Coolest Tow Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Birthday Cake

My two year old son loves Tow Mater from Disney Cars and he had requested a Tow Mater Birthday Cake. First, I thought this is the hardest cake ever to make! But to my surprise it was the enjoyable and full of surprises. So the flavor of the cake is chocolate with all the things … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Birthday Cake

I started the Tow Mater birthday cake with a Wilton 3-D Cruiser cake pan and a 4×8 loaf pan. I used a pound cake recipe as the texture makes it easier to cut and trim. I cut the Cruiser cake just behind the front window and attached the loaf cake with a dowel rod from … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Birthday Cake

When I asked my son what he wanted for his cake for his third birthday, I was expecting him to say “chocolate”. Boy was I surprised when he asked for Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater from the movie Cars. So I try to clarify: ” you mean a cake with toy cars on top, right?”. … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Birthday Cake

I made this Tow Mater cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. Cooper loves the Cars movies and especially Mater. I think his first words were “Dad Gum!”. Lol. I started by making the towing system out of fondant mixed with gumpaste. I used dowel rods in the middle to keep them straight and just sculpted … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake

I made this Homemade Tow Mater 3rd Birthday Cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. Tow Mater was made from two 9 x 13 pound cake loaves. Pound cake is denser and easier to carve and use for shaped 3D cakes. I froze both loaves. I then cut one loaf to use for the cab and … Read more

Coolest Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Mater Birthday Cake

We made this Mater birthday cake for my son’s 2nd birthday and it was our first attempt with rolled fondant. It was well worth the end result and a little bit of trail and error. The cake is a box cake and any icing used is “decorators icing”. We started with a car cake pan … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Cake

This Tow Mater Cake is my favorite cake that I have made so far. It was for a cousin’s birthday party and they requested a mater cake. I had never attempted to make a 3d cake and figured now was as good as time as any and I was very proud of the results. I … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater from Cars Cake Ideas 1

I made this Cars cake for my husbands grandfather’s 75th birthday. He loves the movie Cars and Mater is his favorite character. To get the shape for my cakes I either draw out a pattern/template (on butcher paper) or find a clip art picture on the internet. You can enlarge pictures in several different programs … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Birthday Cake

Homemade Tow Mater Birthday Cake

This Tow Mater Birthday Cake is a hand sculpted cake (no mold), covered in fondant, hand painted (no airbrush) with gum-paste and hard candy details. This was my first attempt at sculpting a vehicle and was also the most detailed cake I have done as far as the sculpting goes. I did not use any … Read more

Coolest Tow Mater Cake Idea

Homemade Tow Mater Cake Idea

I started this Tow Mater Cake Idea with a chocolate 13 x 9 cake. After it was cooled and chilled I cut in half length wise. On half I cut a little curve off on end for the front of the truck and then iced the top of this piece. The other half I cut … Read more