Easy Shamrock Cake for St Patrick's Day celebration

You won't need the luck of the Irish to create this fun, easy Shamrock Cake.   Download the CakeShapes Designs cut up cake pattern to create a Shamrock Cake for your St Patrick's Day celebration.   It could be a fun treat following the holiday parade.  You'll only need three 9-inch round cakes, some icing, and some cake decorations (e.g., icing coloring, colored sugar) that you can easily purchase at your local supermarket. 

Fun Flip Flops cake to celebrate Spring Break

What is one thing you can't forget to pack for your spring break vacation?  your flip flops  You can celebrate the spring break with this fun Flip Flops Cake.  Download the cut up cake pattern to create the Flip Flops cake for your spring break party, a birthday party, a summer party, a day at the beach or around the pool, for a luau, or other celebrations.  It's a neat retirement party cake too for one who has traded in the heels (or loafers) for flip flops.   You will basically only need a 13" x 9" cake, icing, and some decorations that you can find in your local supermarket to make a unique cake design. 

All eyes will be on this easy Sunglasses cut-up cake

The sun has finally come out in Texas -- just in time for spring break.  Why not celebrate by making this fun, easy Sunglasses Cake? You can easily download the cut-up cake pattern to create this  awesome Sunglasses Cake for a spring break celebration, the end of the rainy weather, a 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.  You basically will only need a single 9-inch square cake, some icing, and a few decorations to make your cake sparkle.   Download the shaped cake pattern today.  

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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. 

Have a roaring good time with a Lion Cake

Are you watching the Bible series on the History Channel?  I just saw the segment where Daniel survived the lion's den.  You can bake this very simple Lion Cake for family night.  Download the CakeShapes Designs cut up cake pattern to easily transform a 9" square cake into this fun Lion Cake.  This shaped cake is also great for a kids birthday party, a safari party, a circus party, or a jungle party.  It's a great cake to celebrate a trip to zoo or circus.  Also, bake this cake for family movie night and watch great movies like We Bought a Zoo, Lion King, or Secondhand Lions.

March Madness is here!

Are you celebrating March Madness?  Or, are you just mad about the sports-overload in your household this month?  Why not bake a sweet treat for the sports fans in your family this week?  Using a downloadable cut up cake pattern from CakeShapes Design, you can easily transform two 9" square cakes into a fun cake for March Madness.  This Basketball Shirt Cake is 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.  Score a win with this easy cake!

A fun reminder with an Elephant Cake

Are you tired of constantly reminding your family of things that you think they should remember?  They're probably tired of hearing the reminders too.  Be creative.  Don't nag.  Try something different.  Bake this easy Elephant Cake for them and tell them that elephants never forget.  Then, gently reminder them of that important task that they seem to forget so often.  Download the cake pattern for this simple Elephant Cake today and have a unique reminder for dessert at dinner tonight.   This cake only requires a 9-inch square cake and a little creativity.  Everything for this cake was bought at the supermarket.  No special shaped cake pans or cake decorating equipment needed.  This easy cut-up cake from CakeShapes Designs is great for making memories or as a cute reminder for your family. .

Easy Bat Cake for Halloween

Halloween is almost here!  You can never be too safe -- don't forget to check all the candy that your kids collect while Trick-or-Treating.  Here's an idea.  While you're checking their treats, why not serve them this cute Bat Cake?  You'll have time to make sure their treats are safe while they enjoy a fun, cake made especially for them on the holiday.  You can easily create this Bat Cake using the downloadable cake pattern from CakeShapes Designs.  This cake  does not require any special shaped cake pans, expensive cake decorating supplies, or special cake decorating skills.  You only need the downloadable cake pattern. Simply bake a 9" round cake and then cut, arrange, and decorate. I iced the cake with gray icing, but chocolate icing would be great too.  I simply added some string licorice along the edges and added two  lemon drops for the eyes and two chocolate chips for the ears.  Your kids will go "batty" for this fun, easy cake.  You can also use the cut up cake pattern for a Batman birthday party, after watching a favorite vampire movie, after watching bats in flight, or to celebrate building a bat house. 

Easy Coffin Cake for your Halloween Party

Halloween can be a fun time of year.  Don't be buried by work in preparing for your Halloween party. You can create this easy Coffin Cake using the shaped cake cutting pattern at CakeShapesDesigns.  You don't need any special shaped baking pans.  You only need the downloadable cake pattern. Simply bake two 9" square cakes, then cut, arrange, and decorate. I iced the cake with gray icing, but chocolate icing would be great too.  I simply added some string licorice along the edges and added some creepy, fun decorations to the cake.  People's memories will be 'haunted' by this fun, unique cake.         

Swimsuit Shaped Cake Cut Up Cake Pattern for 2012 Olympics

This week I've totally enjoyed watching the 2012 Olympics, especially the swimming, diving, and gymnastic events.  Those athletes are totally amazing.   I'm so proud of the USA's athletes, teams, coaches, and families!  Here's a cute cake that would be perfect for an Olympics watching party.   It only requires two 9-inch square cakes and some decorations that you can find in your local supermarket.   For this cake, I just added some flower-shaped candy sprinkles to the cake.  To celebrate the USA's Olympics teams, you could use red, white or blue icing and dust some colored sugar on the cake to add some sparkle.  Or, add some star-shaped sprinkles to the cake.  With my downloadable cut up cake pattern and these simple cake decorating ideas, you can easily create this fun cake for a kids birthday party, a pool party, a swimming party, a swimmer's party, the swim team, the diving team, a swimming competition, a diving competition, the swim coach, or the diving coach.  It could also be used for a gymnastic party too.

IndyCar Race Car Cut Up Cake

Everyone will race to the table for this race car cake!

Today I plan to watch the IndyCar race at Milwaukee.  I hope that the weather is not a problem.   Since I recently changed my television channel line-up, I only get to see the IndyCars race when broadcast on the major networks.  Here's a cute, 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!