Cakes

The recipe for the 2 peas in a pod cake

By Annie Holland / September 18, 2009

I’ve been asked to provide the recipe for 2 peas in a pod cake and there it is. You will need ( for each tier):1 package vanilla cake layers 1 package chocolate cake layers ( If you can’t order these you can very well use all purpose yellow cake and cocoa cake layer)For the walnut…

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A TinkerBell cake for my little girl!

By Annie Holland / August 31, 2009

First of all, this is one of the unluckiest cakes I’ve made, since everything was against me when I started making it. I couldn’t use the AC, the refrigerator was not working properly, so on top of me-not-having-time to do that at all, I had all these minor irritating problems, that made it what much…

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An old recipe with a new flare to it! ( updated recipe)

By Annie Holland / August 31, 2009

This is a recipe I’ve used for Kalin’s famous Buzz Lightyear cake, but we liked it so much, that after more than a year, I decided to make it for Ellie’s Tinkerbell as well. The difference is, that this year I shot step-by-step while I was making it, so here it is now with the…

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My cake for the July 2009 Cake Challenge

By Annie Holland / August 10, 2009

I’m sorry I kept you waiting for so long! 🙂 But it’s finally here!!!What do you mean who is here??? The pictures of my cake that I made for the July 2009 cake challenge, of course! 🙂As you all already know, the theme was ” Ikebana”– Japanese flower arrangement art. My idea was to make…

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The 4th Cake Challenge is here!!!

By Annie Holland / August 4, 2009

I can’t believe this is Challenge #4 already!It’s like it was yesterday I came up with the idea to organize one! So, my baby is not a baby anymore, it’s like a small person, growing big and having it’s own life, expectations, demands, needing a lots of attention and independence at the same time. Sometimes…

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2peas in a pod – Baby tutorial

By Annie Holland / July 14, 2009

First of all I apologize that I don’t have really step-by-step instruction as I usually do. Unfortunately at the time I made the babies I was really in a hurry and I didn’t have the time to take so many pictures. But I’ll try to give a good description and if you need more help,…

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“Two peas in two pods” – baby shower cake!

By Annie Holland / July 1, 2009

I love making baby shower cakes! There is something amazing about making a cake for a person that is not born yet, magical!It’s like you know they are there, but you can’t see them, you can’t hear them, you can’t talk to them, but somehow they are the most important customer you have and you…

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Clay gun vs. Sugarcraft gun

By Annie Holland / June 27, 2009

If you are at all interested in cake decorating and if you are fond of decorating with fondant and gum paste, you probably are dreaming on buying one of these: Well, I did too and I decided to share my view on couple of things concerning this little contraption. First of all it is discustingly…

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Scooby Doo step-by-step tutorial

By Annie Holland / June 26, 2009

As I promised here is the step-by-step instruction how to make Scooby Doo. 1. Shape a piece of fondant ( gum paste) into a ball. 2. Squeeze the sides to form the body like this: 3. Form the leg like this: 4. Glue the legs to the body First the back legs, then the front…

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Scooby Doo birthday cake

By Annie Holland / June 24, 2009

My son is a huge Scooby Doo fan and after watching 2000000000 times the episodes, I think I am a fan too :-).For his birthday we had a Mystery party with a Scooby Doo cake. I have a tutorial step by step how to make Scooby that I am going to post next time. Just…

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