I used the same technique that the other Blue Angel cake on this site used but to make the cockpit and tail wings I made sugar cookies. As you can see from my cake pictures, the tail wings were simply triangle cutouts and the cockpit I made by baking the cooking on the backside of … Read more
I was asked to make a cake for a friend’s son who was going into the Army. He is going in as infantry and headed to the desert once he has completed his training. I felt like I should do something that would be good enough for a young adult as well as the adults … 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
My son is a huge Top Gun fan. He wanted a Fighter Jet birthday cake. I modeled the cake after one of his toys by freehand drawing half on a folded sheet of newsprint cut to fit the pan. I then cut it out and placed it on the cake and cut accordingly. I used … Read more
Bake a 9 x 13 cake and 2 8×8 cakes. Stack smaller cakes on top of each other and then on top the larger. Frost army green and add splotches of browns for camo effect. Outline with black frosting from a tube. Cut moon pies in half for tires and chocolate graham cookies for the … Read more
For my son’s sixth birthday he wanted an army party. He also wanted to help make his cake so we did and it was a lot of fun. We started out with a regular chocolate cake mix and a 9×13 cake pan. We put most of the batter in the pan but then I had … 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