Category Archives: Cakes

Baby Bottle Cake and Sleeping Babies Cupcakes

Posted on June 6, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

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

Posted on June 5, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

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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Sizzling Summer Recipe Book just published

Posted on June 3, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

Now available on Amazon.com this eBook has recipes from Baby Bake Ribs, Bake Beans, Deviled Eggs, Teriyaki Baked Potatoes, Green Alien Floats, Ice Cream Cupcakes, Cakes, baking tips and more.

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Football Cake for Father’s Day

Posted on June 1, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

This is fast and easy cake to make for your dad.  The pan I purchased at JoAnn’s Craft store and only used a star tip to make the entire cake except for the writing.  To make this extra special I … Continue reading →

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Here Dad is the $20 I borrowed from you

Posted on May 31, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

This was a tough one.  It took two hours hand painting on fondant with gel food color and clear vanilla extract.  I’m not the best at painting faces but my friend was pleased with the results which is all that … Continue reading →

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Basketball Cake for Father’s Day

Posted on May 29, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

This half dome basketball cake might just be the ticket to get you out of the dog house from when Dad had to come and get you because you wrapped your truck around a telephone pole trying to see if … Continue reading →

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Flag Cake

Posted on May 28, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

For your Memorial day this flag cake is all made using just one tip, the star tip.  You can also use this same cake pan but us strawberry for the strips and blue berries in the star section with little … Continue reading →

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Princess Tiana Cake

Posted on May 27, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

Princess Tiana is hand painted on Fondant using clear vanilla extract and food coloring gel.  Since I didn’t have a character pan of Tiana I used the Cinderella pan.  Add some fondant flowers and flower confetti and this princess is … Continue reading →

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Book Cakes & Matching Cupcakes

Posted on May 25, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

For my daughter’s birthday we surprised her with a book party.  Everyone came as a character for a book.   I went as Julia Child and made a book cake of two of her favorite authors.  The cakes iced with buttercream … Continue reading →

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Angel Cakes

Posted on May 24, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

Both of these angels were hand painted on fondant.  You can paint on fondant using clear vanilla extract and gel food coloring.  The second angel was from a stain glass pattern I had made years ago.  I made the little stain … Continue reading →

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Sand Castle Cake

Posted on May 23, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

This is a 9″ round cake with a cupcake on top.  Make your chocolate sea shells out of candy molds ahead of time.  Also I used Hershey’s chocolate squares around the outside.  Ice the cake first with buttercream.  While the icing is … Continue reading →

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XBox & Controller Cake

Posted on May 22, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

When I was first learnng how to do cakes one of my co-workers came into my office one day and asked if I could do an Xbox for her son’s birthday.  My first response was what is an Xbox?  This … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Book on Amazon.com

Posted on May 21, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

This is all the crazy stunts my brother and I pulled in high school and the gifts we had hoped would keep Dad from remembering.  Of course it never worked and became a tradition each year to relive those crazy … Continue reading →

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Construction Cake

Posted on May 20, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

There is nothing better for boys of all ages then a construction site cake.  This is without a doubt the easiest cake to make.  When you level your cake put the pieces you had left over and build up one … Continue reading →

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Superman Cake

Posted on May 18, 2012 by lynndaviscakes

For that superman or super father who always bails you out this cake is easy to do.  This is a 1/2 sheet cake that I made as a grooms cake for my daughters best friend’s wedding.  The suit and tie … Continue reading →

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