Take a look at these cool homemade Construction Tools 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!
I asked my friend Shaun what cake he wanted for his birthday and he decided he wanted a drill cake. Not just any kind of drill a cake of his drill he calls Colin. He sent me a picture of it and I found one on a website for specialty cakes which I printed out … Read more
My inspiration for this wood working cake was my father-in-law, it was for his birthday. He is a skilled wood worker and between him and my husband there is no wood piece of furniture that has not been made by them. This was my first cake so I was nervous on how it would turn … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for a man who does property’s up. I was asked to do a man and decorate the cake with tools. I made the man’s body in blue to resemble overalls and made a t shirt in white. I then made the cross over straps in blue and then … Read more
My gorgeous son Jesse already knows that he wants to work with tools when he is older as a Heavy Diesel Mechanic. So for his 12th Birthday we decided to buy him his own Sidchrome tool box as he keeps complaining he has no where to put the tools as they were overflowing the tool bag … Read more
Our son, Barrett, loves anything and everything with construction. So for his third birthday, we went with a construction theme, and I made his cake look like a block of wood. Honestly, making cakes has always been my struggle. I get sort of freaked out about making one of the most important parts of a … Read more
This construction tools birthday cake was made for my nephew’s 3rd birthday. His theme was Lowes (the hardware store). The cake was made out of regular and chocolate pound cakes. The decorations are fondant, except for the tape measure (plastic), the tools (sugar cookie with royal icing) and the nails (chocolate). The borders are red colored butter cream. … Read more
My brother turned 40 recently. We’re pretty close and he’s recently separated from his wife of 13 years. So I thought he deserved a most awesome cake! He owns a business that exports logs and clears farmer’s forestry blocks. His crew only use Stihl chainsaws, so I wanted to make a masculine cake that was kinda cool … Read more
This is a Craftsman toolbox cake I did for my handyman Dad. It was inspired by a wrench and screwdriver cookie cutter set I found. I made some of those out of sugar cookies and placed them on and around the cake for decorations. The cake was chocolate sheet cakes that I cut into rectangles and stacked and … Read more
This Handyman cake is a 20cm butter cake I made for a little boy turning 3. I also had to make another cake (under the sea) for his twin brother! The icing is buttercream and the bricks, sign, tape measure and nails are fondant. The tools are made from white and dark chocolate. When making … Read more
I made this Carpenter Birthday Cake for my father-in-law Ken who is a master carpenter. I baked a home made 2 layer, 12 inch chocolate cake and filled with chocolate fudge butter cream frosting. I then frosted the entire cake with white butter cream frosting. The tools are made from a chocolate chip bar, which … Read more
My dad’s 50 birthday was this week and we had a surprise party. He loves carrot cake, but no one else did, so being fall and all I made a pumpkin spice cake and creamcheese frosting. The cake was baked in cookie sheets so they were thin. Four layers of cake and frosting and then … Read more
I made this Construction Hard Hat Cake for one of my daycare kids. I used a large round for the bottom layer (cherry chip flavor), and a baking bowl and extra cake piece to make the hard hat. I used fondant to make the number 2 plack for the hat. My favorite part are the … Read more