Haunted House Cake

This was a really fun cake to make!

I started out with a large sheet cake and sculpted out a house shape. I used pieces I cut off to add part of the roof.

After frosting it in buttercream I rolled out some orange fondant and arranged it over the top of the cake. I used purple for the roof and dark blue for trim.

I added on the other elements as I went along. I really wanted to give the cake a 'fun spooky' look because it was for younger kids. So I used bright colors and gave it a cartoony feel.

I added on the ghosts and bats with buttercream frosting after I was done placing the fondant details. I added a blue boarder along with bottom with a #8 round tip.

I didn't have a cake board large enough for the cake, so I used some let over cardboard and covered it with blue tissue paper and then wax paper. In the end I really like how it looks because it gives the background a misty look to it. Read more!

Mario Block Cake

This is one of my latest fondant cakes. I made this as a birthday cake for a couple of my family members who really enjoy playing Mario.

I piled together yellow cake and made sure it was a perfect cube, then the whole cake was covered in gold fondant. Next, I cut a piece of orange fondant out and placed it on top.

The hardest part was cutting out all the question marks and the shadows out of the fondant, not to mention the mushroom and coins!

I piped a border using gold buttercream frosting to finish off the bottom.

There were a lot of other things I wanted to do with this cake, but unfortunately there was a time limit in place. I'll probably attempt another version in the future.

I also used a home-made recipe for both the fondant and the buttercream frosting.

The Mario question block is property of Nintendo.
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Review for Wilton Silly Feet Part 1

My future mother-in-law bought me this as a surprise two days ago. I've seen it other places before. I'm going to test this product out and I will post my review.

There are a couple of pictures on the back of the box that offer a few ideas, but I want to be able to come with a couple more uses.

If anyone already has this product and has some tips, stories, or comments they want to share, please feel free to leave a comment! Read more!