My middle child turn 9 today. She ordered up a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. The icing needed to be purple. Oh and she wanted it to be a star. So I made her a simple star cake. I piped stars around the sides of the cake and tinted a little purple icing a littleContinue reading “Purple Star”
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Angry Birds
My son turned 6 in March. He ordered up an Angry Birds cake complete with “a king pig, a mustache pig, and a few birds”. He also wanted chocolate cake with chocolate icing and a special chocolate surprise in the middle. So I went to work on the fondant birds and pigs…I used an edibleContinue reading “Angry Birds”
Landsharks
One of my daughters signed up for Landsharks Running club through school this Spring. She enjoyed it so much. The practices and three meets. She ran her little heart out. So when it came time for the team to have a party, she wanted me to make a cake! Of course, I obliged. She insistedContinue reading “Landsharks”
Hot Air Balloon
My middle child turned 7 yesterday. She wanted a balloon cake. After discussing it in detail, she decided that she really wanted a hot air balloon that stood up. So that’s what I attempted. I started with rice krispie candy molded in a pail and a Pyrex bowl to make the balloon part of the cake. AfterContinue reading “Hot Air Balloon”
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