Chocolate and Peanut Butter Layer Cake

As I have done in previous years, I went to visit family and of course took dessert. As it was Easter, a chocolate themed cake seemed appropriate, but I wanted to add peanut butter into the mix. One, because I love peanut butter, but also because I think of the many various flavour combinations out…

The Riddler's Hat birthday cake

Riddler Cake featured on The Riddler Factory

Last year I made a Riddler Hat cake for a friend who is a fan of The Riddler. It seems this has caught the attention of The Riddler Factory, a brilliant site for all things Riddler/Edward Nigma related. If you want to check out the site and the post, you can do so HERE. Thanks…

Black and White Layer Cake

I seem to have made a lot of cookies lately, which is great, I love doing them, but now and then you want something a little softer. This cake was inspired by the book I reviewed this week. I realised it had been far too long since I had made a chocolate cake. The sponge…

Tutorial: Spider Cake

I was asked by a good friend to make a birthday cake for her cool kid. The birthday girl in question is not a typical girly girl. No, this kid likes dinosaurs, snakes, spiders and all things awesome. To start off, I baked one half of a sphere cake pan. This was placed flat side…

Zombie Head Cake

I made a zombie head birthday cake the other day. Who would want such a disgusting thing, I hear you cry? ME!! I love the TV show The Walking Dead, and I am extremely excited and anticipating season 4 which starts in a few weeks. Yes, folks. I made my own birthday cake. I have…