This train birthday cake was built from rectangular shapes cut out of a 1/4 sheet cake. Oreos were used for the wheels and placed underneath each car train to give it the look of being off the ground. Graham cracker crumbs were used as gravel around the train.
This Thomas the Tank Cake is our first attempt at a Fondant cake for our son’s 2nd birthday. He is a Thomas fanatic so we knew as long as it somewhat resembled him it would be a great hit. We had read on the internet that the marshmallow fondant was more appealing to eat so … Read more
I made this Thomas Cupcake Cake for my grandson’s pre-K class and it was a real hit. Not only was it easy to serve,just pull apart, but the kids loved the Thomas theme and could all identify with it. I made confetti cupcakes and iced them with green tinted buttercream grass. I piped a track … Read more
I had a go at making the 2nd Birthday Thomas Cake from Debbie Browne’s character cake book – very tricky and took a long time, but I was really pleased with the result! You bake a sponge that is 12″ x 8″, slice into 3 equal parts and layer with buttercream, then sculpt the basic … Read more
My sister and I made this Thomas the Train Cake Design for my son’s 2nd birthday. It was a big hit! It was made in a 19×13 pan and covered with green buttercream frosting. The tunnel was made out of rice crispy treats, it was surprisingly very easy to shape, and also covered in buttercream. … Read more
I made this Thomas the Tank Birthday Cake Design for my nephew Jonah’s 4th birthday. I always make a cake for mine and my sister’s kids every year, so much better than store bought. I made three boxes of store bought white or chocolate cake mix. I use one 9×13, one seven to eight inch … Read more
I made this Thomas the Train birthday cake for my Thomas obsessed son’s 2nd birthday. The cake is made of a boxed mix. I got the idea from a couple of different cakes on this site. It was really easy just a bit time consuming. I frosted the whole thing in white and then made … Read more
I have been doing cakes as a side business for about six months now and love experimenting with different decorating techniques. A co-worker of mine asked if I would do a Thomas the Train cake for her stepson’s fifth birthday; she had seen a picture that looked similar to this one. She bought the topper … Read more
I made this Tidmouth Sheds cake for my son’s 2nd birthday. It is a chocolate mud cake covered in Marshmallow Fondant. I made all figurines e.g. train lighthouse, tracks, trees and rocks from fondant. I used the flooding technique to make the bridge and piped the sheep with royal icing. The sea is blue gelatin. … Read more
I found some great pictures on this website, and then had my amazing mom come and make this Thomas the Train cake using some of your ideas….so I had to submit it to hopefully help others. Pure imagination here, the boulders are Christmas cookies we had left over. The train face was printed off the … Read more
I volunteered to make a Thomas birthday cake for a friend’s 4-year-old boy. He decided he wanted Thomas the Tank Engine. So I did some research and found some great ideas online. The engine I spread on a crumb layer first and then used a star tip to icing the second layer on Thomas. I … Read more
The idea for this 3D Thomas the tank cake came from a “post your cake pictures” thread on a mom’s internet bulletin board but the “design” is my own. My challenge was to make a decent-looking natural (organic) Thomas cake without using any artificial colors. I bought my supplies at a local health food grocery … Read more