Simple Homemade R2D2 Cake

R2D2 Cake

This is a cake I did for my son’s Star Wars themed 7th birthday party, Just by chance my mom had a Wilton R2D2 cake pan from when my brother was little. I followed the directions I found on the Wilton website and it was a huge hit.

Coolest R2D2 Cake Design

Homemade  R2D2 Cake Design

I donated my time and this R2D2 Cake Design to our local cubscouts Pinewood derby event as a “silent auction” item. R2D2 took 3 days to make. He is also 8 inches wide (including the legs, which are made out of fondant and rice crispy treats) and his body is 3 6 inch vanilla cake … Read more

Coolest R2D2 Birthday Cake

Homemade  R2D2 Birthday Cake

I have not worked with frosting much so I knew that would be challenge. I was trying to come up with ways to “cheat” to avoid issues with my lack of experience. As I came up with a few ideas I decided to decorate with candy instead of frosting. This R2D2 Birthday Cake was a … Read more

Coolest R2D2 Birthday Cake

Homemade R2D2 Birthday Cake

My husband loves Star Wars and what a better way to celebrate than with an R2D2 Birthday Cake. The cake is chocolate and was baked in a 12×18 square pan. The arms are made out of rice krispies. Using the sketches that I made as a guideline, I cut the cake away and formed the … Read more

R2D2 Cake

R2D2 cake

My son wanted a Star Wars party for his 5th birthday, and was requesting that I make an R2D2 cake. I Googled “R2D2 cake”, and the search led me to this site. With some great examples of previous cakes made, I was able to put my son’s cake together. There’s only so much “originality” I … Read more

Coolest R2D2 Star Wars Cakes 9

I made three batches of buttercream icing and used every drop (this I also did beforehand so I could spend one night assembling). I used a Pyrex bowl for the top of the cake, since I dont own a pan like that. It worked great. To smooth the white icing on R2’s body I just … Read more