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This Thomas the Train Birthday cake consisted of two round cakes; one was 10″ and the other 6″. They were made with buttercream frosting and fondant details. This was my first fondant cake; I made it with a friend and we were really happy with it.
This Thomas the Train Cake was made for a 4 year old who loves Thomas. The first layer was a 2-layer 10 inch round yellow cake. Second layer was a chocolate 2 layer. Both layers were covered in buttercream. All accents were fondant. The Thomas on the top was made of rice krispy treats covered … Read more
I made this Thomas the Tank Birthday Cake Design for my nephew Jonah’s 4th birthday. I always make a cake for mine and my sister’s kids every year, so much better than store bought. I made three boxes of store bought white or chocolate cake mix. I use one 9×13, one seven to eight inch … Read more
My son Carl Thomas just turned 5! (August 9, 2010). Actually, last year his theme on his 4th birthday was also Thomas. Well, obviously he’s a certified big, big fan of Thomas & Friends. The Thomas the Train Cake Design was made of chocolate cake covered with fondant, rails are made of chocolate bars but … Read more
I made this Thomas The Tank Engine Birthday Cake using box cake mix. The pan is the retired up right train pan. It called for 6 cups cake mix. The bottom pan is filled to the rim, then top pan is added, then tied to secure it from separating during the baking process. It turned … Read more
My son is crazy about trains – especially Thomas the tank engine. So for his 3rd birthday we decided to make it a train themed party. I took ideas from this website and modified them slightly. I originally planned to make the large Thomas the Train cake, but thought it would be fun to make … Read more
For my sons first birthday, I picked Thomas and friends as the theme. For the first Thomas birthday cake my friend and I made mocha cake for the base. The 3D Thomas birthday cake was made of Chocolate Kahlua cake. The frosting was butter with mocha flavoring. We placed the cake in the middle of … Read more
This Thomas the tank cake was for a boy who loved Thomas and his sister who loved ballerinas. Instead of making two cakes I used the railway cake pan from Williams-Sonoma and decorated the engine as Thomas and the cars pulled some pink cars with dancing ballerinas and other primary colored cars with balls. To … Read more
My grandson adores Thomas so I decided to make a Thomas cake for his second birthday. I made small cakes using loaf pans for the coal bins and filled with pebble candy. The engine tank on Thomas was a jelly roll sitting on a larger loaf pan and another was propped up against the jelly … Read more
This was my boys first birthday party together. They both love Thomas so I decided to wing it with Thomas the tank cakes. The base of the cake is just a square wedding cake pan. I then baked another cake in a round cake pan and placed it on top to make Thomas’s face. I … Read more
I used this website for several ideas for our Thomas the Tank cake – thanks for the help. However, many of the engine cakes I liked used a 3-D cake pan, but I couldn’t find one. Thus, I had to improvise on the engine as well as other areas. I used one regular yellow cake … Read more
This Thomas The Train Birthday Cake I made for my son’s third birthday and he loved it. I have never made anything quite like this before. It was very fun to make.