took the basic idea of using two 9-inch cake rounds to make the popular poodle cake, but just altered the shapes slightly for this dog cake. We then frosted the entire cake in white vanilla, and then … Read more