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The Thomas the tank cake is triple chocolate with cream cheese frosting. Both were store bought varieties (three boxes of cake and three jumbo tubs of frosting). I felt this was justifiable considering how much time I knew I would spend decorating the cake. I assembled the train track a day before the cake to … Read more
This train birthday cake is the Strasburg Railroads Canadian National Engine 89. My son is obsessed with trains and one of his favorite books is “Steam Train Ride” which features this actual train from the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania. So although he spends hours playing with his Thomas train, his request for his 3rd Birthday … Read more
I used the Wilton Train 3-D cake pan to create this. It was loosely based on a Thomas the train cake, but I was determined to not have a character cake, so I added other colors and features. I used black licorice for the tracks and colored coconut green for the grass.
This was a Thomas The Train Birthday Cake inspired by a Debbie Brown photo. We couldn’t find the book anywhere. We made the face out of fondant and put a stick (the Wilton one’s used for lollipops) about 10 days beforehand to give it lots of time to dry out. We used homemade Marshmallow fondant … Read more
I had a go at making the 2nd Birthday Thomas Cake from Debbie Browne’s character cake book – very tricky and took a long time, but I was really pleased with the result! You bake a sponge that is 12″ x 8″, slice into 3 equal parts and layer with buttercream, then sculpt the basic … Read more
I made this Thomas the Train Cake Design for my friend’s son. Keeping in mind, it was serving 50 people, I used 5 cake mixes, about 2 lb butter-cream and 2 to 3 lb of fondant. As a first timer, went pretty well. I used 2 round pans, one 12″ and one 9 “, both … Read more
The inspiration for this Thomas the Train Birthday Cake is our son, Hunter, as he is absolutely in love with Thomas the Train. He sleeps with a Thomas the Train blanket, wears Thomas the Train clothes, and exclaims “Thomas” each time he sees him. It only seemed fitting to make him a Thomas the Train … Read more
We were celebrating three birthdays, so I thought three smaller cakes, one theme was the best way to go. The youngest loves Thomas so this Thomas The Train Birthday Cake was perfect. I used a 3D image cake for Thomas and 2 loaf pans for the box car and caboose. I trimmed the box car … Read more
I made this Thomas The Tank Engine Cake for my son’s 2nd birthday because he is a complete Thomas the Tank Engine fanatic. I was inspired by other Thomas cakes on this site. I used a white cake made in a 10×17 inch pan cut into 3rds and stacked. I sculpted the shape with a … Read more
I made this Thomas the Train cake for my three year-old nephew Zach who just loves Thomas. It was such a joy to see his face light up as soon as I brought this cake to their house. I like to use edible decorations on my cakes as much as possible. I made The Thomas … Read more
When I could not get my hands on the discontinued Wilton Thomas the train cake pan for my sons birthday, I decided to use a method I had tried before to make his wish for a Thomas the train cake to come true. I found a gift bag with a picture of Thomas facing forward … Read more
I threw a Thomas train birthday party for my then 2 year old son last year. I saw your website and came up with my own design for a Thomas the tank engine cake. I made a sheet cake in a 9×13 pan (can be a box or from scratch). Frosted it green (food coloring … Read more