THEME CAKES MADE EASY

Parenting.com has a beautiful cake gallery with designs to suit a variety of themes. But what makes this gallery stand out is that they use common candies and products to produce truly professional looking cakes.  

I love these diagrams they provide of each cake, along with a comprehensive tutorial. You can find the tutorial for the shark cake here. (Buffett fans take notice!)

Princess Cake Tutorial

The face is a sugar cookie! Brilliant!

Spaceship Cake Tutorial

Purse Cake Tutorial

Parenting.com has a beautiful cake gallery to suit a variety of themes. But what makes this gallery stand out is that they use common candies and products to produce truly professional looking cakes. 

Be sure to check out the whole gallery for more great designs. And while we're talking about cakes, here's a great idea from Real Simple for simplifying the serving of ice cream at parties. Perfect for summer parties where the ice cream tends to melt quickly! 

From Real Simple:

To prevent a sticky situation, start scooping before the party starts. Place individual scoops in a cupcake tin lined with paper baking cups and transfer the tray to the freezer for up to several hours. After the cake is cut, remove the scoops from the paper baking cups (or not) and drop them onto the waiting plates.

A TRIP DOWN {EASTER PROJECT} MEMORY LANE

Easter 2002 - Sheep Cupcakes

{mini marshmallows for body & ears; large marshmallow halved for head}

Spring 2004 - Lollipop Flower Cupcakes

{blow pops, fruit-striped gum leaves and an out-of-focus camera}

Easter 2005 - Bunny Rabbit Cake

{bake a 9" round cake, cut in half, stand halves on side, frost and decorate)

Easter 2006 - Bunny Baby Hat

{made from the sleeve of a men's t-shirt from MS Baby Magazine)

Can you tell that I've been organizing some old photos? But I promise that it's not all about the past. I have a new Easter printable (available for free download) all set to go for tomorrow, so be sure to check back!