Matthew wanted a tractor cake which I had a basic plan for in my mind. Quite unusually as a man, I have been delegated the cake making or at least icing for our parties. Then Matthew got fixated on having icing vegetables and insisted that he new where to buy them on the other side … Read more
I did research on this site before making this Tractor And Hay Wagon Birthday Cake for my then 2 year old. I considered cutting the cake from a sheet cake, but I ordered a plastic cake pan for the tractor and decorated it to match my son’s favorite International tractor. The plastic pan has been … Read more
I made this tractor cake for a Father’s Day celebration. We were on a farm in St. Paul, Oregon, so I thought it would be fitting to put a tractor on the cake. It was a 12″ round 4 layer vanilla bean cake with raspberry filling. After baking the cake I chilled it to make … Read more
I made this tractor cake for a co-worker of my husbands who is quite the cowboy. I made this the night before his birthday. I used cake mixes and baked them in bread loaf pans. After they had cooled I cut one loaf in half and placed it on top to make the shape of … Read more
Like many others, I got my ideas from this website for a John Deere Tractor Cake. The cake is colored in fondant and I crushed graham crackers to use as the dirt. The hay stacks are Rice Krispie treats. I used my children’s foam blocks covered in foil as the raised support under the cardboard … Read more
My dad was a John Deere engineer for 30 years and my family has been delighted that my now two-year old son loves John Deere tractors. For my son’s birthday, I did a John Deere tractor cake with a hay wagon behind it. I used standard loaf cakes for the tractor and trailer, and stacked … Read more
I made this cake out of two loaf pans, including the trailer behind and frosted it with the right colors.
I searched around for a John Deere type tractor cake idea but couldnt find one I liked or thought I could make!! So I set to drawing a tractor over and over and over again until I was happy with the basic shape (I am no artist you see!!) I then cut it out in … Read more
I made this homemade IH tractor graduation cake for my daughter’s boyfriend’s graduation. The guy is obsessed with IH tractors and I thought it would be a fun gift for him. Luckily my husband is a tool-maker and can help me with customized cake stands. I got out the pans I decided to use and … Read more
I made this tractor cake for my son’s second birthday. I looked at images from his tractor books, then drew a pattern on newsprint. This is not too hard – you can trace around appropriately sized cups or bowls to make the wheels, then the rest is mainly straight lines. I baked 4 cake layers … Read more
A friend asked me to do a John Deere Tractor cake for a groom’s cake to go with the wedding cake. It was made with the right cake pan. I used colored chocolates to form the main body and wheels of this cake and then filled in with butter cream icing. It was placed next … Read more
This tractor cake was baked for a competition. I had originally intended to make a fire engine but it all went a little wrong on the day and so it became a tractor – a red one! A deep based square tin was used for the main tractor body and sides where the farmer sits … Read more