This Army Tank Cake is a classic white cake (doubling the recipe) made a couple days before decorating. The bottom portion on the tank is a 9×13 inch cake, and the turit is an 8×8 square pan. After placing the turit on the top, I cut about a 1/4 inch off of the two sides … Read more
Inspired by other cakes I saw online, I went with a GI Joe Tank 7th Birthday Cake! For the cake itself I used a standard cake pan for the base, for the upper deck I filled a loaf pan with cake mix. I also baked a few cupcakes and cut the top off of one … Read more
For the base of the Army Tank Birthday Cake, I used a standard 13 x 9 rectangle pan with just regular cake mix. The top part where the gun sticks out is a meatloaf sized pan. After cooling, put the smaller cake on top of the larger one. Frosted both together using chocolate frosting and … Read more
Heres my tank birthday cake picture. It was super easy to make. Prepare two 8×11 cakes (this one is 1 yellow & 1 chocolate) and prepare one 6″ round cake. Once cooled, freeze the 8×11 top layer to make it easier to cut the cake at an angle as shown.The cannon is a pretzel rod … Read more
I made this tank cake for my sons third birthday. First I used a 9×13 pan and a loaf pan. I cut the loaf in half so it wasn’t as tall and put it on top of the 9×13. Then frosted it white and used the cake spray paint. It works really well and it’s … Read more
We made this tank cake for my son’s 11th Birthday Bash! We had an Army/battle theme and thought a tank was the best choice for a homemade cake. We found a lot of ideas on this website and played around to make the cake our own! First, we baked a 9×13 cake (vanilla w/ green … Read more
My youngest son was turning four and really loves to play with army men and wear camo, so we decided to have an “Army Man” birthday party. He asked me for a homemade army tank cake so I used the tank on the party invitations as a model. I baked two 12×12 square cakes and … Read more
My grandson wanted an Army Tank Birthday Cake for his 6th birthday. I did know where to start, so I went online and found coolest-birthdaycakes.com. After looking at photos of Army tank cakes, I felt confident enough to come up with my version of an army tank. I hope you like it as much as … Read more
My son recently turned 10 and wanted a surprise birthday cake. I chose to make him an army tank birthday cake as he is always playing soldiers and loves anything to do with the army. I did so much research, including this site and decided that it would be best to keep in simple. I … Read more
This cake was made from a half sheet pan. My son and I made this for a Cub Scout son and one cake competition and won first place. The cake sold for $55 at auction. As you can see from the birthday cake picture, the tracks and barrel are made from tootsie rolls and the … Read more
My husband is a history fanatic and hes always watching war documentaries. I figured a tank cake would be the most exciting birthday cake he’d ever had. The cake was a standard chocolate Victoria-style sponge made in a 13×9 cake dish. I used a Pyrex style because the edges were nicely rounded. I cooled the … Read more
The Hello Kitty Tanker Idea came about when my boss asked me to make a cake for his wife. I asked, what does your wife like? Any ideas? Colors, shapes, characters, flavors? To my dismay, he didn’t have a clue, his wife of 20 years! So, I asked around, found out that she likes Hello … Read more