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My wife’s co-worker asked me to make a cake for her grandson’s eighth birthday, he wanted a 3D Plankton cake from the Spongebob Squarepants cartoon. I had about a month to design it. I decided to make a 3D tier cake with Plankton coming out of the top of his restaurant called the Chum Bucket. … Read more
This is a Frozen Olaf Cake and Cupcake tower I made for my granddaughters 7th birthday. The cake and cupcakes were made with a recipe I found online that was a boxed cake mix enhanced with additional ingredients. The buttercream recipe was off the Wilton website. The vanilla sugar cookies were also made with a … Read more
This was a Luau themed cupcake tower my friend and I did for her granddaughters 9th birthday. The cake and cupcakes were a chocolate recipe I found online that was a boxed cake mix enhanced with additional ingredients. The buttercream recipe was off the Wilton website and the cookies were a vanilla sugar cookie also … Read more
This is an Elephant themed baby shower cake I just recently made for my daughter’s friend. The cake was three 6″ layers of white velvet cake from a recipe I found inspiration for online. It is a white boxed cake mix with sour cream and coffee creamer added among other things. The buttercream recipe was … Read more
My nephew was turning 2 and adores the cartoon ‘Pingu’. When asked if I could make him a penguin cake, I looked online for a few ideas and made a plan. I used two 9″ cake pans to make the bottom cake, cut a slice out of one side on each of them so that … Read more
Everything included in this wooden bucket cake is edible except for the tackle and the beer bottle labels. The beer bottles require some time to make so plan ahead if you want to make this cake. How I Made This Wooden Bucket Cake I started with a 9″ round cake. I cut the “wood planks” … Read more
I made this anti-gravity beer cake because I am throwing somewhat of a surprise birthday party for my husband’s 40th birthday. The theme for the party is microbrews. The invitations went out saying, “Join us for a Hoppy Beerday.” I am going to have many types of beer chilled on ice in my row boat, a … Read more
My mother made me this goodbye party Alice in Wonderland cake. The story that led to it began in 2012 when I met my now husband at Oakland BART station. I was in San Francisco on a vacation from Germany. To make a long story short, we fell in love and decided we wanted to … Read more
I made this unicorn carousel cake for my stepdaughter’s 12th birthday. She loves unicorns and I found a silicon mold of a unicorn carousel figure to use. Steps for Making the Unicorn Carousel Cake The bottom is a two layer 9 inch chocolate cake with peanut butter filling (her favorite, and mine), iced with homemade … Read more
This rainbow trout cake was made for my husband’s 40th birthday this past week. The fish and beer can are made out of Rice Krispie treats, covered in fondant. Making the Rainbow Trout Cake The fish was covered in a green grey fondant. I then added in the lines and such from looking at a picture … Read more
What fun is was to make this fish shaped cake! I have a son-in-law who loves to go fishing and I have been dying to make one of these cakes. With his birthday coming up, it was the perfect opportunity for me to make one. Making the Fish Shaped Cake I baked this one in … Read more
I made this magical woodland cake at the request of a friend. She wanted a cake with a WOW factor for a School Fete Raffle. My friend said it was up to me what I made, so I thought about it and came with an idea I thought would be perfect for a school. This … Read more