For my son’s 5th birthday, he wanted a Star Wars themed party. After a little web searching I found several ideas for his cake. Together we decided on R2D2 birthday cake. Here’s how I did it. I used 2 store bought cake mixes (reducing the oil to 1 tablespoonful to make a firmer textured cake, … Read more
I made this cake for a friend whose son was having a Star Wars birthday party. She just said “a cool R2D2 cake.” I immediately got on this website and started searching through cakes for ideas. This is the best site! I started with 2 8” round cakes for his body. I stacked them with … Read more
It was for his fourth birthday party and he loves Star Wars and Yoda is his favorite character so how could I not make a star wars cake for him instead of paying the high price at the cake shop. I attempted my first cake and it was a blast!
Once you have the basic design for the Star Wars birthday cakes, the detail will add depth. I chose to use fondant on the outside because it gave the cake a realistic, smooth finish; opposed to using butter cream (If you decide to go with butter cream or a whipped topping, be sure to use … Read more
My son wanted a Star Wars Lego party and I wanted the perfect Lego Star Wars Cake to go along with it. I didn’t care for any of the Lego cakes that I was finding on the internet. When I created his invitation, we changed the Star Wars to Bryce Wars and the idea came … Read more
This Star Wars cake was for a friend’s son for his 7th birthday, The Darth Maul mask was made by covering a mask with rolled out red fondant which was left to set for several days. It was then painted using edible paints. R2D2 was made from Victoria sandwich cakes, 10″ for the base, 2 … Read more
This is a Yoda cake I was asked to make for a Star Wars themed birthday party. I also made a Darth Vader cake (which was easier as I was able to find a cake pan for him online). For Yoda, I used a Wilton Animal Crackers cake pan (originally shaped like a panda head … Read more
I made this Star Wars Death Star Cake with the 2 piece ball pans from Wilton that my mom had from when I was a kid. I put them together with icing in the middle. I sat the cake on a regular 9×13 cake that I made to look like space and decorated with Galactic … Read more
My son wanted a Star Wars theme for his 5th birthday, so I started looking on the web and this site. The R2D2 Birthday Cake looks difficult, but it was actually one of the easier cakes I’ve made. I used 3 9 inch rounds, and then the top layer is baked in a Pyrex bowl. … Read more
After seeing several 3D cakes I decided my son needed one for his Star Wars themed birthday party. First, I baked 6 nine-inch rounds and after cooling I compressed each by covering with wax paper and pushing down to make the cake firmer or more dense and to flatten the normal crowning that comes from … Read more
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.
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