My 2 year old son loved tractors (still does). It was his first word besides mom and dad. So a tractor cake it was for his birthday! This was my first time making a 3D cake. It turned out exactly how I was hoping. I used this site for inspiration photos! I’m a firm believer … Read more
I am submitting this photo on behalf of my mother, Janie Runyan. She didnt think her cakes are good enough to win the contest but the rest of us begged to differ. She used a Wilton cake pan. After she made the cake she poured colored chocolate in the mold to make the body of … Read more
My son wanted a chocolate cake for his ‘turning 2 cake.’ So my son and daughter and I sat down and drew up our Farmyard Birthday Cake idea. Tractors area huge part of my son’s life (we live on 165 acres of agricultural land and huge corn/pumpkin/cattle farm across the street.) The tractor was purchased … Read more
This cake was made for a 6 year old. He wanted a farm/garden to go with his love for John Deer Tractors. I made two sheet cakes from a box and made some homemade Butter cream frosting. I started by frosting the garden area and the dirt road with white. I grinded up chocolate graham … Read more
Little Red Barn Cake is the name of the cake. I found it on the Pillsbury website. I cut out a template,traced it on a sheet cake. Hope you get the idea. I used shoe string potatoes, graham crackers, animal crackers etc. Do your own thing, have fun with it.
I made this Farmyard Birthday Cake Idea for a friend who’s little boy was turning two years old. It was my first time to use marshmallow fondant. Once I learned to cover my hands with JUST A DAB of Crisco, the fondant was a fun challenge. The frosting is buttercream and chocolate buttercream. The barn … Read more
My boy Phillip turned 1 year old on 16 Jan 2012. He absolutely adores animals, all kinds, so I decided on a cheerful farm-themed birthday party. I used a large sheet cake for the ‘farm yard’ and cut a second sheet of cake into 4 pieces, stacked them and shaped the top to form the … Read more
I made this cake for a barn themed party. I used the Wilton house cake pan then frosted it red for the barn. The hay on the ground is toasted coconut. For the haystacks I used cupcakes and the Wilton mini dome pan – the dome cakes are the haystacks next to the barn by … Read more
This tractor cake was for our one year old. He had to share his birthday party with his older brother, so he didn’t have much say in the theme. It’s a 9″ two layer yellow cake with buttercream icing. I first iced the whole cake with white buttercream. Then I traced the tractor on top … Read more
My babysitter’s son wanted a tractor cake and this hauling tractor cake is what I came up with. I baked 2 13×9 cakes and used one as the base. I cut up a small piece to be the base of the tractor and two pieces into small squares and stacked them to be the top … Read more
My grandson just loves tractors. I made him a tractor cake for his birthday this year when he turned two (May 2012). I started by making a full sheet cake and icing it with green tinted butter cream icing. I outlined the sides of the cake to make it look like a fence. I picked … Read more
I prepared this cake using the Wilton tractor cake pan. My second born son was really into tractors, so I made this one for his 4th birthday. He loved it. I prepared it according to the directions that came with the pan. My husband helped fill in some of the stars in the main body … Read more