Shaped the feet out of green fondant and put them in place. I placed a ball of fondant on the top of the cake for his neck which I then covered on green fondant. I then thinly rolled out a rectangle of brown fondant and cut a rounded collar on one end. I then placed … Read more
My R2D2 cake was inspired by my son Jonathans fascination of the Star Wars movies. For his ninth birthday we were going to have a Star War themed birthday party for him. It was my job to come up with an original Star Wars cake. As I was thinking of something easy to do my … Read more
This is the Star Wars cake I made for my son’s 5th birthday. He is very into the Star Wars Lego game and wanted his party themed after that. Since he has a medical condition that affects his diet, making his cake is always a must. I started by baking a cake in a 9 … Read more
I first started this Star Wars: Return of the Jedi “The Great Pit of Carkoon” Cake with baking a half-sheet cake, plus an extra 9×13 cake to use for building. I cut it in half, hollowed out a pit, and built the hill with the surrounding cake. I covered everything in butter cream, and then … Read more
I made this Wookie cake after a girl friend of mine requested it for her birthday. I had made a 3D R2D2 cake for my son’s birthday after getting great tips from this site. After seeing R2 my girl friend had to have a Wookie. Although not as elaborate as the R2 cake, the Wookie … Read more
This was a Yoda Birthday Cake my sister and I made for my son’s 6th birthday which was a Star Wars themed party. We started with a rice krispie ball to make a form for Yoda’s head and neck. We then covered it with whipped icing and then the fondant went on for all the … Read more
This Yoda birthday cake is the first cake I have ever made! I made this for my nephew’s 7th birthday party. The body is made out of white cake. I baked the cake in a sheet pan. Let it cool, and then cut out the shape of Yoda. I had to use some of the … Read more
I made this R2D2 Birthday Cake for my 3 year old’s birthday. He loves Star Wars, and wanted an R2D2 cake. We weren’t going to be feeding a lot of people so I decided to make the body and legs out of Styrofoam and wrap it in fondant. The head is double chocolate marble cake, … Read more
My daughter and her friend were celebrating their 4th and 5th birthdays together, so we needed a big cake. The theme for the party was Star Wars, so my daughter picked her favorite character for the cake, Jabba the Hutt. I spend a few hours looking over pictures of Jabba and picked the scene with … Read more
I made this R2D2 Birthday Cake for my son Hartley’s 5th birthday. It was the first cake I ever made with fondant and rice crispy. The cake is vanilla cake with butter cream frosting and marshmallow fondant. It took me 9 hours to make. I haven’t stopped making cakes since.
I made this Homemade Darth Vader Birthday Cake for my son’s 5th birthday yesterday. He is a big fan of chocolate cake, and does not like jam at all, so I had promised a chocolate cake with no jam. So, I made a square 25cm rich chocolate cake, about 6cm deep, using a bar of … Read more
For my son’s 8th birthday, he wanted an R2D2 cake (yes, I know he’s supposed to be blue, but bday boy wanted a Red R2D2 Birthday Cake). I baked 3 cakes in 9-inch round pans and froze them. After the cakes were frozen, I simply staked them and frosted them using white buttercream frosting. I … Read more