This adorable frog was a baby shower cake.     The idea came from the Wilton website, they have lots of ideas and a user forum that is great for getting advise.  The cake was made using the Wilton Stand up teddy bear pan…this is a very versatile pan, I have used it many times and [...]

Tags: baby shower cake, birthday cake, cake, cream cheese icing, Frog, frog cake, party cake
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This is a shopping bag cake, made for a friend who loves to shop.  The cake was one 9×13 cake cut into 3 equal size layer.  There was a Bavarian cream filling (which also made for a yummy looking drink) and cream cheese icing.  Butter Cream icing would have looked smoother on the cake, but she really [...]

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This was a 50th Birthday Cake. The cake itself was a 2 layer 9″, homemade carrot cake, the best carrot cakes are always make from scratch.  The icing on this one was a cream cheese icing that was supposed to be more black than purple, but it is very hard to get enough food coloring in icing [...]

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How about a trip to the farm?!  This cake was fun.  It was for a 1st birthday! The barn was made out of a house shaped pan, just make sure to use a firm cake mix (like pound cake) for anything that needs to stand up.  The roof was breakfast cereal that was carefully placed one [...]

Tags: 1st Birthday Cake, butter cream icing, cake, cream cheese icing, Down on the Farm Cake, farm cake, haystack smash cake, kids cakes, party cake
Filed under: Cake Decorating, Kids Cakes, Party/Celebration Cakes