I was asked by a friend to make her daughter a baby shower cake, but there was a twist. It was a Star Wars themed baby shower! What!?! I was totally clueless on what to make. I have to be honest, she came up with the idea for this R2D2 baby shower cake. It was … Read more
My grandson wanted a Pacific Rim Cake – I had no idea what one looked like so searched the Internet and did not find much. So just printed out some pictures and away I went. I made the “house” with fondant- adding green and brown to get desired effect. Cut out shapes, put on details then … Read more
For his seventh birthday, my son asked for a Star Wars Logo cake. This is what I came up with. It is an 8-in round cake, iced in black butter cream. The storm trooper is made from white fondant, and cut out using the William Sonoma Star Wars Cookie cutter. I then filled in the … Read more
Right now, before I start, I just want to say that I have very little experience in cake making (especially a Doctor Who Tardis cake!). But in general I just have a flair for design. It’s amazing that with a little bit of effort you can achieve wonders. I was asked by a close friend … Read more
Two eight inch round chocolate cakes torted with chocolate buttercream covered in midnight blue vanilla buttercream. Red and orange vanilla buttercream ruffle border, white and black fondant Darth Vader mask. To make the mask, find a picture, blow it up on the computer to size you need, print it out, cut out outline for white … Read more
For his 7th birthday, my nephew requested that I make a Lego Star Wars cake for his big party with all of his friends. There were two things he wanted most. First, he wanted the Star Wars logo on it and second “lots and lots and lots of Storm Troopers”. I created a cake that is … Read more
I made this Hunger Games cake for my best friend’s granddaughter. It was first attempt with the Hunger Games theme. I used fondant for the mockingbird and real blueberries. It was actually pretty easy. The cake was a huge hit. Every time one of her friends got to the party, she would show them the … Read more
This is the Hunger Games cake I made for my friend for her 16th birthday! I am 15 years old and I love to bake and decorate cakes! This is one of my best and favorite cakes that I have made so far! Making the mocking jay was a bit challenging and time consuming but … Read more
My 7 year old son wanted to have a Star Wars birthday cake with both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader on it….hmmm, what to do? Then I found the Darth and Luke figurines at a local party store and had the thought of making them have a “battle”. Then I thought that putting their “masters” … Read more
I used two vanilla sheets carved and crumb coated then added pieces of cake and glued them on with icing to form the shape of the Millennium Falcon. I used a foam core board cut in the shape of the falcon so it would look like it was flying when put on a cake plate … Read more
My boys love Star Wars. Their birthdays are 1 day apart, and they turned 6 and 9 this year. When they asked for a Yoda birthday cake, I wasn’t sure I could deliver. The Cake: I started with 2 round 8-inch cakes and a square 9-inch cake. The round cakes were stacked for Yoda’s head, … Read more
My good friend from high school wanted to surprise his 4 year old Star War fanatic son with the ULTIMATE cake…..R2D2!! Making this cake was very labor intensive, over 60+ hours to make, start to finish. I first made a template for the legs and cake base. I measured the legs and the diameter for … Read more