Category: Cake

Turkey Cake

I made a turkey cake for a friend’s birthday on Thanksgiving day this year. I used Nutter Butter cookies, Candy Corn, and Fruit Roll-up to decorate the turkey cake.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Minecraft Birthday -10

J loves Minecraft so he decided on a Minecraft party this year.  He is 10 years old and he loves Legos, science, and video games like any other 10 year old boys.

He wanted his cake to look like the cake on the game so I tried my best.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

I tried to make a Nether Portal, Spider, and Creeper Face for decorations.

I copied pictures of the food items from the game and placed them with the food set out on the food table.

He got more Legos… he was so excited!

I made games this year since it was nice outside for the kids.

Creeper Toss

Minecraft Chess

Cubes to play with.

Jewel Mining

I made a TNT pinyata for J.

Brewing Stand

This was such a fun party for the kids!

Happy Birthday to my double digits boy… I love you!

Softball / Basketball Cake

I made a cake for a friend’s daughter. She plays softball and basketball, so I made half of the cake a softball and the other half a basketball. I used my homemade buttercream recipe.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Frozen Birthday Cake -6

I made my friend, R, a Frozen cake for her party.  She said she wanted a castle with Elsa on the top and for it to say “Happy Birthday, Princess”!  I based the cake from the Frozen Fever preview that the 2 of us watched at the beginning of the Cinderella movie.  I got the tiny Frozen characters from Amazon.  She loved the cake and it was a great party!

I piped melted almond bar to make the snowflakes.

I used candy melts and Hershey’s Drops to make the sunflowers.

I melted blue and purple Jolly Ranchers to make the ice castle. I found Elsa and Friends on Amazon.

The inside of the top layer was swirled blue, purple, and white cake batter.

The inside of the bottom layer I used my checkered cake pan with blue, purple, and white cake batter.

I made the banner with toothpicks, thread, and paint.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Happy Birthday, Raegan!

Avengers Party -5

My little Titus is now 5.  He loves math, superheros, and Legos.  We took the boys to see the new Avengers movie and now it’s a favorite around the house.  We had fun planning this Avenger’s party and coming up with all the fun games.  We found this awesome Avengers balloon at our local party store and it floated in our house for over 3 months.

I made his name by cutting up and Avengers comic book and using modge podge to stick it to wooden letters.

I made tissue paper pom-poms to look like comic book “POW” bursts and hung them around the house.

I made a photo booth with a black table cloth hanging in the back ground and put some more comic book “POW” bursts on it.  I covered boxes with black paper and cut out yellow rectangles as windows for the buildings in the foreground of the photo booth.  I had wire rack set up with the boys superheros dress-ups for the kids to use in their pictures.

I made the cake in the shape of a five this year.  I covered it with my buttercream and then used fondant to create all the special pieces on top.

Buttercream Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup Crisco
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)

Directions:

  1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
  2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
  3. Add the vanilla, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Marshmallow Fondant Recepie

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP water
  • 2 lbs Powdered Sugar (4 cups)
  • Crisco

Directions:

  1. Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
  2. Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
  3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
  4. Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
  5. Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
  6. Grease a clean work surface with Crisco and dump out the fondant and all the loose bits. Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and knead the mixture together, just like kneading bread, for about 5 minutes until smooth.
  7. Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
  8. Once smooth, you can divide and color the fondant. While working with one piece, cover the remaining fondant with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
  9. When you have your colors finished coat the fondant in a light layer or Crisco; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a large baggie for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
  10. Store at room temperature for several months. To us it, dust the surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out to 1/8 of an inch.

I had fun making different special foods too.

I thought this was a fun idea for the soda because I was raised up north where we grew up calling it “pop”.  Every time I visit my dad and he calls it “pop” it sounds funny to me because I never hear that any more.

Present Time!!!

I try to teach my boys to say “Thank You” and give a hug after each gift that they open.

Josiah gave Titus the Hulk Smash gloves and mask that he’s been asking for.

Gifts sent in the mail from Grandpa Davis…

Game Time!!!

I set up the games so there were 3 Avengers on each table.

Hulk Smash-

We used the Hulk gloves to smash the buildings that I made out of boxes.

Iron Man Repulsor Blasts –

I used a funnel to fill balloons with flour and then cut circles in another balloon to put around the flour balloon ball.

Thor’s Hammer Throw –

I made a hammer with a foam rectangle covered in duct tape and stuck a wooden dowel rod in it.  I glue it all together and put a brown ribbon and shoelace  on the handle.

Captain America’s Shield –

I found red plastic plates for the kids to decorate and make a frisbee shield.

Hawkeye Shoot –

I used the boys bows and hung some balloons for them to shoot the bows at.

Black Widow Shoot –

I spray painted some dollar store squirt guns black and let them shoot them at the hanging balloons.  It was a hot day so these ended up being a favorite… the kids squirted eachother all day.

Happy Birthday my big 5 years old!  I love you!

Cub Scout Cake Bake

The boys each made a cake for the Cub Scout Cake Bake Auction Fundraiser.

Camp Fire Cake

We baked a chocolate cake and used chocolate frosting. We crushed up red and yellow hard candies and melted them in the oven to make the fire. We used Twix for the fire logs. He placed marshmallows around the bottom of the cake at the end.

Bow and Arrow Cake

We baked a yellow cake and frosted it with chocolate frosting. He placed Graham crackers around the sides of the cake and M&M’s on the top to look like a target. We made and arrow with a dowel rod and some duct tape cut to look like a feather.

Lego Birthday Party -9

My sweet, wonderful boy is growing up so fast.  He loves science, Legos, and cousins.  J is 9 years old this year and his best friend and cousin is 8.  Their birthday’s are just 3 weeks apart and they both love Legos so they had a joint party this year.  J’s aunt and I had fun planning another party together.

All the kids colored Lego minifig coloring sheets and we hung them up to make a banner.

J made a Lego container to hold the forks.  We covered the juice boxes with construction paper and added dots to look like Legos.

We wrapped some of the gifts to look like Legos too.

J got a few new Lego sets and the Lego Movie.

J gave his cousin a watch for his birthday.

The boys had fun putting their Legos together with Papa.

We played Lego games too.

J’s aunt made cookies to look like Legos and Minifig marshmallow pops.

To start the Lego cake I found a Lego font in a Google search.  Then I printed out the boys name and colored it to look like the Lego logo.

Then I used my homemade marshmallow fondant to create edible names that look like the Lego logo.

Next I used candy melts to create the candy Lego bricks and minifigs with my silicone Lego molds.

Then I made the cake with colored white cake mix in my checkered cake pans.

Next I made my butter cream frosting green and frosted the cake.  I added the candy bricks around the boarder of the cake.

Then placed the green fondant on the top portion of the cake and added the name Lego logos on top.

Marshmallow Fondant Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP water
  • 2 lbs Powdered Sugar (4 cups)
  • Crisco

Directions:

  1. Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
  2. Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
  3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
  4. Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
  5. Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
  6. Grease a clean work surface with Crisco and dump out the fondant and all the loose bits. Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and knead the mixture together, just like kneading bread, for about 5 minutes until smooth.
  7. Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
  8. Once smooth, you can divide and color the fondant. While working with one piece, cover the remaining fondant with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
  9. When you have your colors finished coat the fondant in a light layer or Crisco; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a large baggie for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
  10. Store at room temperature for several months. To us it, dust the surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out to 1/8 of an inch.

Then I placed a thin piece of yellow fondant around the cake above the bricks and set the minifigs on it.

Then I placed the #8 and #9 candles that I had.

Happy Birthday, my growing boy!!!

He wrote about his Lego party the next day in writing class…

Hay Day Party

My Mother-in-law loves to play the Hay Day app so we threw her a surprise party.  Here is the link to the Android Hay Day App and here is the link to the Apple Hay Day app.  The truth is almost every adult in this family plays Hay Day… My in-laws, 3 of their sons, and 2 of their son’s wives.

I made tissue paper pom-pom farm animals and a birthday banner for decorations.

We grilled for dinner.  I attempted to make deviled eggs that looked like chicks hatching. I also made carrots out of green silverware and orange napkins.

I printed out the images from the Hay Day wiki for the signs that are on the table.

Juice Press: apple juice, lemonade

BBQ Grill: hamburgers, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and pork steaks, cornbread

Salad Bar: lettuce, olives, cheese, bacon bits, carrots, tomatoes

She got a favorite book as a gift and read it to the grandkids.

Then we had dessert.  I had cow pies (chocolate covered nuts), haystacks, and blackberry muffins.

Pie Oven: mini pie crust with pudding to put in them, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries

Candy Machine: caramel apples, jellybeans, chocolate bars

Ice Cream Maker: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream cones with blackberry jam as a topping

Last I made her favorite yellow cake with chocolate frosting to look like a pig pen.  I made the pigs with pink marshmallow fondant.  I put KitKats all around the cake and made little flowers and grass around the outside with colored butter cream frosting.  I made the ladder with tootsie rolls.

Minion Birthday -4

T turned 4 this year!  He loves the minions on Despicable Me so we chose that as his birthday theme this year.  I layered his cake with blueberry and yellow cakes then frosted it with butter cream before I added the fondant.

Marshmallow Fondant Recepie

Ingredients:

  • 16 oz. Mini Marshmallows
  • 3 TBSP water
  • 2 lbs Powdered Sugar (4 cups)
  • Crisco

Directions:

  1. Grease a large glass bowl with Crisco.
  2. Pour in the marshmallows and water; then microwave at 30- second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted.
  3. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. Place the red of the powdered sugar in a large bowl of a standing mixer.
  4. Grease the paddle attachment with Crisco and pour in the melted marshmallows on top of the powdered sugar.
  5. Beat until a dough form; there will be a lot of loose bits and sugar in the bottom of the bowl.
  6. Grease a clean work surface with Crisco and dump out the fondant and all the loose bits. Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and knead the mixture together, just like kneading bread, for about 5 minutes until smooth.
  7. Grease hands again as needed. As the fondant becomes smoother, use the reserved powdered sugar to coat the surface to keep it from sticking.
  8. Once smooth, you can divide and color the fondant. While working with one piece, cover the remaining fondant with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out.
  9. When you have your colors finished coat the fondant in a light layer or Crisco; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a large baggie for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
  10. Store at room temperature for several months. To us it, dust the surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out to 1/8 of an inch.

We also had banana splits since the Minions seem to love bananas.

I made these marshmallow minions with yellow candy melts.

I cut up banana pieces and let the kids dip them in the chocolate fountain then dip them in a topping.

I used yellow cups, electrical tape, and googly eyes for these cute Minion cups.

We also had a pinyata.

For lunch we had stuffed crust pizza… “Oooo Stuffed Crust” (that’s one of the boys favorite lines in the movie.)We also had a pinyata.

I also found these Minion snacks.

I made Minions out of plastic Easter eggs and filled them with banana Runts.

Then I made these cute balloons too.

Time for presents!  I used Minion Duct Tape around the bottom of a plastic blue table cloth for the tables.

My sister-in-law, Cloninger Photography, did a great job with his birthday pictures again this year.

Fireman Birthday Party -3

T is already 3 and totally into firemen and firetrucks.  He will constantly begin his stories with, “When I was on my firetruck…”  So he got a fireman birthday party this year.  I called the local fire department and got a tour of the fire house and firetrucks.  We met at the fire house for the start of the party and then headed over to our house for dinner, games, and dessert.

One of his favorite things about firemen is that they work with hoses so he was excited to hold the fire hose.

Another one of his favorite things about firemen is that they get to climb up ladders so he was excited to climb on the ladder to the firetruck too.

I gave the kids water balloons to throw through a flaming ring (hola hoop covered with shredded plastic table cloth).

The also got to extinguish foam flames with a squirt gun fire extinguisher.

And he had fun climbing the ladder to rescue the cat.

I found a fire hydrant sprinkler for the kids to play in too.

I set out firetruck to play with.

We roasted hot dogs and hand watermelon and corn on the cob too.  (I liked that the watermelon and corn matched the color theme I had going on.)

T got a new firetruck for a gift.

I made flaming cupcakes.  I made yellow cake batter with red swirls in it, then I frosted it with orange flames.  We also had a smores bar with 3 different kinds of chocolate, grahams, and marshmallows.

And of course I had fire hoses (licorice) for T.

And fireman ladders to eat.  I melted chocolate and dipped pretzel rods in it and then pretzel sticks for the rungs of the ladder.

My sister-in-law, Cloninger Photography, did an awesome job with his photos again this year.

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