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About lynndaviscakes

This blog is for everyone who likes to try something new craft projects, easy holiday crafts for the entire family, decorating cakes and cupcakes, to all of books published on Amazon.com. The books are on the cakes and crafts but also adventures stories from children to teens. I have retired from the corporate world and now enjoy taking adventures with my grandchildren and going on adventures and learning new things that I will share with you. I hope you enjoy some of these posts. All the best, Lynn

Flag Cake for the 4th of July Celebration


This pan is available at Michaels or JoAnns.   You can do the cake as shown or you can use strawberrys sliced thin for the strips and blue berries with white stars of buttercream.  

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Lips & Purse Brownies


Just the thing for a girls get together.  Just remember when making your icing use no taste red food coloring gel.  If you use the normal red gel to try and get the bright red color, if you use too … Continue reading

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All American Mini Bundt Brownies


Use a mini bundt pan that you can get at Michaels or JoAnns.  Add a swirl of buttercream or whip cream and some red sugar sprinklers and a flag and you are all ready for your 4th of July celebration.

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Patron Tequila Cake


When I was asked to do this cake I had to think long and hard.  This was my second free form cake.  The first with the eBox and Controller.  For this one I used rice krispy treats to form the neck and … Continue reading

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Strawberries and Blue Berry Cake


Using a flower cake pan that you can get at Michaels or JoAnns, make a white cake, frost with buttercream icing.  Outline the petals and center with blue berries and fill the rest with strawberries and you are finished.

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2 Baby Bear Cakes for Twin Girls


I made these yesterday for a baby shower at work.  Twin girls that is brave parenting.  I could hardly keep up with my kids and they were 3 1/2 years apart.  The bear cake pan you can pick up at … Continue reading

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Betty Boop Cake


Betty Boop is hand painted on fondant.  If you are not a good artist you can still pull off a cake like this.  First find the picture you want to make.  Cut it out and lay it on the fondant.  … Continue reading

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Watkins Home Based Business


For those of you who are interested in starting a home based business, this is my second home based business.  For more details click on the Home Based Business tab above.

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Home Based Business


See my new home based business page above for tips on how to start your own business.

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Big Bird Cake


One place to get some great character pans are at Goodwill, Salvation Army, Garage Sales or Flea Markets.  Most people buy the pans for a special birthday party and then never use them again so they are given to thrift … Continue reading

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Last Minute Gifts for Father’s Day


From Wheelbarrows with manure and plants to white chocolate ties, this little book is packed full of ideas and funny stories all about dad.  It is available on Amazon.com under Lynn Davis Cakes.  You can preview the first couple of … Continue reading

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Deviled Eggs


Cut your hard boiled eggs horizontally.  Take out yoke and blend with; 1 tbsp of Horseradish, 1 tbsp of Pickle Relish, 2 tbsp of Miracle Whip, Dash of Salt.  Spoon in mixature and sprinkle with Paprika. For more recipes check … Continue reading

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Airplane Cake for Dad


For the high flying dad this airplane cake might just be the ticket.  The kids are made with push molds and fondant.  Put the mold in the freezer for 20 minutes then take out and paint the faces using clear … Continue reading

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Baby Bottle Cake and Sleeping Babies Cupcakes


This two tier baby shower cake and 100 cupcakes was a challenge.  Each of the little sleeping babies had a fondant cover and their faces were mini Nilla Wafers.

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Cars & Trucks Cake


Without a doubt this is the easiest way to dress up a cake.  This little round cake has a little dirt road for the cars and trucks to go round and round.  My grandson turned 4 years old and his … Continue reading

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