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Hootabelle Cake
Hootabelle Cake – 3D kid’s birthday cake This 3D Hootabelle Cake was made for a 2nd birthday. In case you are not familiar Hootabelle is a character from the popular ABC4Kids show Giggle and Hoot. Here is how the Hootabelle cake started out. Layers of butter cake were stacked together and supported by a dowel in the middle to create stability: Next the cake layers were carved into shaped (mmmm I wonder what happened to all those cake scraps?): This is the finished cake carved before the buttercream: The next step is to ice the cake in a creamy layer of delicious buttercream…yum! We only use REAL New Zealand butter in our buttercream – you will taste the difference! The buttercream is smoothed over and then it’s time for the fondant. Fondant is a type of sugar dough which can be moulded into any shape and coloured. It is a great medium to use and makes the cake surface super smooth. I am really pleased how the cake turned out – what do you think? Side view: The Hootabelle Cake was placed on a bright blue cake board with the birthday girl’s name written in fondant letters: Here at Dreamy Cakes we specialise in making children’s cakes – we can also make cupcakes to match your cake and party theme. If you are after a special birthday cake please contact us on 0405 136 562 or...
30th Birthday Cake – Leopard Print Cake Design
30th Birthday Cake Design Today’s cake is a 30th Birthday Cake. It is a fun leopard print design cake with lots of details; The cake was covered in fondant and then a leopard print was hand painted over the fondant using food colours. Next the edible fondant details were handmade – the lipstick; A giant set of fondant lips and an edible ’30’ which was dipped in (edible) gitter; A handcrafted fondant high heel shoe; If you need ideas for an upcoming birthday have a look in our cake gallery. You will find lots of inspiration whether it be for a 30th birthday or a 70th birthday. Dreamy Cakes can create lots of different designs for men and women – you dream it, we can create it. Adult birthday cakes can be a delicious butter cake or an indulgent mud cake with matching chocolate ganache. Our mud cake range consists of chocolate mud, white chocolate mud and caramel mud. We can add a favourite liqueur to add extra indulgence to your cake. Contact us 0405 136 562 or email mail@dreamycakes.com to discuss your cake...
Sheet Cake – Monster High Theme
Monster High Sheet Cake Sheet cakes are great for serving larger crowds. This Monster High sheet cake is 2 layers of delicious butter cake, filled and frosted with creamy buttercream icing and topped with an edible photo image. Available in a range of flavours – you can also choose any character or theme for your cake. Kid’s love these cakes because they look big and bright and they love that they can eat a picture of their favourite character! We add lots of edible details to your cake to tie in with the colours and theme. On this design you will see hot pink zebra print fondant hearts, a hot pink boarder around the photo image and a black fondant bow to finish off the design. This Monster High cake has matching cupcakes. Cupcakes are decorated in vanilla swirl buttercream and topped with an edible photo image. Our buttercream is made from REAL New Zealand butter. You will taste the difference! See more cupcake designs here: cupcakes Dreamy Cakes can create sheet cakes in just about any style to suit any occasion. If you’d like to know more please give us a call 0405 136 562 or mail@dreamycakes.com. Let us know what type of theme you would like for your cake and we will do the...
Cupcake Stand Hire – see our new cupcake stands!
We have some cute new cake stands for hire! Cupcake stand hire available from Dreamy Cakes. Check out our new Carousel Cupcake Stands available for hire. You can hire our cupcake carousels with or without a Dreamy Cakes order. Hire both of these cupcake stands for $25 (3 days hire) with a $60 security bond. Each stands holds 8 standard size cupcakes. The stands go round like a real Ferris Wheel – kid’s absolutely LOVE these. They are a fun addition to your party to display your cupcakes. The stands are white in colour so will suit any theme or colour scheme. Or you can add your own ribbon (see our picture) to match your party colours. Cupcake Stand Hire For more information on our new cupcake stands and to see our other range of stands available for hire see: Cake Stand Hire For more information call Dreamy Cakes 0405 136 562 or...
Kids Birthday Cakes – by Dreamy Cakes on YouTube!
Kids Birthday Cakes by Robyn Bent Kids Birthday Cakes (on YouTube) is our very first video on our brand new YouTube channel. We now have a YouTube channel to showcase some of our cakes! This first video will show you some of our most popular recent kids birthday cake designs. As you will see, whatever type of cake you can dream of, we can create it for you. We have tried to show both girls and boys designs in this video to give you some ideas. You can view the Kids Birthday Cakes video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWI9LnMm0GQ Please feel free to stop by our channel and view our video (don’t forget to ‘like’). Press ‘subscribe’ so you don’t miss out on our next exciting video. Click this link to find our channel to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamycakes1 We have a lot of ideas for upcoming videos including more kids birthday cake design ideas, cupcakes, recipes and cake decorating techniques, character cakes and a whole lot more! We welcome your comments and if you have any ideas for future videos that you would like to see please let us know. What is YouTube? YouTube is a video-sharing website with over 1 billion unique visitors EACH MONTH! There is over 6 billion hours of video and 100 hours of new video is uploaded every month…mind boggling stuff. We look forward to welcoming you over at our new...
Tips to Order the Perfect Birthday Cake
The following tips will help you order the perfect cake from Dreamy Cakes with ease! If you have a kid’s birthday coming up and you would like to order the perfect birthday cake here is a couple of tips that will help you order the perfect cake for the birthday girl or boy! 1. Select the date you need the cake for. This sounds kind of obvious but the date you need to pick up the cake might not be the date of the actual party. For example, if you are planning an early morning party at the park and need to get there at the ‘crack of dawn’ to grab the best table and set up the balloons and streamers, you’ll need to collect your cake the day before the party. Consider also if you have to travel to a certain location for the party (maybe the beach, or an indoor play centre), or maybe you don’t have a lot of party ‘helpers’, make it easier on yourself and order the cake for pickup the day before. The cake order date is also important because certain times of the year are more popular than others and therefore book out more quickly. Once you have picked the party date make sure you call as early as possible to get your order in so you don’t miss out! 2. Decide on the amount of servings you will need. At most birthday parties the cake is the centerpiece of the party and definitely not the only food on offer so there is no need to over-cater in size for the cake. Factor in...
3 Ideas for 1st Birthday Cakes perfect for Girls or Boys
A first birthday is a very special time! Whether you are planning a huge party for family and friends or a smaller celebration with immediate family you are going to want a special 1st birthday cake to mark this milestone in your child’s life. Here are 3 ideas to help you select the perfect 1st birthday celebration cake for your little boy or girl. 1. Giant Number 1 Shaped Cake – it’s a first birthday so why not mark the event with a number 1 cake? These shaped cakes are a popular choice for parents – they look spectacular as the party centerpiece and they can be decorated in ANY theme. You can add a special sugar character that your child loves – a teddy bear, fairy, TV character or even a little miniature sugar version of your child. Here are a couple of recent number 1 cakes: 2. Animal Cakes – if your having a tough time deciding on a theme for the party you can’t go wrong with animals! Whether it be a farm cake, jungle cake, pony or dinosaur theme, your cake will be memorable and fun. The brighter the better for a 1st birthday cake! Here are some examples of some animal cakes: 3. Storybook Cakes – do you have a special book that your child loves to hear you read? Then a book or story themed cake could be the perfect choice for you. How about ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’, ‘Where’s the Green Sheep’ or even ‘Cinderella’, a must for all aspiring princesses…..here’s a couple of cake design ideas: If you are still searching for...
How to Avoid a 1st Birthday Meltdown (for you and your child)
Your gorgeous little one is about to turn 1 and it’s time to celebrate! But how can you have a wonderful and memorable celebration and avoid a 1st birthday meltdown? Here’s a couple of tips which helped me to plan my little guy’s special day: The time of the party. What time are you planning to schedule the party? Try to plan around YOUR child (not the guests)! If your child has (and needs) a long sleep around lunchtime you may find it better to schedule the party earlier in the day. Try to pick a time when you child is well rested and alert so they can enjoy some of the celebrations. Plan age appropriate activities. Scary clowns, loud music, noisy activities all can frighten small babies. Instead of the traditional noisy party games, plan some low key things that your baby will enjoy – quieter singing and clapping to familiar nursery rhymes will keep your baby happy and smiling for the camera. Take some of the pressure off – there is no shame in having the food catered for, or ordering a special cake. You’ll be glad you did when you have plenty of time to spend with your child on the day instead of worrying about the food or entertainment. Keep it short. Try to have a starting time and ending time on the invites so people know when it’s time to ‘hit the road’. I would suggest 1.5 – 2 hours maximum. This is enough time for baby to see their relatives and friends and enjoy some of the activity without it becoming overwhelming. Take...
1st Birthday Cake Minnie Mouse
Today’s cake is a 3 tier Minnie Mouse themed cake created as a 1st birthday cake. Minnie Mouse is a popular character cake – I have created them for 1 year old’s as well as 16 year old’s!! It is a bright design that you can easily match party ware with. Simply go for red and black plates and napkins, balloons and streamers and you have a coordinated party look. Design Variations: This Minnie Mouse cake design can also be made in pink and black and can be created in a 1,2,3 or 4+ tiered cake to cater for the number of guests at your celebration. This particular cake is covered in fondant and has a handcrafted sugar topper, coordinated cake board and inscription of the birthday girl’s name. We can also create delicious matching cupcakes and cookies to match this 1st birthday Minnie Mouse design. At Dreamy Cakes we specialize in creating kid’s birthday cakes. We love creating 1st birthday cakes. Whatever design or theme you have in mind we can create it for you. Got a special celebration coming up and need a stunning cake? Give us a call at Dreamy Cakes 0405 136 562 and we can help by creating the centerpiece cake for your celebration. Robyn...
Peppa Pig Cake
Do your kid’s love Peppa Pig? Today’s cake is a Peppa Pig Cake. And a Peppa Pig dessert table inspired by this episode of Peppa Pig – “The Balloon Ride” We created customised cupcakes, cake pops and sugar cookies to match the Peppa Pig cake. To recreate this look you can use plastic tablecloths as the background – add some paper clouds and paper bunting and you are ready to go! Here is a shot of the Peppa Pig Cake. The cake board is decorated with bunting spelling the birthday boy’s name. Edible image Peppa Pig cupcakes – Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, George and Peppa D reamy Cakes can create a special cake for your kids next birthday. We specialize in kid’s cakes – anything from Peppa Pig to Spiderman and anything in between. You can contact us on 0405 136 562 or email mail@dreamycakes.com why not drop by our Facebook page...
Cakes in my Kitchen – Behind the Scenes!
Here’s a little sneak peak behind the scenes here at Dreamy Cakes…….a typical week in my kitchen…. Lots of delicious butter and mud cakes come out of my kitchen oven each week in a variety of flavours. Our most popular flavours are chocolate, vanilla and butterscotch. Can’t beat the smell of cakes baking! Fondant covered and buttercream covered cakes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Fondant can be coloured virtually any colour. Make the sugarpaste pieces – these are usually made ahead of time to allow drying. This week we’ve got lots of differents pieces including sugar people, owls, flowers, wired stars and a sugar race car. Sugarpaste is a type of edible dough that dries firm and can be moulded into any shape. Decorate – my favourite part is standing back and looking at the finished product! Box ’em up – all boxed and ready for parties. Dreamy Cakes can make lots of different cake designs – whatever your theme we can create it for you. Give us a call 0405 136 562 or email...
A Very Special Birthday Cake
Today’s featured cake is a unique design for a 30th birthday celebration. This cake features lots of little characters in different occupations… A pilot… A nurse…… A policeman… A florist… A teacher… A bank...
Jungle 1st Birthday Cake
This 2 tier Jungle Theme cake was created for a 1st birthday. The sugar animals and trees are all edible! The customer chose Red Velvet flavour. The cake is covered in fondant, with a custom made edible number 1 on top of the...
Wine Bottle Cake
This special cake was ordered for a 60th birthday. A sugar wine bottle sits in a wooden crate. Everything on the cake is edible including the wine bottle and label and the crate and fabric. I can make this cake with any type of label! Here is a close up of the end of the ‘wooden’...
Diego Cake
This fun & bright Diego cake is a buttercream covered sheet cake topped with an edible image. All edible, with fondant accents. If you are looking for a fun character theme cake for your next birthday please call 0405 136 562 or email...
Mickey Mouse Cake
Today’s cake is Mickey Mouse! A special cake for a little boy’s 1st birthday. If you are planning on a Mickey Mouse theme birthday party check out www.littlehandsparties.com. Here is a picture from their Mickey Mouse party pack – everything you need for the perfect...
Cakes, cakes, cakes!!
I’ve gotten a little behind posting cakes lately…..so here’s a quick catch-up...
Dora the Explorer Cake – a cake makeover!
Today’s cake is a Dora the Explorer cake. This 2 tier cake has a petal shaped bottom tier and is covered in fondant icing. See how it looks before the decoration and after! This cake features hand-crafted sugar figures “Dora” and “Boots”, a little sugar backpack with a map and lots of little wired stars. Here are some more pictures: Are you planning a Dora party? Little Hands Kid’s Parties (www.littlehandsparties.com) have fantastic matching party packs….I love the Dora bunting! Check them out…… If you are wanting a special birthday cake for your little boy or girl – give me a call on 0405 136 562 or email: mail@dreamycakes.com Robyn...
Tinkerbell Birthday Cake + 3 Cute Tinkerbell Party Ideas!
Tinkerbell Birthday Cake – every little girl’s favourite fairy! Today’s cake is an 8 inch round fondant covered cake Tinkerbell birthday cake – complete with Tinkerbell figure on top. Everything is edible from the little flowers and leaves to the toadstools – you can even eat Tink’s wings! All of the flowers and leaves on this Tinkerbell Birthday Cake are handcrafted and edible. Tinkerbell figure is crafted from sugar paste and is completely edible too. 3 Cute Tinkerbell Party Ideas 1. Tinkerbell party packs. Party packs include: plates, cups, serviettes, party invitations, party hats, masks, assorted coloured balloons, banner and tablecloth – EVERYTHING YOU NEED! Available from: http://www.littlehandsparties.com/ 2. Personalised Birthday Tutu from: http://www.etsy.com/shop/bloomnbows 3. Customised Invitations From: http://www.etsy.com/shop/palmbeachpolkadots Have a great party! Robyn...
Hello Kitty Cake and where to go for matching party packs!
Hello Kitty Cake Hello Kitty cake is today’s featured cake. I love how ‘girly’ this cake turned out. It’s perfect for a sweet little girls birthday. Soft pink and white fondant icing is covered in little sugar flowers. The little blocks with the birthday girl’s name are also made from sugar. The cake board is covered in matching pink to complement the pink fondant in this Hello Kitty Cake. If you are wanting some matching party invitations head on over to Little Hands Kids Parties (www.littlehandsparties.com) A local Brisbane business selling all sorts of character party packs. Here is a pic of their Hello Kitty party pack from their Facebook page. Hats, plates, cups and party blowers all to match the party theme. Have a great week, Robyn...
Minnie Mouse Cake
This Minnie Mouse Cake design was created for a 16th birthday. A fondant cake with a custom “16” sugar topper. 2 tiered cake – 8 inch round bottom cake with a 6 inch round top cake. All the accents are made of fondant and are...