My son wanted a Tow Mater Birthday Cake so I used this site and took ideas from all of the Mater cakes posted on here to come up with my own. I used two Betty Crocker cake mixes and baked them both in a loaf pan. I trimmed both cakes so that they were level once they cooled off. I used one full cake for the base and iced it with Betty Crocker chocolate icing.
I cut the other loaf in half and used part for the engine and then mounted the other half on top for the cab of the truck. I iced the rest of the cake and then added candies for decorations. I used Fudgey-O’s for the wheels, kit-kat for the bumpers, Dentyne Ice for teeth. I cut the jube jubes in half and used them for head lights, rear lights and eyes. I used a peanut butter cup for the engine and put a 3 on it for my son’s third birthday. I used smarties and a jube jube for the lights on top of the cab. Hershey mini milk chocolate bars were used for the mirrors which I attached using toothpicks.
To make the hoist, I used Oreo Sippers and grape string licorice. I strung the licorice through the sipper and the tied it in a loop at the end so there was hook. It was quick and easy to make and was a big hit!
Thanks heaps for posting this cake. I made one, changed some of the design, but used all of the decorations you suggested. Turned out fantastic, so glad I found your cake idea, All my 3 year old daughter wanted, so Mater it was. thanks again.
thanks! looks so cute- i will have to try it for my 3 year old.
Hi my 2 year old sons birthday is coming up really soon and i really want to give him a mater cake because he loves it and we have been looking every where to find someone that can make one and we aren’t having much luck… and i am not very artistically talented so if there is anyway u think you can help me out i would really appreciate it thanks again for posting this picture it will help
I love it! Thanks for the photo! I am going to strive to cook one just like yours..it looks spectacular!! Well done.
Thank you for posting, I was going to make my 2 yr old a tire cake but now I might try and do mater instead.