Ah, the lazy days of summer… What could be better than a backyard barbecue? Well, how about a cake that LOOKS like barbecue? This ribeye steak looks hot off the grill, but it’s actually chocolate cake! (Vegetarian friendly!) You may remember this t-bone steak cake I made a while back. That one was lots of… Read More
I love making book cakes! I’ve made a few of them now – this one from the Twilight series, this one for a book launch party, and this one for a birthday. It seemed fitting, then, to make this one for a librarian’s retirement! I love the leather look of the top book. So classic – makes me want… Read More
Oh, hello, deer! I made a wall-mounted deer head cake! As you do. The birthday fella is an avid hunter and outdoorsman, so his daughter requested a deer cake. Fair enough, I thought, but the ultimate hunter’s trophy is the buck’s head with a full eight-point rack. So why do a whole deer when I… Read More
Today’s cake will make you feel better. Cake always make things better, but this one especially so, because it was made to feature some of Johnson & Johnson’s most popular personal care products. Every part of this cake is entirely edible. The Band-Aids, Tylenol, Motrin and Johnson’s Baby Lotion are made from solid modelling chocolate, and covered… Read More
Today’s cake is a cute woodland scene, with a furry Mr. Fox and his friend the Owl. I’d been wanting to try a tree stump cake for a while, so I was thrilled to get this request! It was fun playing with the textures to get the cut side and the bark looking just right.… Read More
I just loved this cute little farm cake! The party was held at Toronto’s Riverdale Farm, so the cake was a perfect fit. The 2D scene around the lower tier featured Mr. Horse in his barn… …along with Sheep, Piggy, and a bright red bow! Miss Cow (since clearly she’s a lady cow…) topped it off… Read More
I make a lot of mousse cakes, but today we have something a bit different – an actual MOOSE cake! As a proud Canadian, I loved making this birthday cake. The request was for a Canada-themed cake to match the plaid-and-moose adorned invitations, so this was what I came up with! What could be more classically… Read More
