Phineas and Ferb Birthday Cake

My kids love Phineas and Ferb, so I had a long line of expert advisers ready to help me correct a smile or a frown on the figurines I made for this cake: including Perry the Platypus, Isabella, Candace, Jeremy, Baljeet, Major Monogram and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. We built a roller coaster too!

Oh and the important bit! Inside are vanilla and chocolate cake tiers both have Oreo Cream filling.

Giuseppe Zanotti Blue Platform Sandal Birthday Cake

For a surprise birthday cake we started off discussing with my customer a set of Tiffany boxes and a pump. However through the creative process we realized that a favorite color peach needed to be incorporated into the design, so that explains the boxes! The square box is tied with a white fondant bow and pinned with a silver dragee brooch, with other edible dragees scattered around.

On top I placed a Tiffany blue colored Giuseppe Zanotti platform sandal shaped in fondant. I am particularly proud of the hand painted logo, it came out perfect!

Inside is a moist coconut cake (we discovered a great supplier) with the always popular dulce de leche cream filling.

Delivered to a birthday party in Wayne NJ.

Ladybug birthday cake and cookie favors

Very excited every time one of our customers returns for a new birthday surprise! I made a chocolate fudge cake with Oreo cream filling carved into a ladybug. The red and black fondant creates a vibrant display.


We also baked and decorated individually wrapped cookie favors to match the cake.
Delivered to a 3rd birthday party at The Little Gym in Livingston NJ.

Toy Story 3 Birthday Cake

We just made this two tier cake for a birthday party in Bayonne NJ. The bottom tier has a white vanilla cake with passion fruit butter cream, and the top tier is chocolate fudge cake with chocolate raspberry cream.

I decorated the bottom tier with a red check design to match Woody's shirt. We sculpted fondant figurines with all our favorite Toy Story characters: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, as well as the alien, Rex, the slinky dog, and not forgetting Mr and Mrs Potato Head!

Porsche 911 Racing Car Birthday Cake

We can't all own a fabulous sports car, but we can have a flashy cake!

This week we carved a fabulous red Porsche 911 cake out of chocolate fudge cake with cannoli filling and chunks of Belgian chocolate. The cake is covered in red and yellow fondant, with a racing livery, and personalized license plates for a second birthday party in Watchung NJ.

DJ Turntable Birthday Cake and Cookie Favors

Delighted to make a new cake this year for one of our South Orange customers for their party celebrating a 2nd birthday.

I designed a bright cake with blue and green fondant stripes, and inside a red velvet cake with white chocolate cream filling. The birthday kid is sitting on top of the cake in between two DJ turntables.

Also baked a batch of cookie favors tied with a green fabric bow to match the dance theme for his party.

Kindle Birthday Cake

We made this specialty cake for a big reader. Inside is red velvet cake with Madagascar vanilla bean and white vanilla cake with Strawberry cream filling and fresh sliced Strawberries. The cake is covered in white fondant and decorated to create a replica of a Kindle reading device. Each of the buttons is hand painted, while the screen has a personalized edible message. Delivered to the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Fairfield NJ.

Little Mermaid Cake for Disney Princess

Every Disney Princess wants her own cake! I made this two tier yellow vanilla cake with dark chocolate cream filling for a fourth birthday party in Maplewood NJ.

The cake is covered in sea blue color fondant, decorated with starfish, other little fish, coral, edible fondant shells and Neptune's Trident. The Little Mermaid perches on a rock, while Sebastian the crab and Flounder swim at the bottom of the sea.

Monkey Box Birthday Cake with Balloons

We made this monkey themed specialty cake with yellow and blue stripes and polka dots, for a first birthday party at the Hilton Garden Hotel in Edison NJ. The 3" bottom tier is chocolate fudge cake with Madagascar vanilla bean filling, and the extra tall 6" second tier is red velvet cake with cream cheese filling.

I sculpted a monkey with chocolate cake that burst out of the top of the cake and inserted fondant ballons behind with the birthday boy's name. He also holds a birthday gift and wears a party hat.

Wonder Woman Birthday Cake with Invisible Plane

Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) is my all time favorite super heroine. So I was delighted to bake this star shaped vanilla cake with chocolate cream filling for a 5th birthday party at the YMCA in Chinatown NY, as the birthday girl is also Wonder Woman fan.


I sculpted the figurine out of fondant and also built an invisible plane for her using isomalt! The finished cake included her Lasso of Truth, not shown in the photo.

Birthday Presents and Jungle Animals Cake

I made this two tier orange and blue cake for a birthday party at the Turtleback Zoo in West Orange NJ. Red velvet cake with cream cheese filling on the bottom tier, and yellow vanilla cake with dulce de leche cream filling on the top. The cake is covered in matching color fondant stripes, polka dots, with jungle animals (giraffe, lion and elephant) and gifts.

I also baked two dozen animal cookies as favors for the guests.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cake

We made this cake in the shape of a book, for a fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The book title and image of the kid were piped on to a fondant template with royal icing. I was pleased with the way the tape on each corner matched the original book cover. It is red velvet cake with Madagascar vanilla bean cream filling, covered in blue fondant for a birthday party in West Orange NJ.

Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake

A 3D Dora the Explorer surprise birthday cake, with chocolate fudge cake and Madagascar Vanilla bean filling. "We did it!"

We constructed a frame for Dora using PVC pipe and joints, with several wood platforms for the body and head.

The PVC pipe is not easy to work with, as it is difficult to make the Rice Krispies and fondant stick. That was until I tried my secret weapon from Argentina - homemade Dulce de Leche.

Various photos in this post show how we built her up, added the cake and crumb coat, then working up the body adding her multi-colored outfit and backpack. Her hair is made up from Rice Krispie treats, covered in brunette color chocolate fondant.

Apart from getting her facial expression right, the cake proved quite a challenge to deliver, since Dora is very top heavy, but we made it!

Elmo Birthday Cake

A special cake ordered for a first birthday party in Virginia. The Cranberry Pound Cake has Chocolate Orange filling. Elmo is bursting out of a small blue drum cake. I piped his fur with red royal icing. The bottom cake tier is covered in green fondant and decorated with musical notes, and not forgetting Elmo's goldfish and crayons too!

True Religion Blue Jeans Cake

A fan of True Religion jeans wanted a pair for a birthday gift. I made a chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache, a perfect chocoholic combination. Blue fondant covers the cake and I applied distressing and a stone wash effect to the jeans cake, which was destined for a party in South Orange NJ.

The close up image gives you a better view of the stitching, the pockets, button and the rivets.

Blue and Green Jungle Animal Cake

This seems to be an animal month! We made this two-tier jungle animal theme cake for a first birthday party in Lodi NJ. Layers of yellow cake with chocolate cream filling are covered in a light blue fondant. The cake is decorated in green stripes and leaves, with wild animals (elephant, giraffe and lions) on top.

Stephanotis Flowers Pink Cake and Cupcakes

A simple pink cake draped with cascading white stephanotis sugar flowers and pearl centers sits on this cupcake display. The cake is made of layers of red velvet with cream cheese filling. Each vanilla cupcake has a vanilla frosting swirl either in pink or ivory colors, topped with a stephanotis blossom or oversized fondant pearls.

The cake was delivered to NISI restaurant in Englewood NJ for a beautifully decorated first birthday party.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Cake

What better for a fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship than a UFC ring cake? This octagonal ring is made with layers of vanilla and chocolate fudge cake, plus a delicious cannoli filling. The cake is covered in a light gray fondant, with a mesh ring surround. Additional decorations include a pair of boxing gloves, a UFC champions belt and the sponsors logos (Bud Light, Harley Davidson Mortorcycles and TapOut). I know it's gruesome, but I also had a special request to add a splat of fondant blood on the ring! The cake was delivered to the birthday party in Fairfield NJ.

Yo Gabba Gabba! Cake and Cupcakes

The latest young kids craze is the Yo Gabba Gabba! TV show. For a second birthday party in Bergen County I made a vanilla cake with chocolate pudding filling, covered in a light green fondant.

I modeled the five main characters (Muno, Plex, Foofa, Toodee, and Brobee) out of sugar paste and added a birthday message on a sign.

An assortment of two dozen matching chocolate and vanilla flavor cupcakes with vanilla buttercream swirls, decorated with colored polka dots and small white sugar flowers complete the display.

Louis Vuitton Handbag Cake

Phew! We did it! The Louis Vuitton handbag cake turned out very smart. A lot of layers of chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and chocolate fondant too!

As we assembled the cake and all the pieces came together it really did start to look like the real thing. Now where did I put my car keys? Hopefully whoever eats the cake will find them!