Behind every cake, there’s a story…well, for me at least. Behind this cake, there are several stories. In fact, I’m still trying to recover from lost sleep over the weekend. But overall, I was very happy with the end result of how all the goodies turned out. The goodies for this themed birthday party were … Continue reading »
Click HERE to watch the slideshow of this cake! Back in December, my aunt asked me if I could make a cake for a high school reunion that she was putting together. It was a 1950′s themed party for the classes of 1965-1970, and I was happy to do it. At first, the cake was going … Continue reading »
It seems like only yesterday when my sister-in-law was pregnant with my niece…and she turned 8 this year. I’m still in shock at how quickly the kids in our family are all growing up. This particular little girl LOVES going out to the family barn to ride horses, so when I received a phone call … Continue reading »
Click HERE to watch the slide show of this cake, with many more pictures! This year, my nephew turned 10. This still baffles me, considering I have the video footage of his 2nd birthday, blowing out the candle and keeps asking his daddy “More, more?” for him to relight it so that he could blow … Continue reading »
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SLIDESHOW VIDEO OF THIS CAKE!!! As a kid, one of my favorite memories with my middle brother was playing Super Mario Brothers on his Nintendo. He loved that game, and was good at it. I remember climbing the stairs to his room in elementary school, only to find him sitting … Continue reading »
When it comes to parties, I like to “go all out” with a theme. But one thing I have learned here lately is that my version of “going all out” is like child’s play compared to my friend, Stacey. I’ll never forget the first time we went over to their house for dinner. It was … Continue reading »
Click HERE to watch the video slideshow of the pictures and details of this cake!! When one of my friends e-mailed me a couple of weeks ago about making a 40th birthday cake for one of our friends, I jumped all over the opportunity. What makes it even more fun was that the party was … Continue reading »
For my daughter’s birthday party this year, I decided to go with a Minnie Mouse theme. She gets so excited to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, so the theme seemed quite appropriate. I had an idea of what I wanted to do as far as decorative desserts, but I found myself going a little off in … Continue reading »
Well, my niece’s birthday party was held a couple of weeks ago, and I had the honor of making a cake for this precious little girl. Last year, I made her a Garden Girl birthday cake, and this year her mom told me that she wanted a pink edible car. Done. I bought the car … Continue reading »
With the “Cars” movies, it seems as though Lightning McQueen isn’t the true character in the spotlight… It’s the loveable, goofy and fun Tow Mater. My brother’s good friend has a son who is a huge fan of Tow Mater, and he asked me if I could make some cupcakes for the birthday party. He … Continue reading »
In the past few months, I seem to keep learning more and more about many different cartoons, games and other themes that kids are really into these days. When my sister-in-law asked me if I could make a Pokemon cake for my nephew’s birthday, I was excited to do it…but immediately started searching for ideas, since … Continue reading »
Over the hill cake…Nuff said. I love making cakes for these occasions, especially making them fun, entertaining and/or humorous. Getting older is inevitable, so milestone birthdays should be taken with a grain of salt…and a shot of tequila. Here is the front of the cake. The 40 is made out of white chocolate, and I … Continue reading »
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 inch … Continue reading »
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 cake … Continue reading »
A little girl who’s a big fan of Snoopy wanted a Snoopy decorated cake for her birthday, so here it is. Her room is actually decorated with the color scheme, the light pink, hot pink and orange polka dots…and Snoopy, of course. This is a 3 layer 9 inch chocolate cake with chocolate filling and buttercream icing. … Continue reading »
