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!
Make 2 sponge cakes (26x23cm) and freeze them overnight to make cutting easier when making this R2-D2 birthday cake. Remove from freezer and cut while frozen, on morning of party. Cut legs and body extension out of one cake. Place on foiled tray and add rolling iceing (blue and white needed). Make red and silver colours … Read more
I came to this website looking for ideas for an R2 D2 cake. I combined a few ideas and came up with my cake. I baked 3 11x 18 sheet cakes (each with 3 boxes of cake mix). When I baked the last layer, I also used enough cake batter to bake a few cupcakes … Read more
A R2-D2 Birthday Cake was what my youngest son wanted for his third birthday. I brought a very simple solution, but it was very joyfully appreciated! I used normal sponge cake, divided in three layers, and cut the necessary droid parts (dome, body, arms) out of this sponge cake. Any favorite filling may be put … Read more
Every year I partake in the motherly task of creating the birthday cake of choice for my boys. This year it was all Star Wars so I made this R2D2 birthday cake! I baked four 8 inch round cakes for the body and I baked the dome using a Pyrex bowl. The legs I created … Read more
We created this cake for a friend at work. It was constructed with six – 9″ round layer cakes and six batches of Rice Crispy treats. We used our homemade fondant recipe to cover the entire cake and create the design elements. The cake was built on a plastic pipe armature that allowed the center … Read more
This R2D2 Birthday Cake was for my husband’s 40th birthday. It is three 10 inch round cakes. The top and arms are rice krispie treats covered in candy melts. Two full batches of rice krispie treats and two bags of white candy melts. They are stuck in with toothpicks. The cake required three full batches … Read more
I decided for my boy’s 5th birthday party to attempt a homemade cake of his choice, why was I surprised then when he said R2-D2. As I used this site for inspiration I thought it was only fair to share my attempt of my Homemade R2-D2 Birthday Cake. I used four 6 inch cakes tins … Read more
After browsing this website for R2D2 cake ideas, I came up with this one. I used three from scratch, plain pound cake recipes to make five 9 inch round layers and a dome pan to make the “head”. The bottom round 6 inch layer, arms/legs, and the light on the dome were made from three … Read more
This cake was for my nephews Star War’s birthday party. I used two 9X13 cakes (one for the body and one to cut the arms out of). I used a 9 inch cake for the head and just used half of it. I used a cake leveler to make everything the same height. I then … Read more
This was my homemade R2D2 Birthday cake. It was made in 4″ x 8″ round pans, except for the dome head which was baked in a stainless steel mixing bowl. The legs were made of rice krispie treats and the whole thing was covered in fondant. It stood about 17″ tall and was simply awesome!
I made this Homemade R2D2 Birthday Cake for my son’s 6th birthday party. He loves Star Wars and so we decided on an R2D2 birthday cake. He usually ends up having to bring his own cupcake to birthday parties because of food allergies so I can not begin to explain how much he loved being … Read more
I am not a cake maker and when I found out the girl who usually makes my cakes was on vacation – I decided not to buckle under pressure! I was not about to try a Darth Vader cake and R2D2 cake looked like it might be remotely possible. I had done a Google search … Read more