Simply Homemade Cakes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DEAR FRIEND JANA! Chocolate cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Gold dust trim Custom cake topper and beautiful face masks from Etsy Fresh flowers

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 JTAY IS FIFTY AND FABULOUS! First time using rice paper sails. You can find many tutorials online, but here is the one  I used.  The cake is White Velvet (recipe ) with ermine fillin...

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Congratulations to an amazing class of  talented, hilariously funny, smart, kind, introspective, unique, athletic, gifted,  creative, generous, honest, and diverse group of students!  Y...

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Saurav is ten! Yup, you guessed it. Saurav is a huge fan! He knew immediately what cake he wanted.  This was my first time using modeling chocolate to cover the Rice Krispy Treat ...

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Double digits!!! A very big deal!! Rocco is TEN! The last time I made a Pac-Man themed cake was back in 2010 !  Rocco couldn't decide what cake he wanted, so I convinced him he want...

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It's the big TEN for Will and Alex! Both crazy for basketball! Basketball and shoe were made of cake covered in fondant.  Everything is edible! Vanilla cake with vanilla ...

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Lucas turned 9 today! I made these cupcake toppers to help celebrate this big milestone....the last single digit birthday! They grow up so fast....  The toppers were made from fondant and ...

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I loved making this cake. The design was inspired by Jaclyn's bridal shower invitation: black and white stripes with gold and pink accents... such a beautiful color scheme! The stripes we...

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Ben is NINE! It's the last single digit birthday and of course you're going to have an epic laser tag battle with your best buddies to celebrate! Rocco and Ben have been buddies since ...

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Another fantastic year, another explosive birthday party! Rocco is NINE and will be celebrating with a bang by Minecraft fashion, what else is there! As you may recall, I made Jack a Min...

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Día de Muertos ..... Day of the Dead, a day of celebration and remembrance of the dead. A friend is having a Mexican themed birthday party, so I decided to make a dia de muertos cak...

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A tropical getaway... what a lovely way to celebrate one's birthday. Even better, have all your friends and loved ones come out and celebrate YOU on your day. Dana had a big bash, hosted ...

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For those lucky enough to know Jinah, knows how much joy she brings to many people. Between the two of us, it's clear she is the smarter one, the funnier one, the more fun one, the more beaut...

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"Greetings Young Portal Masters! The endless realm of islands among the sea of clouds is a place known as Skyland. Evil lurks outside the Skylands and invaders may attack at any moment. Yo...

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Oh yeah, Alex the Barbarian! We are talking about a full on mullet with an epic mustache. Lately, it's all about Clash of Clans with my son and his friends...and who's base is getting atta...

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Brenda and Johann are expecting twin baby girls....such wonderful news! Brenda's baby shower cake was inspired by the invitation. The elephants and umbrella were made from gumpaste. Us...

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Kate and Jack (Minecraft cake ) are siblings who were born on the same day exactly two years apart. Wow! Talk about precision planning and execution! Bravo! They've been having joint birthd...

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Jack-Attack is seven! I was so excited when I found out he wanted a Minecraft cake!!!! So different and so fun! My usual planning process starts with me scouring through the internet f...

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Ninja Nikko is six! Like most six year old boys, Nikko is crazy over Ninjago . This cake was all about the iconic Ninjago eyes. Lately, I've been noticing Wilton cake decorating su...

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Calling all BIRDS!  The King Pig has taken all of Rocco's birthday treats!  Darn that pig! Luckily, all of Rocco's school friends came out to help retrieve them! What a super fun cake...

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Happy Spintastic New Year!   It's been a year since I made a cake or posted anything. I guess life got a little too busy for me. What a shame.  There should always be time for cakes.... ...

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Rocco is FOUR!  Wow, really?  Already?  When did this happen? His birthday just snuck up on me!  I panicked! Managing a family, a full time job and going back to school will do this to a...

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When Tawna first approached me with a cake request for Heddy and Steve's engagement party, she used the word "celebrate" about half a dozen times. It was very clear about how she felt of thei...

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 It's the last day of school! Eat those crayons! I've had this cake on my "to-do-list" for awhile, so finally I had to make one when I found this awesome tutorial on cakecentral.com . ...

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We recently made a trip out to Disneyland with Kaitlin and her family.  This was our first trip with the kiddos and it was not terrible.  It was actually pleasant.  As parents of toddlers ...

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