Take a look at these cool homemade Darth Vader cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
For my son’s twelfth birthday I decided to attempt a Homemade Darth Vader Birthday Cake. I got some tips off the internet and started. I decided to make it in two halves (top and bottom). For the first half I used heavy duty solder wire and made a 3D frame that would serve as the … Read more
I made this Darth Vader cake for my son’s 4th birthday. He is a huge Star Wars fan. I searched the web for a picture of Darth Vader that I blew up to the size I wanted and then printed it out. I then used it as an outline for the cake. I wanted the … Read more
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
I made this Darth Vader Birthday Cake for my son, Brady’s, 7th birthday party. I got the idea and the inspiration from a cake I saw here on coolest birthday cakes from another posting. I made three batches of chocolate cake and used three 9″ pans, a loaf pan and a stainless steel bowl to … Read more
The first thing with this cake for me was that the helmet took the helmet shape, not just like it was the front of a cap. So I just did a 2 pieces (like in the movie) with the face being one, and the helmet the other one. Then I let the helmet dry for … Read more
For my nephew’s seventh birthday both cakes were done using the image transfer method. I just printed out a picture of Darth Vader that I liked online and used clear piping gel to outline the image on wax paper and transfer it onto the cake, then filled in the image. I was happy with how … Read more
This Darth Vadar Birthday Cake was for a little boy that loves Star Wars! So my husband and I cut the fondant out in the shape of the helmet, and also layered some for 3D effect. We used pearl dust to fill in the eyes and the front of the helmet. It turned out awesome, … Read more
This was a Darth Vader cake I made for a 5 year old’s birthday. The customer wanted a cake in the shape of a 5 with a picture of Darth Vader on it. The colors are specific to what the customer wanted.
This Darth Vader cake was made free hand. This is a microwave chocolate cake using a 9×13 pan. The frosting is a chocolate and black cream cheese frosting. I used plastic spoons for the eyes. I used marbles for the mouth and covered with tin foil.
