Take a look at these cool homemade R2-D2 cakes shared with us by cake decorators from around the world. Along with the birthday cakes here, you’ll also find loads DIY birthday cake-making ideas and how-to tips to inspire your next birthday cake project. Enjoy!
This R2D2 cake was created for my nephew Cyle when he turned six years old. The cake was constructed of two 9×13 sheet cakes and 1/2 of a 9-inch round cake. The body is one 9×13 cake, the head is a half of a round cake and the legs were cut from second 9×13 cake. … Read more
I browsed through quite a few R2-D2 Star Wars cakes for inspiration. This was seven round cakes stacked together and frosted in between each layer. Each layer of this cake was a different flavor as well. I got wooden dowels to hold up the different layers. Then I used buttercream to decorate. I made this … Read more
“What kind of cake do you want me to make you for your birthday this year,” I asked my son. “I want a Star Wars cake!” he replied. “Do you want me to pick something and surprise you with it?” I asked. “YES!” was his reply. And so the adventure began. A Google search for … Read more
I make this cake for my son’s birth day. He is star wars collector. So I wanted to make a real outstanding cake that make his eyes blink and his moutn wide open. But I didn’t have an idea of what to do. I went to bed and thats how the idea came to my … Read more
I’m very new to cakes so when my son came to me and said he wanted a R2D2 Star Wars cake for his birthday, I felt panicked. I thought no way can I make R2D2. After I wrapped my head around it and thought, “let’s give it a try,” I decided to take it one step … Read more
My son decided he wanted an R2D2 birthday, and of course there are no R2D2 party supplies, only complete Star Wars options. So, I decided to try and make him an R2D2 cake. I was really nervous at first that it was just going to look horrible. I ended up finding a toy of my … Read more
I was asked by a friend to make her daughter a baby shower cake, but there was a twist. It was a Star Wars themed baby shower! What!?! I was totally clueless on what to make. I have to be honest, she came up with the idea for this R2D2 baby shower cake. It was … Read more
My good friend from high school wanted to surprise his 4 year old Star War fanatic son with the ULTIMATE cake…..R2D2!! Making this cake was very labor intensive, over 60+ hours to make, start to finish. I first made a template for the legs and cake base. I measured the legs and the diameter for … Read more
I baked 7 layers in an 8-9 inch cake pan. I also baked one layer in a metal bowl for the top. I froze all the layers overnight for better shaping the next day. As I stacked the layers I spread buttercream frosting between all the layers to help hold everything together. I shaped everything … Read more
My son didn’t just want a R2D2 cake for his 6th birthday, he wanted Jawas as well. After thinking about the best way to do it, I decided to make the main cake R2D2 and just have Jawa cupcakes surrounding it. R2D2 was relatively easy, it didn’t need to feed a lot so I just … Read more
I did this simple R2D2 cake by first making two 8X11 sheets. I used one for the body and the other one for the head and arms. Before cutting them I had previously measured and cut the right proportions for everything. I highly recommend doing that! Also make sure you freeze your cake before cutting. Next … Read more
I made this R2D2 cake for my husband who is a big R2 fan. I haven’t made a 3D cake before so it was always going to be a challenge! Also, my husband doesn’t like fondant icing so I had the pleasure of having to use butter cream icing to decorate it. It took two days to … Read more