Take a look at these cool homemade R2-D2 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!
This R2D2 Birthday Cake was for my husband’s 40th birthday. It is three 10 inch round cakes. The top and arms are rice krispie treats covered in candy melts. Two full batches of rice krispie treats and two bags of white candy melts. They are stuck in with toothpicks. The cake required three full batches … Read more
I decided for my boy’s 5th birthday party to attempt a homemade cake of his choice, why was I surprised then when he said R2-D2. As I used this site for inspiration I thought it was only fair to share my attempt of my Homemade R2-D2 Birthday Cake. I used four 6 inch cakes tins … Read more
After browsing this website for R2D2 cake ideas, I came up with this one. I used three from scratch, plain pound cake recipes to make five 9 inch round layers and a dome pan to make the “head”. The bottom round 6 inch layer, arms/legs, and the light on the dome were made from three … Read more
This cake was for my nephews Star War’s birthday party. I used two 9X13 cakes (one for the body and one to cut the arms out of). I used a 9 inch cake for the head and just used half of it. I used a cake leveler to make everything the same height. I then … Read more
This was my homemade R2D2 Birthday cake. It was made in 4″ x 8″ round pans, except for the dome head which was baked in a stainless steel mixing bowl. The legs were made of rice krispie treats and the whole thing was covered in fondant. It stood about 17″ tall and was simply awesome!
I made this Homemade R2D2 Birthday Cake for my son’s 6th birthday party. He loves Star Wars and so we decided on an R2D2 birthday cake. He usually ends up having to bring his own cupcake to birthday parties because of food allergies so I can not begin to explain how much he loved being … Read more
I am not a cake maker and when I found out the girl who usually makes my cakes was on vacation – I decided not to buckle under pressure! I was not about to try a Darth Vader cake and R2D2 cake looked like it might be remotely possible. I had done a Google search … Read more
The dome is made in a football cake tin and the rest were cut to fit from two or three huge square cakes. I always think the inside should taste as good as the outside looks so this is chocolate cake with fresh cream and chocolate butter icing alternating inside. And everything is glued with … 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
I made this R2D2 Star Wars birthday cake for the 7th birthday party of a close family friend. I searched the web and modified all that I found to create this cake. Legs and base: The legs and base are made out of MDF board and Styrofoam. I didn’t feel that rice krispy treats would … Read more
When my son wanted a Star Wars theme for his 8th birthday, I started researching cakes on this site. I quickly decided on a R2D2 cake because I wanted to make a 3D cake, but I couldn’t find any that I was crazy about. Still, I got lots of ideas. This cake was only difficult … Read more
The middle “leg” goes from the front of the circle to the back for stability. These are all held together with some dowel rods. I covered them all with plastic wrap before I frosted them. It was very sturdy – but hard to transport so keep that in mind. I only needed a small amount … Read more