My son was approaching his 21st and said he would like a bulldozer cake. He works for Caterpillar as a heavy machinery mechanic, so I knew he would pay attention to detail. My daughter and I spent the morning with all sorts of machinery books, rectangular sponges, yellow icing and licorice covering our dining table. … Read more
I was determined to do this Army Tank Birthday Cake. Local bakeries wanted way too much money for this cake. I have never done anything like this, so I was very proud of myself. Not crafty at all! This cake was done with a large 12 x 15 on the bottom. The next layer was … Read more
This Firetruck birthday cake was made using two large loaf pans and three small ones. The two large cakes were stacked to form the back of the truck. One small cake became the middle and two others were stacked to make the truck’s cab. I used buttercream, tinted with 1 1/2 jars of red icing, … Read more
I made this Tractor and Field Birthday Cake by using a basic sponge recipe. The field was 5 eggs, 315g self raising flour, caster sugar and margarine and 155g plain flour and using a 12″ by 8″ cake tin. The tractor was 3 eggs, 175g self raising flour, caster sugar and margarine and using a … Read more
My son announced that he would like “a digger cake” about 2 days before his birthday, and after much panic, frantic trawling of the internet and taking inspiration from the cakes on this site, I came up with this Construction Digger Cake. I had to use a small Lego ‘Scoop’ from Bob the Builder as … Read more
My son wanted an army-themed party, so I searched this site for Army Tank Birthday Cake designs. This cake, therefore, has a little of everyone’s ideas and I thank you all! I started by baking two 9″ x 13″ mixed chocolate and vanilla, tinted green, cakes. I then baked the third layer, which was a … Read more
My son Zach LOVES trucks, so we decided on a BIG truck construction party theme for his 3rd birthday party. I wanted to make a dump truck birthday cake for him and looked on this website for inspiration. I got some great ideas to add to the ones I had in my head. Turning them … Read more
My son loves tractors so we had a tractor birthday party for him for his 2nd birthday. I found inspiration from this site for my Harvest Tractor Cake. Its not the neatest cake, but my son LOVED it, and it was very tasty. He loved watching me make it too. I used 2 loaf pans. … Read more
I am not great at making cakes but like to make Birthday cakes myself using shop bought cakes and making them into whatever my little boy has asked for! For his fourth birthday, he wanted a Fire Engine Birthday Cake. I bought 4 small Madeira cakes and sandwiched them together with jam. I used the … Read more
My 2 year old son is obsessed with fire trucks! He requested a fire truck cake for his birthday and mom came through with a great Fire Truck birthday cake. Before starting the cake, I constructed a platform to raise it up off the cake board. I did this to give it the illusion that … Read more
I made this Homemade Army Tank Birthday Cake for my sister-in-laws boyfriend who just came home from Korea. I have developed quite a niche for baking and cooking these days. She loves my creations so I was privileged to make this for her. Sheet cakes are still new to me so I was a little … Read more
I baked the cake in a 13×9 pan and cut approximately 1/3 off to use for the top of the tank. Frosted it green, swirled some army-ish colors on it to make it look camouflage, and stuck a candy stick in it for the big gun. I then put my sons initials and age on … Read more