This country cake is my sister’s birthday cake for the year that she moved from rural Virginia to Washington, D.C. Because I needed space I made it in in a 12X17 inch jelly roll pan. I used one box of cake mix per layer (three layers). I used chocolate cake mix both because she requested … Read more

My son had a John Deere tractor birthday party on a farm. This tractor cake was 2 9×13 sheet cakes that I put together. They weren’t completely even and that worked out perfectly because it looked more realistic of the ground. I used a grass tip to pipe the green grass. The garden is chocolate … Read more

My nephew asked me to make this Farm cake for his fourth birthday. I did alot of internet searching to find a design that best suited him and this website was very helpful! This was the first time I had ever worked with fondant; I didn’t have a great recipe so I found it hard … Read more

I made this Farmyard and Tractor cake for a friend’s birthday party. Their son, having had tractor cakes for the previous two years, wanted something a little different this year. I baked and frosted a 9″ x 13″ single layer cake. I frosted it with green. I then added the “dirt” by using crushed graham … Read more

We decided to have a John Deere themed birthday party this year for our three year old and one year old (Their birthdays are only five days apart). This farming cake was the oldest’s cake. He’s very much into tractors right now. This is one of my first attempts at cake decorating, but I had … Read more

I used the Pantastic Plastic Tractor pan and followed the directions to make the John Deere Tractor Cake out of candy melts. Then I baked a cake in that pan, and another in a large oval pan. I stacked the cakes and covered them with green fondant, then attached the tractor to the top with … Read more

I got this idea for a farming cake from looking at numerous cakes on this site. The cake is a 11X15 mock angel food. I frosted it with white buttercream and added some grass with cows grazing in the corner. I used tip #233 for grass. The field is made of chocolate graham crackers and … Read more

My grandsons, Sam almost 5 (he is now!) and Alex almost 3, requested a John Deere birthday cake. Except for both of their first birthday cakes the rest have all been transportation themed cakes. This year I decided to pass on making a cake with ‘wheels’ and focus on a cake showcasing how the John … Read more

I am still learning this cake making deal, but I am pleased with the outcome of this farming cake. I made this cake for my nephew’s 3rd birthday. I made a chocolate sheet cake from scratch. Then made buttercream frosting and attempted to color it the green used for John Deer. Boy oh boy, was … Read more

For my son Gavin’s second birthday party, we chose to have a farm themed party. The invites were little barns and when you opened the barn door there was a picture of my son dressed as a farmer. And this is the Farmyard Birthday Cake. All the kids received cowboy hats and bandanas and cowbells. … Read more

This Farmyard Birthday Cake Idea was made for my 3 year old son’s birthday. We had the party at my parents farm, so I thought a farm yard cake would suit it the best. Its a chocolate 7″ top cake. Everything on this cupcake cake is edible. I hand made all the animals on each … Read more