Eagle Treats

We made these treats for my son's Eagle Scout Court of Honor!  I was so excited when I found the idea, but they had used a cashew for the beak.  Since I am highly allergic to cashews I searched to find some other candy or something edible that would work.  I came up with caramels.  I cut them in thirds and formed them into a beak.  I thought they would stick to the melted chocolate that the marshmallows are covered in, but not so easy!  So, I made a slit in the marshmallow with a sharp knife and stuck it in there.  That worked great.  So, the rest is pretty self explanatory....Large marshmallow covered in melted white chocolate chips and then rolled in coconut.  Place on top of an oreo cookie (or any other cookie you like) and add beak.  Eyes are from black decorating gel.  Fun, and hopefully will add to the decorations at the court of honor!

Imagination Station Cake

For my 10 year old's party they went to Imagination Station.  So, I copied the logo and came up with this cake.  It was simple, but they got it!  The cake itself is also a swirl cake so it was fun!  We added the balloon decoration to make it feel like a birthday!

Saturn Planet Cake

This cake was so easy, but my son really liked it. I used a circle cake for the main part and then cut the two side pieces out of a smaller round cake and frosted the ring over the top of the main circle to finish it off. I also made the frosting "bumpy" to look like a planet.

Football Oreo Truffles

 

The perfect tailgate treat!  EASY, too!  Crush up a package of Oreo's then mix in a package of cream cheese.  Form into footballs then dip into melted chocolate.  I used chocolate bark which I found by the cocoa in the baking isle.  I dipped the balls by sticking a plastic fork in one side and swirling it in the chocolate.  As you can see, some didn't get wiped off very good so I had some 'run off' but, no worries, they tasted great!  When hard, pipe on white icing for the strings.  They were a huge hit at the party and taste great!

 

Baseball Cake

Okay, I went the easy route! Just a round cake frosted in white with red licorice. I was going to go all out and make a 3D circle cake, but if you saw this 6-year old's face when he saw this cake you would have just gone easy, too! He LOVED it!

Harry Potter Cake

For my 10 year old's birthday we had a Harry Potter theme. I was planning to make a cake to look like the golden snitch but when we watched the first movie again for inspiration my son decided it would be more fun to make a cake like Hagrid gave to Harry Potter when they first met! So, that is what we did. I think he was pleased. Just a circle cake frosted in pink and writing is with green gel (spelled just like Hagrid did!).

Dad's Tool Cake

My 5-year old wanted to decide how we did Dad's cake this year! So, he drew out his design and told me what shape the cake should be. I made the cake and we used fruit roll-ups for the saw and wrench and fruit by the foot for the tape measure. He used cookie cutters for the letters (also out of fruit roll-ups). He was so proud of HIS cake!

BYU Football Helmet

Another BYU challenge from my son: BYU themed, no repeat from another year! So, I attempted a football helmet this year. It was much harder than I thought (allow some extra time in your day!) but he seemed very pleased with it. My husband liked it so much he had a hard time wanting to cut it up to serve it!

I used two small circle pans for the bottom of the helmet and a bowl for the top layer. I stacked them up and cut out the front. The pieces were then used to fill in the gaps from the second layer to the bowl layer to round it out more. I had the hardest time finding a dark navy blue coloring for my contrasting colors. I did buy a navy food coloring gel, but it never turns dark so I add a little black and I think I have it for the chocolate I used for the face guard. So, I tried that same mixture in the frosting and it didn't work. So, I ended up using the chocolate that I had colored for all the blue that you see. I piped the face guard similar to how I did this except I just freehanded it instead of using a pattern. Then, I piped right on the cake for the logo and stripes.

Wood Cake

For my son's birthday we took them to the local Home Depot for the kid's workshop!  So, to celebrate the wood building theme I made the cake to look like two pieces of wood.  I even made chocolate/yellow swirl cake for an added touch!  I mixed light brown and dark brown fosting slightly to get an uneven look and then scraped each with a texture tool I have.  Then I added dark frosting to make "knots" and a couple of swipes to add more grain look.  He was happy with it!

CARS Cake

My son LOVES the Disney CARS movie so for his birthday he wanted a race track with "Kachow" (aka Lightening McQueen) winning!  So, I made a round chocolate cake.  I crushed up chocolate center sandwich cookies to look like gravel and lined the track with halved cookies.  I made grass with green colored coconut and added white frosting lines for the track.  I then added his cars to the track and the 'trophy' candle that he wanted on top.  It was easy and he was pleased!!

Music Note

This cake started with a bunny!  I baked a chocolate cake and turned it out onto a platter.  After tilting in to the right and trimming it where needed, I frosted it with dark chocolate frosting and clear sprinkles.

The final product...a 16th Note for a 16 year old's birthday cake!!

Hot Wheels Cake

My attempt at a Hot Wheels Cake.  I was trying to make it look like a Hot Wheels track that the car was coming down from.  It also is supposed to double as a number nine because it is his ninth birthday!  The car even has a nine.  He said he gets it and I think he is more excited about the car than the cake...so??  Maybe next time.

I used a round cake and sour candy strips for the track.  I think next time I would just do it flat on the cake instead of trying to do it 3-D.

BYU Football Stadium Cake

OK, here was the challenge from my son:  I want a BYU themed, layered cake but not a repeat of any other year!  Well, after thinking about those repeats, I decided to go for the whole stadium since the jersey, football, and logo were already done!  So, here is my attempt.  Not my best cake, but he got the point.  I baked a large cake and cut the center down to the board.  I frosted the board with green colored frosting and coconut then striped with white icing.  I put the cut pieces on top of the sides for added height.  Frosted in grey for a steel look and M&M's for fans (notice the student side!).  I used the candles for flags and he almost refused to blow them out because he said they were the lights and the game wasn't over yet :) !  Oh, and the plane is a gift from his brother that they thought should fly over at the start of the game!

Rocket Cake

Okay, so this wasn't actually a cake I made, but I added to it and thought I'd share my inspiration! You could very well make the rolled cake by either doing a jelly roll or an ice cream roll, but I bought mine. If I made it I would have maybe written his name down like a rocket or something. Anyway, it was already 'sprinkled' so I kept it. Then I added the sparkling candles and the end and made a paper cone for the top. Very easy but it was neat when the candles were lit!

Taco Cakes

This was another cake done by my cub scout boys! They made a big round cake and cut it in half. Those halves were sat on their end and frosted with the appropriate color. Then they sprinkled oreo cookie crumbs to resemble meat and added cut up red, white & green gum drops and rolled green gum drops (roll in sugar to prevent sticking) to resemble lettuce. They even added strings of orange frosting for 'cheese'. Then, the left over gum drops they cut up into 'salsa'. Very clever guys!

Rock Cake

This cake was made for my 7-year old son who is into rocks right now. I baked a chocolate cake in a glass bowl....

Then decorated with grey frosting. It is actually white with black gel coloring swirled in, but you can't tell in this picture. I let the chocolate cake show through a little for the look of the rock! Then, I crushed peanut butter oreos to make the rock look like it is in dirt and added candy rocks for the added touch. He was pleased!

Basketball Cake

Another Cub Scout Father-Son creation! This time they made an orange-flavored cake with orange-flavored frosting and black frosting lines. It was baked in two glass bowls and then put on top of each other! Good job, guys!

Dirt & Worms Pudding

Okay, so it's not cake. But, it made a fun treat for the fishing party! I just purchased the chocolate pudding cups and topped them with crushed chocolate Oreo's and gummy worms.

Dirt & Worms

This is always a popular cake for the boys! It is a chocolate cake covered in chocolate frosting and topped with crushed Oreo's (the chocolate ones) and gummy worms and bugs (fruit snacks).

Cub Scouts

This was made by the boys for the cub scout cake contest. It is just cut into that shape and frosted to show the 75th anniversary logo.