This fun Lego Batman Cake is actually quite easy to make and is sure to light up any Lego, Batman or superhero party. It's 5am and I've snuck downstairs without waking my boys to write this before the Batman video goes up tonight. It's been a crazy-busy week. Yesterday started with an early morning phone ... »
I get lots of requests for easy birthday cakes, this one is so easy that my kids made it for their dad's birthday. His favourite meal is spaghetti and his cake of choice is carrot cake. Spaghetti Birthday Cake Recipe Carrot cake: This makes two small cakes, 1 whole one for the cake and 1/4 of the ... »
"I made a giant Gummy Bear, Kit Kat and M&M cake today while you were at school, do you want to see a photo?" "Woooaaahhh that's awesome, can I have some when we get home?" "I gave it away" "What!!! Who to?" "I gave it away on Instagram" "Muuuum!! I would have eaten that." "I know, that's why I gave it ... »
The best pet is one that sheds no hair, makes no mess and is not too noisy. Meet my pet dragons. They live inside the castle cake but will be just as happy residing anywhere in your home. To make the Castle Cake with Dragons you will need to: * Download the Surprise Cakes App from or ... »
"Can I (excited gasp) have a firetruck cake for my birfday? With a ladder and, and (insert excited movements here) and a fire hose?" Big smiles. This request came as no surprise, fire trucks and fire engines take pride of place in every game whether it be in the house, sandpit, bath or the car. ... »
"Hi, everyone. I'm Olaf and I love warm hugs!" Just like the hilarious character from Disney's blockbuster movie Frozen, this Olaf cake will light up the faces of everyone at your next birthday party with his big smile. And when you add in delicious Italian meringue frosting for his snow, chocolate arms, Oreo encrusted ... »
This castle cake is like nothing you've ever seen before. It has a 3D fireworks show over the top of it. You really need to see it to believe it so watch the video to see it in action. To make the Castle Cake with FIREWORKS you will need: Download the Surprise Cakes App from or The ... »
Would your Thomas obsessed pre-schooler love a themed birthday party with an amazing cake in the shape of the famous little blue train? Well, you're not alone. Thomas the Tank Engine toys are amongst the best-selling preschool items in the US, UK and Australia. Kids everywhere love a Thomas party and thankfully, plenty of ... »
The smell of gingerbread wafted through the house."Can we put the Christmas tree up mum?" "It's a bit early, but why not" You can make this delicious 'Gingerbread Christmas Cookies' recipe part of your family holiday traditions too, use it to make giant gingerbread houses or iced cookies. They are easy to make and don't need electric mixers with ... »
"Is that a Jimmy Choo shoe?" a friend said from behind me when she walked in. I'd never heard of Jimmy Choo before making this cake so was impressed at her ability to recognise a fondant shoe without seeing the label side of the cake. So why did I make a Jimmy Choo high heel ... »
Candy Crush Saga is played 700 million times a day and despite being free to download it earns the creators a whopping $850,000 a day. As players get stuck on level 33, 65 and 97 and all the levels in between they look for cheats and spend money on extra lives, extra moves and ... »
Chocolate eclairs are a delightful combination of choux pastry filled with a pastry cream and topped with chocolate. If you have never made choux pastry before relax it is easy to make and most people get it right first time. Profiteroles are made in the exact same way as eclairs but piped in a different ... »
Lets celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who with a Dalek cake. As a child watching the world famous sci-fi series, the Daleks were quite terrifying with their harsh electro war-cry 'exterminate, exterminate'. Over the past 50 years, Daleks have appeared in all seasons of Doctor Who, with a number of variations to their appearance ... »
Red velvet cake was the best selling cupcake at every store I visited recently in New York City. But finding the perfect red velvet cake recipe is no easy task as there are so many variations. Some I tried in NY were simply red-coloured vanilla cake with buttercream (which left me wondering what all the ... »
To make this Lightning McQueen, Cars Cake you will need: Cake: cake pans 11inch (27.94 centimetres) x 15inch (38.1 centimetres) (I had two so I could bake two sheet tins at a time) chocolate cake x 3 This quantity will make about 40-45 serves. Template: Template for cutting the cake and fondant pieces Frosting: 2 x my chocolate buttercream recipe 3 x ganache recipe cooled in t... »
A patterned roll cake is a fun way to make a colourful cake without using fondant. My boys requested one with the 'dumb ways to die' characters on but my favourite is the striped roll cake. Recipe for pattern on roll cake 50g (1.76 ounces) or 1/4 cup margarine or butter 50g (1.76 ounces) or 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp icing sugar 50g (1.76 ounces) egg whites (approx ... »
Instagram Cake For friendly, filtered fun you can't go past Instagram. Twelve million people use it daily with Instagram photos receiving 8,500 'likes' per second! But amongst all the happy snaps, I do wonder if we are becoming a generation of socially dissatisfied tourists inspecting the highlight reel of other people's lives. One young mum ... »
Without so much as a taste, we kissed Hello Kitty goodbye... Sure, the cute cartoon cat is adored around the globe and frequently requested on my YouTube channel, but in our boy-filled home this lovely cake was never going to hold pride of place at an 11-year-old's birthday party! So instead, I put a notice ... »
Here's a super easy rainbow cake that is bright and fun for a rainbow themed party. To make this rainbow cake you will need: Serves: 8 Three quantities of the basic buttercream recipe Three 20cm (7.87 inches) round cakes of your choice. To make three of the sponge cakes make one and a half times this perfect sponge cake recipe. 1/2 cup ... »
Inspired by the ombre fashion trend this pink ombre cake is super easy and will delight your friends at your next party. You can just as easily turn it into a blue ombre cake or purple ombre cake but for my liking the rose pink is the way to go. You will need: Three 20cm (7.87 inches) round ... »
Despicable Me 2 is coming soon and my middle boy loves the cute minions, so this year he wanted a minion birthday cake. There have also been some requests from subscribers for a 3D upright cake tutorial and despicable me cake, so I filmed the making of his cake for you. You will need: round cake boards ... »
This page gives you all the videos so far that show different techniques for piping using a bag, no piping tips needed. For the recipes associated with each video click the links shown under the videos. 1:18 cut to replace star shaped tip caramel cupcake recipe 1:58 straight cut to pipe cupcakes chocolate peanut butter cupcake recipe 4:47 cut for ... »
It was six o'clock in the morning, I just putting the finishing touches on a birthday picnic for my hubby to take to work. Caramel cupcakes with salted caramel frosting sat at the top of the picnic basket alongside chocolate macarons.The kids crept downstairs and we cooked bacon and eggs. Breakfast in bed ... »
Mickey was everywhere, even honeymooners donned Mickey Mouse hats with veils. It was Disney World after all, but I still did not expect the level of devotion that the adults had for the Disney characters. These cupcakes are a tribute to our time spent at Disney World and to all those Mickey Mouse LOVERS! ... »
You can make this Mickey Mouse Cake without the need for any special pans. Follow the step by step guide in the video and your little one will be excited when they see their Mickey Mouse cake. To make your mickey mouse cake you will need: Black fondant (if you want to make your own you'll ... »
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