I had a great time making this airplane birthday cake. At first I didn’t know how it would go. I started with 4 big rectangle shaped cakes. I made mud cakes. Placed them on top of each other with icing, but every time I went to put each cake on, they broke so I just … Read more
I made this airplane cake for my son for his kindergarten graduation. I wanted to do something special for him and practice some of my techniques in the process. Graduating from kindergarten is a big deal and so is he so I looked for a long time before I decided on the airplane. This was … Read more
Well, my son who is turning 5 is big into Jets and Helicopters this year and of course as I was just “looking” at cake pics online, he saw them and immediately said “Mommy, I want that one!!”. So, I got the idea for this Jet plane Runway birthday cake from looking at others on this site. The … Read more
My son is a huge Top Gun fan. He wanted a Fighter Jet birthday cake. I modeled the cake after one of his toys by freehand drawing half on a folded sheet of newsprint cut to fit the pan. I then cut it out and placed it on the cake and cut accordingly. I used … Read more
For the Red Arrow cake pictured I used the Madeira Sponge Cake Recipe and cooked it in a loaf shaped tin. I also used the Gelatin Icing recipe and colored it red to make the wings. Gelatin Icing needs several hours (preferably overnight) to dry and harden preferably turning half way, so I suggest doing … Read more
My husband is a pilot so thought it a good idea to make my son an airplane cake for his first birthday. I wanted to do cupcakes since theyre easier for little fingers to hold so I came up with the idea of the cupcake clouds with the airplane overhead. The plane is made of … Read more
My husband got his Commercial Pilots License and challenged me to make him an airplane cake to celebrate. He wanted one that looked like the planes he was flying in flight school, but I wanted to make one to look more like the airliners he would be flying soon, and a women always gets her … Read more
I used the same technique that the other Blue Angel cake on this site used but to make the cockpit and tail wings I made sugar cookies. As you can see from my cake pictures, the tail wings were simply triangle cutouts and the cockpit I made by baking the cooking on the backside of … Read more
My son has always been fascinated with fighter jets. A few years ago, the Blue Angels were featured at our air show, and he has been requesting a “Blue Angels” birthday cake ever since. After being a fighter pilot for Halloween this past year, I figured I would attempt the cake for his 7th birthday. … Read more
Homemade Cessna Airplane Cake Homemade Cessna Airplane Cake I made this Cessna airplane cake for my sons 4th birthday. He loves planes and wanted a T41 cake (his made up name after watching to many WWII documentaries with daddy). I fashioned this after my father’s Cessna 172 as I know what that looks like. I … Read more
Homemade Turbo Otter Float Plane Birthday Cake This Homemade Turbo Otter Float Plane Birthday Cake took a lot of time and effort. It is about 90% edible and only feeds about 6 people.Both the middle of the plane and the floats are real cake with buttercream icing and fondant. The wings, prop, supports and back … Read more
This Airplane Birthday Cake I made was actually my son’s second cake. He is two and truly fascinated with airplanes of any kind. I just really wanted a silly looking cake. We had a large family party before his birthday and then I made this one for his actual birthday. It is very small and … Read more