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!

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Download the easy cut up cake pattern and cake decorating ideas to create a Shamrock Cake for your St Patrick's Day celebration.  It's a great cake to serve after the parade or to celebrate a run in the local 5K race.  Bake the Shamrock Cake for your St. Patty Party, for your favorite Irish dancer, or your favorite bagpipe player.   

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.