Go To Cakes

The more cakes that I have made, the more I have realized that you need to have some "go to" cakes that you can use for about anyone. Today is a great friends birthday and I had a GREAT idea for his birthday cake. He used to be a helicopter pilot in the military and served in Iraq, so I wanted to make him a helicopter cake. The only problem is that there was no way that I had the time to make it for him. I really didn't want to go with a traditional cake that would be simple and easy. I wanted to make him something unique and special. I have used my t-shirt mold as a "go to" cake before, but I wanted something new. The t-shirt is great because you can easily make a jersey of any guys favorite sports team. I was just feeling like it was a been there done that kind of design.


(This is a cake I made 3 years ago for a friend who is a HUGE Bills fan.)

Joe went to the University of Nebraska, and like most Huskers, he is a die hard fan. His entire bathroom is Huskers stuff!! It makes me a little sick to my stomach, but I still like the guy. Rather than going with the jersey I thought it would be fun to try and make a hat. I felt like it was new and fresh. The thing with making cakes is trying to think of creative ways that you can use your pans together to make something completely new. This cake was made out of one 8 inch round and a skirt mold for a Barbie cake. The bill was formed out of gum paste and cardboard. Looking back at it, I think that it turned out almost exactly like I wanted it to. The thing that I think I am most excited about is having another "go to" cake design that I could use in a pinch for almost anyone. I am a firm believer that you need to develop arrows that you can keep in your cooking quiver and pull them out at a moments notice and hit a bullseye. Get creative. Think outside the cake mold. Try something new. You might surprise yourself!!