Beer Mug Cake Tutorial

Wow! I can't believe it's been an entire year since my last post! This seems a bit ridiculous. I could go on and on about how incredibly busy I have been but that's boring. Although I have to say, last year was probably one of the CRAZIEST years ever!


On the bright side, the very end of my year was topped off with my great big, beautiful wedding!!! *insert very girly yet annoying squeal here* I really do feel like the luckiest girl ever! I mean I did marry a handsome, sweet, amazing Army pilot in a great big beautiful ruffle ball gown dress at the most amazing venue EVER! Not to mention the incredible, family I was welcomed into that day. I feel so blessed and it truly was the best day ever!

Well enough of that mushy stuff right? Let's be honest, you're here for the cake. :) Soooo one reason I have had little time for my blog as of lately is because I have been hangin' out over at the YouTubes. I don't know if you've heard of this YouTube stuff or not. I mean it's kind of a big deal. What's that? You HAVE heard of YouTube and you're on there all the time!? Sweet! Because I recently did a video on how to make this awesome Beer Mug Cake just in time for St. Patty's Day and I would love for you come hang out with me there on YouTube! :) 

Here's the video below. Scroll all the way to the bottom to see a list of things you will need and P.S. Don't forget to leave comments or questions and let me know what other tutorials you would like to see!

 -Reva

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
- White cake mix (and all ingredients on box)
- Green food color
- "Golden Yellow" food color
- Vanilla or butter-cream frosting
- Small angled spatula
- 1tsp cocoa powder
- Small paint brush
- 1 Pastry bag
- 1-2 large round piping tips
- Baking spray
- White fondant

DIY: OWL CAKE & CUPCAKE TOPPER

Just stopping in to say HAPPY MONDAY with this quick cute little Owl tutorial! 

I was SO excited when someone finally asked me to make an owl cake. I have been waiting for an excuse to make these cute little guys for so long! They are absolutely perfect for a little girl's birthday but since I have all boys none of them were interested in owls. :)

  

You can make these things as big or small as you want to depending on what you need them for. The size that I made them would probably be the perfect size for cupcake toppers. But I actually made two, and used them on top of a cake. 

They are really easy and quick to make. Not to mention super cute! The whole process is very simple so go grab your fondant and let's get started! :)

First roll out your darker color fondant. In this case I went with a pink theme owl so here I have the darker color pink rolled out. Cut out one large circle using a round cutter.

Now use the same cutter to take off just a little from the top so that we have a nice curve for the ears of the owl.

Next I have my light pink fondant rolled out. Cut out a circle using a round cutter that's a little smaller (left) than the one we used earlier (right)

 

While you have your light pink fondant rolled out, go ahead and cut out the two wings using a leaf cutter like the one I used pictured above. Note: If you don't have leaf cutters, you can also use small upside down hearts to make the wings which also looks cute. :)

Next make two small impressions on each wing. You can pretty much use any tool that you have on hand to do this,
 

 

Here I have my smaller light pink circle. Using a tiny round cutter, or the other end of an icing tip like I did, I just cut two curves into the circle to make room for the eyes.To make the eyes, just roll out white fondant and use this same icing tip or cutter to make two white circles.

Now for the beak: First take a small amount of orange fondant and roll it into a tiny ball. Then using your finger, roll it into a tear-drop shape in the palm of your hand.

Using a small paint brush and a tiny bit of water,you can start putting the pieces of your owl together. 

   To make eyes stand out more, roll out black fondant and cut out two circles using a cutter or icing tip smaller than the white ones we just did. Here I used the bottom of a Wilton 1A to get the perfect size.

To be sure that the feet are consistent in size, cut out two orange circles for the feet using a cutter or icing tip, and roll them into little balls. Then use a small amount of water to attach them to the owl.

I hope you guys found this helpful. Please feel free to leave questions and comments below! :) 

DIY: DUCK DYNASTY CAKE

Duck Dynasty is all the rage lately! People around my neck of the woods are pretty enthusiastic about this show. I haven't really had much time to sit down and watch it myself but I have to admit, the characters seem pretty interesting. Well with all the fascination surrounding this community of hunters I wasn't surprised when a few people finally asked me to do a Duck Dynasty cake. I have to admit, I was really hoping to do a beard cake. I might be a beard lady. Hard to say really. Okay let's not talk about that. Beards and cakes don't mix well. :) 

Anyhoozles, the best part of all the new fads for me, is always the opportunity for a new cake. Something different. Or even something simple. In-fact that's what I love most about cakes like these. Some of the most appealing designs to me are always the more simple ones. 

This logo was really simple to achieve. There are several ways to transfer an easy logo like this. When possible, I almost always make them from fondant. For me, fondant is just my go-to. Here's how I did it: 

Making the Logo:

•  To make the logo, print a picture of the "duck"  found online like this one here. Then cut it out to use as a template. 

• Then I roll out black fondant and cut around the template using an Xacto knife. 

• Next  roll out white fondant and cut out a large oval to put behind the logo. 

• Then take the duck pieces that you have cut out and place them on the white fondant oval, using a tiny bit of water to secure them in place.

• Once you have your symbol you can use letter cut outs to write any message you want.   

 Hope everyone found this helpful!  Be sure to leave comments and let me know what other kind of tutorials you would like to see. 

Here is an example of another Duck Dynasty cake I did using this same method.

 *Side Note* The only reason some of my cakes have the "CakeTheDay" water mark is because that is what my website used to be (a long time ago) before I changed everything to RevaCakes.

HEADPHONES CAKE

I had the most fun making this cake. I really did. When I was asked to make a cake that included headphones I had to go all out and make everything edible. Yes, you can even eat the headphones. 

One of my favorite things about cake decorating is sculpting and molding things out of fondant. I just think it's so neat to create something that doesn't look like it should be eaten, but is 100% edible. 

Update (2015) : A few people have asked for a tutorial on the headphones. I will be doing one soon! Pinky promise!

I even hand painted little musical notes with black food coloring!

HAWAIIAN BIRTHDAY

With all the Mommy craziness going on in my household right about now, just thought I would sit down and share this cute little birthday cake I made for a little Miss Adalida. Is that not just the most adorable name ever!? 

I was absolutely excited to be doing my first Hawaiian themed birthday cake. And then they asked for a grass skirt and I was even more excited!  Going in I honestly had no idea how I was going to accomplish the skirt on the bottom. I always love trying new things. But really it's such a simple concept to just roll out some green fondant, and cut some lines in there. I'm also pretty happy to finally own some funky letter cutters. 

It seems like little Miss Adalida loved the cake just as much as I did. Hope everyone is having a great week! 

Shoe Cake!

TOY STORY BIRTHDAY

Words cannot express how much I love making birthday cakes for my little ones. The ear to ear smiles and joy written on their faces when they see the final project is priceless. Then again, it is cake. And who doesn't smile at cake? :)  

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! We are celebrating some big boys over here. 

XBOX 360 CAKE

This cake is perfect for grooms. Nothing says manly like an Xbox cake! Oh wait, I play video games too sometimes. As always, if anyone is interested in a tutorial on how I made anything please let me know in the comments. :)






Everything on this cake is edible. Even the controller! I have gotten quite a few requests for this cake. Next time I'll be sure to snap some better pics.

21st Birthday Cake

Flip Flop Cakes