It's not too late to dive in!

Who said that summer is over? Here in Texas, you'd never know that it is officially fall season.  It's not too late to cool off at the pool here.  Why not host a pool party to close out the summer?   Where there's a party, you must have a cake!  This easy pool cake will be great at a pool party, for a swim party, for a kids birthday party, for your water aerobics class, for your swim team, for a diver, for a swimmer, and other celebrations.   You only need a 9" square cake and a 9" round cake to make this pool cake.  No special pans are needed.  You can make this cake TODAY by downloading the Pool Cake cut-up cake pattern. Just cut -- arrange -- and decorate.   Add some icing and some decorations and dazzle your guests.  I'm not a "cake decorator" professionally.  You don't need to be either.  All the decorations on this cake were also bought at the local supermarket.  Add some rolled fruit and Life Savers candies for pool floats, a piece of gum for the diving board, and some bear cookies.   I added a pool side umbrella too.  Be creative.  Let the kids help decorate this fun cake.  

It's a hot, sunny day today.   Why not take a break and create a cute, sunglasses cake?  You can create this easy cake today.  No special, expensive cake pans are needed.  To create this cake you only need one 9-inch square cake, a sharp knife, some icing, and some decorations.  Of course, CakeShapes Designs makes it very easy.  Download this CakeShapes Designs cut-up cake pattern to create this awesome Sunglasses Cake shaped cake.  This cake is a perfect cake for many celebrations, including a birthday party, a kids birthday party, a day at the beach, a beach party, a pool party, a swimming party, a sleepover, a slumber party, a paparazzi party, a diva birthday party, or after girls night out. 

The race is on -- to this fun, simple Indy race car cake

The race is on at the Indy 500!  Watching this amazing race is a tradition at my house -- a family tradition.   There's usually never a dull moment.   However, your family and friends will race to the table to get a piece of this cute race car cake.  It's a very simple cake to make for race day or a racing fan.   It only requires a 9-inch square cake and some decorations that you can find in your local supermarket.   For this cake, I used a vanilla wafer for the driver, some rolled fruit for the car number and stripe.  Two Ding Dongs worked nicely as the wheels.   With my downloadable cut up cake pattern and cake decorating ideas, you can easily create a Race Car Cake shaped cake for a birthday party, a kids birthday party, a racing fan, a tailgate party at the racetrack, a day at the go-cart racetrack, or while watching Indy cars race this season.  As you can see, no cake decorating tools or skills required.  Make this cake today for your racing fan Dad on Father's Day!

Score a win at your #finalfour party with this basketball jersey cake

Score a big win tonight while watching the final game.  Why not bake a sweet treat for the sports fans in your family?  Using a downloadable cut up cake pattern from CakeShapes Design, you can easily transform two 9" square cakes into a fun cake for this final showdown of March Madness.  This Basketball Shirt Cake is a also a great cake for a basketball birthday party, for a basketball fan, for the basketball team, to celebrate the basketball team win, for a game watching party, for a kids birthday party, or for the Upward Basketball game.