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!
A friend asked if I would design a cake for his wife’s birthday based on her nickname,”Puffy Bent Wrench”. Thankfully, I am married to a mechanic so between the two of us we came up with a suitable plan for this Wrench Birthday Cake Idea. The design consists of: the Wilton horseshoe pan and 2 … Read more
I made this Toolbox Birthday Cake for my husband’s 50th birthday. He has a vast collection on tools, so I had to sneek into his workshop to check out his tools. Most of the tools were made from a candy mold, such as the hammer, pliers, wrench chisle and saw, but the electrical pliers and … Read more
My son Jude absolutely loves loves loves HAMMERS, so for his 4th birthday I surprised him by making him a hammer birthday cake. I used homemade cake, butter cream, and fondant and used a Black and Decker toy hammer as a guide. It was a lot of fun and he was definitely surprised. I used … Read more
I made this cake for my dads birthday. He is Mr. Fix-It. The tools were made from candy melts in tool molds. The cake is two 8″ square cakes set side by side and covered in fondant. The fondant is then airbrushed black. I colored strips of fondant brown to lay around the outside for … Read more
This cake was for my father in law. The wood part is all cake and the saw is gumpaste. It’s a very easy cake to make.
The entire box and tools are edible (except the paper drawing, toolbox & hammer handle and tape measure “tape” & label). The instructions for such cake ideas are too extensive due to the many tool cakes created. (I will gladly submit instructions and template drawings if I win!!!) Toolbox: cut from cake slab Toolbox handle: … Read more
Like most 3 year old’s, my son is crazy about construction equipment. His ultimate favorite is the Impact Hammer – or maybe it’s also called a Hydraulic hammer or something else. Either way it’s his favorite and when I asked him what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday it was the obvious answer! … Read more
I honestly came up with the idea for this wrench cake out of the blue. Nov. 29 was my fiancee’s 24th birthday so him being a mechanic I wanted to do something special for him. I thought about just going to the store and buying him a cake, but I wanted this one to be … 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