Solar System Cake

Source: bakedideas.com via Kathryn on Pinterest

This fabulous cake by Patti at  Baked Ideas with a 10 inch sun cake surrounded by cake pop planets and raisin asteroids on a board with real lights. 

While it is amazing on those merits, but even more so as it was baked for a special little girl named Brooke for her 5th birthday at the request of  Icing Smiles, a non-profit organization that provides cakes to kids and families that have had critical illnesses.

For more information and full story, visit Baked Ideas here.

Spiders Crafts & Recipe Roundup

Today's roundup is SPIDERS!

If you have any spider crafts or recipes to share feel free to leave them in the comments section.

Happy haunting!

Glam up a plastic spider by painting it silver and paint a pumpkin white and embellish it with sequins.  For further details visit BHG   Photo: BHG

Spider Paper Lantern - instructions by Cathie Fillian (photo:  Cathie Fillian)

There is a fabulous tutorial on making the above Chocolate Spider Cake in a Jar over at I Am Baker
Photo:   I Am Baker

 Make a spider web garland with a tutorial by Burton Avenue 
Photo:  Burton Avenue 

Turn dollar store plastic spider rings into magnetic spiders by cutting the ring part off and gluing on magnetic strips - tutorial at Miss Lovies Creations by Delia Creates 
Photo:   Delia Creates 

Kraft Canada has a yummy recipe for this Spiderweb Pumpkin Cheesecake   Photo:  Kraft Canada

 FaveCrafts has instructions on making this elegant spider out of beads.

 Conjur up spider bites with Sandra Lee of the Food Network with chocolate and white chips, peanut butter and pretzels   Photo:   Food Network 


Make low cost spider decorations out of pine cones and sticks with tutorial by Zombies Wearing Helmets
Photo: Zombies Wearing Helmets

BACKYARD BUGS CAKE MOLD

This would be a fun prank to take to a picnic and tell everyone that you brought "backyard bugs" for dessert.

They are made by pouring cake batter into a cast iron mold by Nordic Ware and are available at Target,
Amazon, and the Nordic Ware website for between $22.50 - $32.00; a steeper price than aluminum shaped pans for a novelty item, but they are quality and do last as they are made out of cast iron and bake more evenly than aluminum pans.  Nordic Ware is a family owned household and industrial kitchenware manufacturer out of Minnesota and they have been in business since 1946. 

 

Photos above : Target


If you aren't into decorating cakes, you could even just use a red velvet cake batter like Amazon user HB 
and give them a "bloody" bug look that you could use around Halloween.

Photo: Amazon user HB 



Disclaimer:  I have no affiliation with this company and received any type of consideration for this post - just think it is cool and is on my wish list:)

Fanciful Fairy Village Cake

I love all of the little details on the adorable fairy village cake that is made with poundcake, frosting, cookies and candies and instructions making your own Fairy Village Cake are over at one of my favorite magazines Family Fun. 

INCREDIBLE EDIBLE CAKE ART

Here are pics of cakes made by Zhanna from St. Petersburg, Russia


More pics at the site below:

http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=851