I made this homemade scooter birthday cake for a friend who owns a scooter similar to this one. I had a photo of her exact scooter as my guide. It is a chocolate cake covered in buttercream flavored fondant (store-bought) and the entire scooter and figure is made of fondant as well except for a … Read more
My son told me everyday, for weeks before his party that he wanted a motorcycle cake. I looked and looked online and got some ideas but couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. So I designed this Motorcycle Cake. I used 9″ inch rounds for the wheels and two 13×9 inch cakes for the rest of … Read more
My son is in love with anything cars, trucks, or motorcylces so I thought it would be cute to make him a Pickup Truck Birthday Cake. It’s one of the few words he can say so far. Since he’s turning 2 I thought I’d put the number 2 on each door panel. I knew I … Read more
This was my first attempt at making a 3-D cake. My son was turning one and all vehicles fascinated him; I roved the Internet looking for ideas for cakes. I saw a truck cake and decided to create my own. This is an old-fashioned farm truck. I started with the idea of baking my own … Read more
This Pink Car Cake was made up of three sheet sponge cakes (11″x15″). The sheet cakes were all stacked on top of one another and then the edges trimmed off (and the parts that had risen) to make the cakes completely level. The car seat area was then cut out about two-thirds of the way … Read more
I made this Peugeot Cake for my brother’s 18th birthday. It is an exact replica of his car, a Peugeot 206, and was my first attempt at a cake. Because I was inexperienced in cake making, I only left myself a day in which to do it, and ended up rushing to complete it in … Read more
I made this car birthday cake for my cousin who wants a real beetle. I baked two 9×13 cakes and two 9in rounds. Stacked the 9x13s and cut the rounds in half and put together with icing three pieces cut side down to make the arch of the car. I carved the cake to the … Read more
I made this racing car cake for a boy’s fifth birthday. The cake itself was just a plain butter cake mix I made up, then I cut a slice off the side and made that into a smaller square and placed on top. Then I trimmed the sides of the top piece on a sloping … Read more
I made this Homemade Ferrari Birthday Cake Design for a boy in love with cards, so I wanted it to be really special. As you may or may not have seen on this website, there is a method called icing transfer that helps you to create images that onto cakes by copying image on wax … Read more
I made this cake for my sons 7th birthday. He was into Hot wheels at the time and I was really having a hard time deciding what cake to make. So, I made three 9×13 cakes, placed them next to each other on a cake board, and hoped for the best. The Lord blessed my … Read more
My oldest son loves hot wheels cars so we had a Hot Wheels party. I intended to make a 3-D car cake but that attempt failed. My second idea to make a race car cake worked well and was much easier. I baked a cake mix in a 9×13 pan and noticed when I removed … Read more
My friend recently purchased a Toyota Hiace – and as we were doubling up her birthday celebrations with our annual pre-camping meeting it seemed an ideal opportunity to try out a Camper Van Birthday Cake. I purchased a very cheap, large, disposable silver foil roasting tray from our local supermarket and made a standard sponge … Read more