My sister-in-law is a HUGE Harry Potter fan, so when thinking about what kind of cake to make for her birthday, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Duh! Of course! When I was first working on this cake, I honestly didn’t know if it would make it. Came across several issues while puttingRead More
When I was asked to make a Cinderella birthday cake for a super cute little girl, I wanted to make something a little different than the pictures of other cakes I saw. Soo, I decided to make the rest of this tiered cake match Cinderella’s dress. The bottom tier is a 3 layer 10 inchRead More
Cars is definitely a big theme for kids these days, so here are different Cars cakes and cupcakes made by different people! Mary Sides made this cake. She used the Wilton cake pan and directions to make this cake, including the Cars dye kits to get the icing colors correct. She made a Duncan Hines butter cakeRead More
My best friend and I hosted a party for Initials Inc, so I decided to make a cake to go along with the theme. I went to the website to get some ideas, and saw some hot pink carnations, along with hot pink, green and blue polka dots on the website. Bingo! The cake isRead More
This 2 layer 8 inch yellow cake is covered with chocolate icing and topped with blue roses. The birthday girl’s favorite color is blue, so I had to add a little blue touch. Personally, when it comes to roses, I prefer using royal icing. These roses are made out of buttercream, and even though theyRead More
This cake was made for an adorable little girl turning a year old. The colors match the color scheme of her bedroom, lime green and turquoise. Such a cute combination of colors! The top tier is a 2 layer 8 inch yellow cake, and the bottom tier is a 3 layer 10 inch chocolate cakeRead More
I couldn’t resist! To be honest, I wasn’t totally happy with how this cake turned out, but did make some notes for the next football field cake that I make. This is a 2 layer 11×15 inch yellow cake with mini chocolate chips, chocolate filling in between the layers, and covered in buttercream icing. AllRead More
Here we go…I had to do this one. Go carts are SO much fun! This is a 2 layer 12 inch chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Yes, even the green icing is chocolate! It actually made a nice shade of hunter green since the icing has cocoa in it. The cars are made out ofRead More
If you want to watch the video of all these yummy treats, watch the slideshow! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hV95dsiE2k Okay, so I’ll admit it here…I’m getting a big head start on making goodies and brainstorming different ideas for treats to make for Valentine’s Day. Such a great time of year for sweet treats! Here are some yellow cupcakesRead More
Making flowers hasn’t been a real strength of mine since I started making cakes, so I decided to learn more. I signed up for a class at a local arts and crafts store, and we spent the first three classes making flowers out of royal icing. After getting home, it only seemed logical to do myRead More
