Doggie Cake

My daughter chose this cake from Family Fun for her birthday last year. We used 2 rounds for the body and 2 cupcakes for the feet. The eyes and collar gem are smushed Tootsie Rolls (Couldn't find Necco's) and the collar and tongue are Fruit By The Foot. His toe nails are Junior Mints and spots are mint cookies/Junior Mints. Didn't take too long and turned out fabulous!

Hamburger Cake

So I was able to convine my son this year that we could do some other party cake besides trains, so after showing him some COOL cakes on Family Fun, he opted for the Hamburger! We used a metal bowl for the top, a round cake pan for the bottom, a round cake pan for the middle meat, smushed green Tootsie Rolls for the lettuce, and sunflower seeds for the bun. His cousins thought it was the best cake ever! It didn't taste too bad either because we did each layer a different flavor! (I also LOVE Smith's for always giving me a cake box FOR FREE!)

Train Cake

I made this cake last summer for our then turning 4 year old train addict. I picked up a lot of different ideas online and threw them all together into something that worked for me!! The Engine is shaped with cake, an ice cream cone, and marshmallows for smoke. The train cars were baked in a miniature loaf pan I bought at Michael's (Cooks 12 at one time. Perfect for Christmas bread or mini meat loafs!) We used Oreo's and M&M's for the wheels. The toppings on the train cars were Oreo's (coal), M&M's, Tootsie Rolls (logs), Pretzels (logs), and animal crackers. We used graham crackers and frosting for the tracks. Such a cute cake and worth every 5 hours it took to make!

Beach Cake

Birthday's are especially fun at my house because I spend HOURS making each of my kids a funner than normal birthday cake! This one was for a summer beach party we had last year. We used blue frosting for the water, and smushed graham crackers for the beach. We picked up some little sea critters at Zurchers, included a rubber ball for the beach ball, and cut up a fruit strip for the towel. Wala! Cutest cake all summer!