My son had asked for an Optimus Prime cake, (leader of the Transformers), for his fifth birthday. I knew I wanted to created a cake that was very three dimensional but was unsure how I could support the structure, as it turned out the head was quite light weight and only needed 2 wooden BBQ … Read more
My son has been obsessed with Transformers since his last birthday. So I knew this year his cake had to be a Transformers cake. I blew up a picture of the deception symbol and cut it out. I then placed it on the cake and cut around it. I then iced the entire cake with … Read more
This is where the “making cakes for a living” idea got going. My son wanted Transformers cake for his 5th birthday so I decided to make marshmallow fondant and make Optimus and Bumblee Bee in ‘vehicle mode’. Optimus’ cab was 10 inches tall and the trailer bed was 12 inches long to give you an … Read more
This is the cake ( and rice crispy treats ) I made my son for his 4th birthday. He wanted an optimus Prime cake….okay. No problwm…my next question to him was….”Which kind? Mine (from the 80’s) or your (the animated version)? Yours Daddy! Okay!…no problem. Do you want him as a Truck or a Robot? … Read more
I got the Autobot symbol online and enlarged it. I used it to sculpt the Transformer Birthday Cake. I colored simple canned chocolate icing with black gel icing color. You can get the icing color at most craft supply stores. It’s best to start with a chocolate base rather than a white icing otherwise you … Read more
I make cakes mostly for kids so when my friend came to me on a Thursday asking to make a Transformer Cake for her sons birthday on Sunday I panicked. I explained Wilton hadn’t yet come out with a pan for “Optimus Prime”. She wanted me to put a birthday plate on top of a … Read more
I printed a picture on a transformer on line and cut it out for this Transformers Birthday Cake. I placed it on the buttercream once it crusted and traced it with a tooth pick. Then I just filled in the inside according to the picture. The mask was very easy to trace and fill in. … Read more
This Transforner Cake is my 3rd fondant cake. My first 2 were a pink, brown and white dog cake and a Cars 2 cake. I have no formal cake training and love creating cakes! The more I work with fondant the easier it gets and it is fun! I got many of my ideas from … Read more
My son had a Transformers theme for his 9th birthday, so I made him this Optimus Prime Birthday Cake. I started out with 3- 9 x 12 inch cakes, 2 for the bottom to make a large sheet, and one to form the semi. First I iced the sheet, half red, half blue (with buttercream … Read more
I printed a picture from the Transformers cartoon. I then traced it onto a transparency page with a sharpie pen, flipped it over and used piping gel to trace out the image (on the side I didnt mark on). Then I used it as a stencil on the sheet cake to make the Transformers cake. … Read more
I made this Transformer Birthday Cake for the son of a friend of mine. He is a HUGE Bumble Bee fan from the Transformers Movie. I wished this a fondant frosted cake, simply because I was looking forward to painting the image on myself. However, most 8 year olds aren’t fans of the stuff. I … Read more
My cake is real basic and super easy to do! It is supposed to look like Optimus Prime. Took about 3 hours-probably supposed to take way less but I did this while super burnt out at like 10 pm. I have four kids, 6 and under, so I waited until late to bake and decorate … Read more