Coolest Yoda Birthday Cake
We’ve always referred to our son Ken as Yoda so it was only fitting that for his 1st birthday, we had a Yoda Birthday Cake. We tasked my sister with the job of making a cake and we were amazed with the results.
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Simple Homemade R2-D2 Birthday Cake
A R2-D2 Birthday Cake was what my youngest son wanted for his third birthday. I brought a very simple solution, but it was very joyfully appreciated! I used normal sponge cake, divided in three layers, and cut the necessary droid parts (dome, body, arms) out of this sponge cake. Any favorite filling may be put … Read more
Cool Darth Vader Cake Using Darth Vader Cake Pan
To make this Darth Vader Cake I had to purchase a Darth Vader cake tin from the USA. I used a basic sponge cake recipe from a Delia Smith cookbook and added cocoa powder to make it chocolatey. I also made another big slab of chocolate cake to use as a layer underneath the Vader … Read more
Coolest R2D2 Birthday Cake
Every year I let me kids choose the kind of birthday cake they want and I set out to make one from scratch. My son wanted an R2D2 cake for his 5th birthday so I looked online for some inspiration. I couldn’t find any flat cakes I liked, so decided to make my first three … Read more
Fun Homemade R2D2 Cake
I made this for the 30th birthday party of three boys who never grew up and they all absolutely loved it! I baked five sponge cakes in Victoria Sandwich tins and stacked them up with lemon butter icing and lemon curd in between. Then I baked another sponge cake in a pudding basin for the … Read more
Coolest Yoda Star Wars Cake Photos and How-To Tips 5
You will need approx 1kg of sugar paste to cover Yoda and make his ears (add a couple of tea spoons of gum tragacanth to the sugar paste that make up his ears— this will help harden the icing so they hold their shape). You will need to make the ears a day or so … Read more
Coolest Troopers Star Wars Birthday Cakes 3
I made one 12-inch round cake (and a bunch of regular and mini-sized cupcakes, in case I needed them for scraps to build out the shape, but I didn’t need them). I cut out the printed picture of the mask to use as a stencil, placed it on top of the 12-inch cake round, and … Read more
Coolest Darth Maul And Yoda Star Wars Cookie Cake
For this Darth Maul And Yoda Star Wars Cookie Cake I used a 16″ round double layer chocolate chip cookie cake. I used a 16″ pizza pan and spread out homemade cookie dough (you can use store bought). Make 2 for double layer. The first layer is decorated with white buttercream icing, put in fridge … Read more
Coolest Star Wars Cake
Who doesn’t love Star Wars? Adults and kids alike! As was the case with my son who wanted such a theme for his 6th Birthday. I did my own twist blending “new” star wars with old. I used a quarter sheet cake and a dome cake pan to make this cake. I used a star … Read more
Tinkerbell Cake
My daughter’s favorite colors are light blue and purple. When I realized that was the colors of her favorite Tinkerbell backpack I ran with the idea to make her a Tinkerbell cake. It’s two 8 inch round cakes on the bottom and one 6 inch round on top. I dyed store bought Wilton’s butter cream … Read more
Coolest Tinkerbell Birthday Cake
I made this Tinkerbell birthday cake for my daughter’s second birthday. She adores Tinkerbell! I bought Wilton’s Wonder Mold at AC Moore. I also bought their prepackaged fondant. This was my first attempt at using fondant for a cake so I thought I ought to use, tried and true! I dyed the fondant green using … Read more
Coolest Tinkerbell Cake
I was asked to make a Tinkerbell cake for my friends’ 3 year old, Daisy, and so decided to make it as bright and fun looking as possible for her. I made the Tinkerbell a couple of days in advance as she was quite complex, she’s made from fondant and is 100% edible. Her wings … Read more