For our end of school year pool party, my friend Brenda made this super cute cake to match the flip flop invitations I made.
She shaped two layered cakes and used ribbon and a paper cut out of a sunflower. She has good piping skills as well, but if like me you don’t, you could [...]

I made this cake for a recent Guitar Hero Party.

It isn’t necessarily a “simple” cake. However it wasn’t terribly difficult either, just very time consuming.
Rate this: 3.2

A quick and easy Shamrock Cake made from cupcakes, this is a perfect St. Patrick’s Day treat. One cake is made from four cupcakes, so one box of cake mix can make six of these cakes. Alternatively, you could make one shamrock as a centerpiece and arrange individual cupcakes around it.
You will need [...]

My son is a Pokemon freak so I was delighted when I found this easy but great Pokemon cake and cupcakes from the  Mom’s Fridge blog.
You’ll need the following ingredients:

3 cans frosting (one chocolate, 2 white)
2 cake mixes, prepared as directed
red and white M&Ms.
icing bag and frosting tip ( #3 tip )
1/2 bottle red [...]

I’m always on the lookout for easy cake decorating ideas and at Parenting.com they have 31 great ideas with step-by-step instructions.

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