R2-D2 Cake

R2-D2 Cake

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

Coolest Star Wars Lava Battle Cake

Coolest Star Wars Lava Battle Cake

I made this Star Wars Lava Battle cake for my nephew who loves Star Wars. He was thrilled when he saw it! I always start out with a hand drawn design of what I’d like the cake to look like. From there I come up with ideas on how I could do it and what materials … Read more

Awesome Yoda Cake

Well, last year for my boyfriend’s birthday I made him a simple R2D2 cake (2D and no fondant). After a year of practicing cakes I knew I had to up my last one. When we first started dating we played a lot of Star Wars: The Old Republic online together so Star Wars is just … Read more

Coolest Darth Vader Birthday Cake

Coolest Darth Vader Birthday Cake

This  Darth Vader birthday cake is the cake I made for my son Matteo, who is now 12. He ‘s becoming a rebel pre-adolescent. Not a bad one, but he always finds a way of arguing on everything I ask from him. That’s why I’m used to call him Anakin. I thought that a Darth Vader cake would … Read more

Coolest Lego Chewie (Chewbacca) Cake

I made this Lego Chewie (Chewbacca) cake for my son’s 7th birthday.  He wanted a Star Wars theme for his birthday and was wavering between Yoda and Chewie as his favorite character. I searched for images of Yoda and Chewbacca cakes and most of the ones I liked were totally awesome with lots of detail … Read more

Coolest R2D2 Birthday Cake with Jawas

Coolest R2D2 Birthday Cake with Jawas

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

Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake for my ‘Lil Skywalker

Star Wars Death Star Birthday Cake for my 'Lil Skywalker

Request “Mommy I want a Death Star for my birthday this year, so here we go! I baked 2 round cakes, froze them for frosting later. Death star? Rice Krispies, I made double batch and rolled into a ball and put in the fridge. I grabbed some fondant and made strips for detail on star. … Read more

Coolest Angry Birds Star Wars Chewbacca Cake

Coolest Angry Birds Star Wars Chewbacca Cake

I made this cake for my son’s 6th birthday. He’s been an Angry Birds fan for a while now and had discovered the various variations of the game on our smart phone, so he wanted an Angry Birds Star Wars cake.  I figured Chewbacca would be the easiest to do, with butter cream ”fur”. The lettering and … Read more

Simple R2D2 Cake

Simple R2D2 Cake

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

Homemade Darth Vader Helmet Cake

Homemade Darth Vader Helmet Cake

This  Darth Vader Helmet cake was made for a birthday man within 3 days of notice! I really had to pull magic out for this one! I stacked about four 9 inch cakes and two 6×2 inch cakes and carved a simple formation of a would be Darth Vader helmet. Flavor was strawberry with strawberry filling, butter cream and covered in black … Read more

Awesome 40th Star Wars Birthday Cake

Awesome 40th Star Wars Birthday Cake

This Star Wars birthday cake was a cake for my husband’s 40th birthday. I wanted to make him a unique and special cake, after all you only turn 40 once. My husband’s name is David and he is (like every other 40 year old male) a big Star Wars fan. So not so long ago in … Read more