The little boy that I baby-sit wanted a John Deere tractor cake, but I was having trouble finding a picture of one and I didnt want to buy the expensive tractor cake pan for a one time cake. So, I came up with this cake. I used 3 small loaf pans. I cut two to … Read more
For this John Deere tractor cake we used 2 loaf sized pans for the cakes and stood one up on its end. We took the part that we had leveled off for the windshield and cut the other loaf in half and attached it to the loaf that is standing on end. We also made … Read more
This Farmyard Birthday Cake Idea was made for my 3 year old son’s birthday. We had the party at my parents farm, so I thought a farm yard cake would suit it the best. Its a chocolate 7″ top cake. Everything on this cupcake cake is edible. I hand made all the animals on each … Read more
I love making cakes so made this cake for my nieces third birthday. It was a hit! I used a loaf pan to construct the barn. I baked three of them and stacked them one on top of the other. The top layer is cut out like the roof of the barn. I laid a … Read more
I made this Barnyard cake for my sweet nephew’s 3rd birthday party. He loves tractors and loves to sing “Old McDonald had a Farm”. So my sister and I thought a Barnyard Cake would be a fun idea! I looked online and found a really cute idea, to get the crafting sticks and make a … Read more
I made this Barnyard cake for my son’s 1st birthday. This cake was so easy and FUN to make! I made two 8″ round cakes (I used yellow cake) and frosted the bottom then added them together. If you have a cake pan or even a lazy Susan it makes it easier for frosting. I … Read more
The barn is made of two 9×11 cakes stacked on top of each other. The slanted roof was made by baking a cake in a bread loaf pan, then cutting two triangular shaped pieced and one rectangle from the cake. The silo is a stack of store-bought sugar cookies, glued together with frosting. The grass … Read more
My daughter loves animals, so for her 2nd birthday I decided to go with a Barnyard theme. I made a Cow cake and farm animal cupcakes – chicks, pigs and sheep. To make these cute cupcakes, make several regular size and several mini cupcakes. Separate the icing and dye some pink and some yellow. Frost … Read more
After doing a Google search for ‘Tractor Cake’ I came across this site and got some fantastic inspiration for our son’s 1st birthday. Being farmers I really wanted to do a tractor but wasn’t sure how to go about it so the ideas I got from this site were so helpful. We have an actual … Read more
I made this Tractor and Field Birthday Cake by using a basic sponge recipe. The field was 5 eggs, 315g self raising flour, caster sugar and margarine and 155g plain flour and using a 12″ by 8″ cake tin. The tractor was 3 eggs, 175g self raising flour, caster sugar and margarine and using a … Read more
I frosted the John Deere Tractor Birthday Cake with Wilton’s whipped icing (my favorite). Then I traced the tractor into the icing with a toothpick. I found this tractor from online coloring pages. Then I piped the outline of the tractor with black icing using a writing tip. Then I filled in the colors. I … Read more
I made this John Deere cake for my nephew. It was so much fun. It’s a regular sheet cake with butter cream icing. I purchased the tractor and barn, and the possibilities were endless. On a yellow base I made a muddy road (brown tinted icing with black dye on a toothpick to make strokes), … Read more