Cakes of all sorts

July was a busy month for me, a lot of birthdays, a baby shower, two holidays, and two kids...I may even go so far as to call July a crazy month. Here are a few of the cakes that I made in July.


Here is a cake I made for a girls dogs when she threw them a birthday party. It was way fun to make this cake, partially because I had never made a cake for a dog and had no idea how. I made the cake out of crushed dry dog food, though I am sure canned food will work great, pureed meats (ham, pepperoni, bacon, basically a little of whatever I had laying around) a little rice flour, water and a bit of honey. I had also planned to include shredded carrots, but I ended up short on time. Lets not forget the rawhide "candles" The shape is made from a brad pan in the center and small round cake pans on the outside with two sides cut off. My house smelled like dog food, but the party was a hit and the dogs loved the cake.
And lest you think the party only involved a doggy cake here is the ice cream cake I made for the people. I used a box mix and added a bit more flower to firm it up a little (an extra egg works well in addition to the flour as well.) I poured the mix into a sheet pan and after it had cooled cut it in half. The I sliced into a brick of ice cream and arranged it on one of the halves, then I put the other half on top and frosted the cake and decorated it. It tasted yummy.Here is my favorite. This cake is probably the pretties cake I have ever made. I used about 50 diapers, various baby items and a spool of ribbon. I love how it turned out and so did my sister in law when I gave it to her at her baby shower. I was hoping it would stay together for her to look at for awhile until her little guy needed the diapers, but alas, the cake met its demise due to eager children in need of entertainment. Farewell..I can't wait to try another one. Maybe this one will be a little sturdier.
All in all a fun month full of baking, creating, and experiments. =D