Easter Basket Cake, STEP BY STEP

Here it is just in time for the holidays, an edible Easter Basket. The Basket Cake is an oval shaped cake that's covered in a buttercream basket weave design and decorated with fondant and royal icing.

Below I have a step by step view as to what goes into the process of making and designing a basket weave cake.

STEP 1. This is the basket weave. A single tip is used throughout the process to get the desired basket look. You can use whatever tip you like, but for this cake I used a regular star tip. As a warning, your hands will be tired trying to pull this cake off.

STEP2. For this particular design, I used another tip to get the "grass" effect. This was one of the easier decorating techniques used on this cake.

STEP 3. Next, the royal icing rabbit and eggs were added. When working with royal icing, it's best to make the decorations a day or two ahead of time inorder to give the icing time to harden. If you don't you'll just have a basketcase full of broken eggs and tail less bunnies.

STEP 4. Finally, a fondant handle and some royal icing flowers are added. As you can see, completed it looks like a real Easter basket.

This completes the step by step viewing of the Basket Cake. Hopefully, now you'll make or order one for the holidays .

Car Cake

This is the Car Cake. It's no particular car in mind, just a simple childrens cake for a Birthday party.

Below are before and after pictures of the making.



frosted cut out



The cake was first a chocolate and strawberry filled sheet cake. It was carved into the shape of a car and then it was iced with vanilla buttercream frosting. Afterwards, it was covered with blue fondant and decorated with fondant cut outs.                   

    

Dora the Explorer

 The cake is vanilla with neopolitan icecream filling while the icing is orange tinted buttercream. Dora and her star friends were handmade out of fondant.

Firetruck

Every little boy loves them at some point.
All parts for this cake were hand made out of fondant.
(the street, windows, wheels, ladder, lights, hose and ax)



We're ready, were's the fire?



Princess Castle Cake

Every Little Girl Is A Princess.

This is a beautiful cake that the camera and lighting did not do justice. Cake was decorated with delicious buttercream & royal icing. Every thing is edible except castle pilars at the customers request. Yes I can make edible pilars out of gumpaste & fondant at your request.

Red Hat Cakes and Cupcakes

    With Flash...

All hat decor (roses, feathers & ribbon) were handmade out of fondant.

         

                                         Without Flash.                                               

Ahhhh their so cute.....

Cupcakes That Went Along With Cake.

Mini hats were handmade out of fondant for the cupcakes.

Cupcakes

MotoCross Cake

Boys love speed, noisy things and getting dirty.

Baby Shower - Boy

                                                                   With Bear....

And Without Bear.

Entire cake is edible.

Bear was made out of rice crispy treats and block was made out fondant.

2011 Wedding Cake

We brought in the 2011 New Year with a small Wedding Cake!
First cake of the year. The cake was a two tier red velvet that was covered in black fondant and trimmed with white fondant ribbons and handmade edible calla lilies.

As you probably noticed, the camera was alot a little fuzzy. I think this cake turned out alright- don't you think?