LH Cake

In honor of Kara's 16th birthday tomorrow, I thought I'd share the LH cake I made for her 10th birthday.

Wowww!!
Lori, you did such a good job!

Lori, that is amAzing!!!! It looks like it took a TON of time! You did a wonderful job Lori---I'm sure it is a cake she will always remember! (Thanks for sharing!!)

Happy Birthday to Kara! Sweet Sixteen!

WOW That is Some Cake It looks Wonderfull

Wow! That's amazing. You did a wonderful job. Happy Birthday Kara!!! I hope you have a special day.

WOW! that cake looks great! how long did it take to make it? and happy birthday to Kara!

Thanks, everyone!

Savannah wrote:

Lori, would you mind sharing how you made it? Rachel would love a cake like that for her birthday!

I made two 13 x 9 cakes, cut them in half to be 13 x 4.5, and stacked them up. Then I cut the shape of the roof. I used graham sticks for the shingles and window boxes. I iced graham crackers for the porch and chimney and added dry roasted peanuts to the chimney for a stone look. The wood pile was made by splitting pretzel nuggets. I think I used graham crackers for the shelves. Everything else is icing. I mixed flour and cocoa to make dirt to go around the house (it looks a lot lighter in the picture). It wasn't hard to make--just time consuming. It took most of the day to make.

Her cake this year took all day too. She loves I Love Lucy so I made her a 50's style television with the black and white heart that says "I Love Lucy" on the screen. It was my first time using fondant. My arm is killing me from mixing color into the fondant. I can see why they airbrush the color on a lot of times on shows like Ace of Cakes.

Lori wrote:

Thanks, everyone!

Savannah wrote:

Lori, would you mind sharing how you made it? Rachel would love a cake like that for her birthday!

I made two 13 x 9 cakes, cut them in half to be 13 x 4.5, and stacked them up. Then I cut the shape of the roof. I used graham sticks for the shingles and window boxes. I iced graham crackers for the porch and chimney and added dry roasted peanuts to the chimney for a stone look. The wood pile was made by splitting pretzel nuggets. I think I used graham crackers for the shelves. Everything else is icing. I mixed flour and cocoa to make dirt to go around the house (it looks a lot lighter in the picture). It wasn't hard to make--just time consuming. It took most of the day to make.

Her cake this year took all day too. She loves I Love Lucy so I made her a 50's style television with the black and white heart that says "I Love Lucy" on the screen. It was my first time using fondant. My arm is killing me from mixing color into the fondant. I can see why they airbrush the color on a lot of times on shows like Ace of Cakes.

Did you take a Picture of the I Love Lucy one to? I Would love to see it

This is SO cute! You did a great job.

For Madison's 9th birthday I made a General Lee cake for him. (Dukes of Hazzard)
He was so into that then. It does take alot of muscle to mix the colors and get it just right.

Thanks for sharing this!!

JW wrote:

Lori wrote:

Thanks, everyone!

Savannah wrote:

Lori, would you mind sharing how you made it? Rachel would love a cake like that for her birthday!

I made two 13 x 9 cakes, cut them in half to be 13 x 4.5, and stacked them up. Then I cut the shape of the roof. I used graham sticks for the shingles and window boxes. I iced graham crackers for the porch and chimney and added dry roasted peanuts to the chimney for a stone look. The wood pile was made by splitting pretzel nuggets. I think I used graham crackers for the shelves. Everything else is icing. I mixed flour and cocoa to make dirt to go around the house (it looks a lot lighter in the picture). It wasn't hard to make--just time consuming. It took most of the day to make.

Her cake this year took all day too. She loves I Love Lucy so I made her a 50's style television with the black and white heart that says "I Love Lucy" on the screen. It was my first time using fondant. My arm is killing me from mixing color into the fondant. I can see why they airbrush the color on a lot of times on shows like Ace of Cakes.

Did you take a Picture of the I Love Lucy one to? I Would love to see it

Thank you so much for the details, Lori! That might just be Rachel's next birthday cake!

And I agree with Jacob - I'd love to see the Lucy TV cake! What an imagination you have!

I loved reading those details! Did you come up with all this on your own Lori? Amazing! So is the 'log siding' just icing then, with something carved into it to make the 'slats'? It just looks so textured!

Savannah, you should totally do this for Rachel---she'd go bonkers!


I'd love to see the Lucy cake too Lori!

wow, it sounds like you are an excellent chef, Lori! the I Love Lucy cake sounds like it was really neat too

Amy wrote:

I loved reading those details! Did you come up with all this on your own Lori? Amazing! So is the 'log siding' just icing then, with something carved into it to make the 'slats'? It just looks so textured!

Savannah, you should totally do this for Rachel---she'd go bonkers!


I'd love to see the Lucy cake too Lori!

Yes, I came up with the idea myself. The siding is just icing. I iced the whole thing first, then piped on the vertical slats.

I'll post a picture of the Lucy cake when Kara gets home. I can post pictures off the internet, but I need her help to post our own pictures.

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Here's the I Love Lucy cake, and Kara says "THANK YOU" for the birthday wishes!!

Wow!! Lori, what a fabulous cake - and what talent!

Wow That is a Wonderful Cake Lori It looks great

Thank you.

Lori, I absolutely love your LH cake!!!!! How creative! You and Savannah get the award for best cake making abilities. LOL!! Happy Birthday to Kara!

Thank you, Teresa.

that Lucy cake is so neat, Lori!

Thanks.