My daughter turned 6 recently and ordered up a purple purse cake. Her birthday cake of choice is chocolate. She wanted peanut butter icing but only if it could be purple. So I went to work. Tinting peanut butter icing is easier than I thought it would be. I used chocolate icing for the writing.Continue reading “Purple Purse”
Category Archives: Creative Cakes
Peter Cottontail
Have you met Peter Cottontail? He is white and fluffy and perfect for Easter. My kids had fun with this cake. White cake with white icing both with a hint of almond. I accented Peter’s tie with green and some M & M candies. I used purple in his ears and for his mouth andContinue reading “Peter Cottontail”
Low Rider
My son turned 3 recently. His cake request was to have a green car cake. So I got to work with the Wilton 3D cruiser pan. While it worked with my peanut butter chocolate marble cake, it didn’t quite turn out with my heavy chocolate cake (which is my son’s favorite). So I had toContinue reading “Low Rider”
Stacking Strawberries
Ok, so they aren’t really strawberries but it is strawberry cake. When I asked my daughter what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday this year, she replied, “Strawberry, of course. Oh and can you make the cake look like a strawberry?” I said that I would try. So here we are with twoContinue reading “Stacking Strawberries”
MEOW!
This Cat and Mouse were such fun to make. The customer wanted the cake to be chocolate with cream cheese icing. She also requested that the icing be tinted to gray and decorate it with tabby-like markings. Oh, and don’t forget the green eyes! The little mouse in the corner is a white cupcake withContinue reading “MEOW!”
Every Boy’s Dream
Aren’t trains fun? I think every boy enjoys playing with trains at some time during their childhood (and some into adulthood!). When my son turned 2 this year, it was an easy decision to make a train cake. For this cake, I used my classic chocolate cake mix and my classic white cake mix whichContinue reading “Every Boy’s Dream”
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