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Okay, okay, so it's not cake but, keep reading!!



Wow! It worked, you're still reading! Just kidding. If you would like to try something amazing and yummy go here to enter a bunch of great food from ShirleyJ. They have the yummiest stuff. I love the soup base and the pizza and pasta seasoning mix. Can't wait to try it all! This stuff is great for food storage and just to have in your pantry. With one of the soup mixes, you can basically have a meal any time, just add to it!! Yum-o! BTW, they are having an open house to introduce their products. Free samples, check the place out! I know there is a big push for food storage now, and this is the perfect stuff!!!! Their address is 15 west 400 south in Orem. Open house is Monday March 30 to April 6th! Stop by and check it out!!!!

Oh Joy!!

I just want to throw this out there. This is the best thing EVER for cakes!! I spent too many years with a greasy napkin digging into corners and crevices of pans only to toss it with flour and see all of the spots I had missed!! Not any more! This puppy covers it all! I can't even express my love for this product. If you haven't tried it, you must!

You just spray it on like Pam or whatever you usually use. It is the best. No sticking! EVER!! Especially for those pesky bundt pans. This sucker rocks it! So, give it a shot.

One More Installment of "In Motion"

This dang cute idea was sent in by Shauntel. She made this messy motion cake for her son's birthday. Just cooked a regular cake and either cut it into squares or just crumble it up, mix it with chocolate pudding and it would be really cute with gummy worms mixed in there!!! Throw it all in the back of a clean and new dump truck and you're good to go. To top it all off, serve it with a shovel! Does it get any better than that???

What a cute little messy face!

Continuing "In Motion"

This cute cake was sent to me by my little sister Annalee. She made this super cute cake for her son's birthday. Just frosted a 9 by 13 cake with green frosting, cookie crumbs for the road and it looks like upside down sugar cones frosted and covered with colored coconut. Correct me if I'm wrong. Any little boy would love this cute "Bob The Builder" cake.

Can we make it, yes we can!! (Sorry, it had to be said!!)

And The Winner Is...

The Cheeseburger Cake!! Well, there wasn't actually ONE winner. They had a top 3. I was in the top 3. But, who can deny the cuteness that is this cake? Just kidding. I think it turned out really cute. The shake, onion rings and fry sauce top off the cake. Yum.

This is the one that I made for Ross' birthday a few weeks ago. I tweeked a few things for last night, but I think that both of them are cute!!

Psst....

Tonight is the big R.S. cake decorating contest that I have been waiting for. Something really fun is in the works. Just wanted to give you a heads up. It's going to be really fun. Can't wait to post pics of the cake I've been dreaming about! just kidding. sort of.

Racetrack Cake Question Answered

I am sorry I forgot to give the specifics for Melinda's cake!! Thanks for the question!! She said she used Oreo crumbs for the track and green sprinkles for the grass! Any more questions, let me know!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!!

Racetrack Cake

So, my talented cousin, Melinda, sent me this cake picture as well. I have a feeling she is going to be a frequent contributor!!!!

She made this cake for her son's birthday! She used 2 9" round cakes and cut a chunk out of the side of one, so they fit together. Then frosted them and used the white candies from "Good 'n' Plenty" for the road and lines. She used her sons "Cars" cars for decoration! I think it turned out really cute and any little boy would love this cake!! Thanks, Melinda!

My ACTUAL Cake in Motion

Geez. It has taken me forever to sort through pictures. I hate the combination of boxes of old pictures and discs to go through and files on the computer. Needless to say, this has taken me a while. I know you have just been waiting with baited breath for this, so here you go!

It's a scanned picture, so you don't really get the full effect, but... I think it turned out really cute! My son loved it and my favorite part is the monster truck running over the car!! He he. I just made a 9 by 13 cake and frosted it with white frosting. I dyed the coconut green and pressed it into the frosting before it dried. Crushed up oreos made up the track and just pressed them in the shape of the track. I couldn't decide how to make the finish line, so I just got two toothpicks and taped paper around them that I had already designed. Not too shabby.

I have a few "cakes in motion" waiting in the wings. I need more!!!! Send me your cute pics!!!

Cakes In Motion

I came across this ancient picture while sorting through my old pictures (I love digital cameras, fyi!!), I am looking for a racetrack cake picture that I made for my son a few years back! I hope I can find it, it was really cute. So, this will have to do for now.



This is a cake I made for my husband's birthday about 5 or 6 years ago. It isn't that cute, or great but I thought it might be funny to post. (This is his "acting like I love this cake and getting my picture taken" look). This was at the beginning of my "cute cake" mission, so bear with me. There is a long story behind this truck. It is the truck that his dad bought the year he was born, and his dad gave it to him when he turned 18. He then completely redid it and turned it into a 4-wheeling truck, much to his fathers chagrin!! Oh well, that's what teenagers do, right?? Anywho, the truck is like part of the family and am quite certain it outranks most of us on things he would never get rid of :)!! Enjoy my silliness!! If you click on the pic you will get a better shot of the "cake"!

Next Cake Theme

Race cars, motorcycles, anything that moves. How about that? Cakes in motion!! Send me your cute pictures. I think I have one of these buried somewhere. Pretty sure it's not digital, so it could be scary...

The Walk of Shame...

So, apparently, this is what a Pirate Ship cake is supposed to look like. Holy Cow! I feel like a schmuck. I should delete the picture of mine. Yuck.

This one was sent to me by my cousin Melinda. Apparently we both have the "fun kids cake" gene! Fun to see how much you can have in common with some one you don't know as well as you'd like. This is how I had pictured mind turning out. And, sometimes when I close my eyes, it's what mine looked like! he he.

Here are the instructions that she sent with the cake: Made two cakes and cut out the shape of a ship. I used homemade marshmallow fondant (cut into planks) for the outside of the ship. The deck I frosted with butter cream frosting. I made the masts out of royal icing (piped onto wax paper and let it dry), the treasure box, plank and anchor were made out of marshmallow fondant. This is one of my favorite cakes ever!!

Thanks, Melinda, for sending in all of the cute cake pics. There will definitely be more to come from her!!! Keep 'em coming people. I love it. I need all the inspiration I can get. #3's birthday is just around the corner!!!

p.s. something fun in the works. A birthday cake contest for our Relief Society. I'm just saying, I'm bringing my "A" game. Look out. I'll post pictures and the outcome when it's over!! No giving up the secret cake, just yet!!!

My First Outside Submission (So what if we're related.)

This was sent to me by my little sister, Annalee. She made it for her son's birthday. I think it is adorable! Of all the cakes I've ever made, I've never made a "face" cake, they intimidate the heck out of me!! So, kudos on the pirate cake, you rock. What a lucky boy!!!



I've heard from a few of you and can't wait to start getting some more submissions. I love to see what other people do and how creative you all are!!!!

Ahoy Mateys!!

Okay, so admittedly, this is not my best cake. But I don't want to give it all up on the first date....you know what I mean?? This one I got the idea from Family Fun and kind of tweeked it a little bit. After I finished it, I looked at it and realized that it didn't look like a pirate ship at all, but it sort of resembled, well...a floating hunk of chocolate. I think I could have figured something else out on my own, that would have more closely resembled a ship. Oh well. Live and learn, it made a 6 year old boy happy. Mission accomplished. Quite proud of the face that the root beer barrels actually resemble kegs, or something piratey (?)! Have you ever done a pirate cake? I bet it kicked my pirate cake's trash. Send 'em in...


p.s. only if you are in my family, will you understand the importance of the disco tray!!

Yeah!! I finally started a cake blog!!

I have been thinking about starting one of these for a while, so here we go! I love making fun cakes. It started way back when my dad made a taco cake for a scout auction. It was the hit of the night. Ever since then, I can't get enough. For each child's birthday, I have to come up with something fun, that represents them and is unique!! I am kind of known for having the "cool cakes". It's kind of fun for me. I am not super creative, but I think I can make a mean cake. Hey, you have to be good at something, right???

Well, I am going to start us off by posting a few of the fun cakes I have made, but I need help!! I want your cakes, too. Send me pictures, information, instructions, ideas, flops, successes.....You get the idea! I NEED YOUR CAKES!!! So, send them to me. I can't wait to see what you all have been up to.

Email me at emily.williams76@gmail.com Tell your family and friends and invite them all to come see what "The Cutest Cakes in Town" is all about! Thanks for checking me out!!!!