My son is crazy about the Cars movies. He has already had cakes or most of the cars characters from the 1st movie and he had his heart set on a character from the new movie (even though it wasn’t even out yet). He had read a few stories about Cars 2 and really liked … Read more
This Cars cake was made for one of my dearest friend’s one year old boy, as a birthday gift. The cake looks like a white walled tire from the view above. The inside was colored blue (as in Dinoco Blue in the ‘Cars’ movie) by baking a vanilla cake and placing blue food coloring throughout … Read more
This Cars cake was made for my co-workers sons who was turning five. The Wilton Cruiser cake pan was used for this cake. The bottom portion of the cake was made using a 12X12 cake pan. I cut the top of the Cruiser cake and a portion of the hood area to get the general … Read more
The Lightning McQueen cake was done with the Wilton cake pan. The other cake is a 1/4 sheet. Both cakes are two layers. I sprayed the sheet cake green, used crushed graham crackers for the road and the grass tip for the grass and the grass border. The flags were bought at a party store … Read more
I got my inspiration for this Lightning McQueen cake from Rebeccas NASCAR car cake. I baked one 10″ and one 12″ cake. I cut the top tier to about 7″ to have the slop. Then accessorized for the cake the street signs signal, lights and clouds which were make of fondant about two days before … Read more
My 3 year old requested a Mater cake for his birthday. After doing some research through the pages here of what others have done, I managed to pull it off. My first cake flopped which worked in my favor as it created just the right dip for the bonnet and tray. The I made another … Read more
I made this Homemade Dinoco Lightning Cake for my son’s 5th birthday party, he is a huge Cars fan and I wanted to make something exceptional for him. I made it using a Madeira recipe. I made 1x rectangle, 1x square and 4x cupcakes. It was assembled then carved into the correct shape using the … Read more
I made this Lightning McQueen Cake for Sebastian’s 3rd birthday. I baked a vanilla cake approx. 40 x 50cm x 6cm high. I cut two rectangular shapes, one smaller than the other and stacked the smaller one on top. Using a serrated knife I cut off bits and created curves to get the basic shape … Read more
My best friend’s son wanted a Cars themed party for his second birthday. I volunteered to make a 3D Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake for the party. I baked 2 sheet cakes and a smaller piece in a loaf pan. After they cooled, I froze the pieces to make them easier to carve. I layered the … Read more
This Cars Mad Hatter Cake was the most interesting cake to make! For my son’s second birthday I decided I wanted to try my hand at one of the mad hatter cakes. It was easier than I thought it would be for those who don’t have a lot of cake experience. What I did was … Read more
My son loves Disney’s Cars, and what boy turning 3 wouldn’t like a Lightning McQueen Cake? I am very crafty and a perfectionist, I’ve also made a Cookie Monster, Johnny Tractor and an alligator for my sons’ birthdays. I love making cakes for my boys, but they do take a lot of time. Their birthdays … Read more
My daughter is in love with Cars, the movie, and all its characters. I wanted a Cars birthday cake for her, without having to make a car. So, I decided on a race track in the shape of the number 4, since she was turning 4 years old. I covered a cake tray with a … Read more