I started out just making the tractor from a form cake pan. My son’s first birthday party grew in size so needed something else. I received some inspiration from other cakes on this website. I added the baler; it was a two-layer round cake trimmed. I used a cupcake for the wheel. I also used … Read more
I made this John Deere cake for my nephews second birthday. I cut the cake into a tractor shape, frosted donuts for the wheels and used oreos to simulate dirt. Tip: don’t use plastic wrap. My piping for the face stuck to it when I took it off. The kids still loved it though!
I made this cake using the Wilton tractor cake pan. Instead of just following their directions, I customized the cake by adding “Oliver” and 770 to the tractor so it would look like an Oliver 770 tractor.
This John Deere cake was made for a family friend’s little boy who was turning 4. It was a half white, half chocolate cake baked in a 11” x 15” cake pan. It was iced smooth with white buttercream icing. I first traced the tractor (I got the outline off of the internet) and then … Read more
This John Deere Tractor Cake was my grandson Mason’s 2nd birthday cake. I used the John Deere tractor pinata as my pattern and made the cake the same size as the pinata, which made making patterns a lot easier. I used yellow cake mix and tinted it green to make a neon green color which … Read more
My 2 year old son loved tractors (still does). It was his first word besides mom and dad. So a tractor cake it was for his birthday! This was my first time making a 3D cake. It turned out exactly how I was hoping. I used this site for inspiration photos! I’m a firm believer … Read more
I am submitting this photo on behalf of my mother, Janie Runyan. She didnt think her cakes are good enough to win the contest but the rest of us begged to differ. She used a Wilton cake pan. After she made the cake she poured colored chocolate in the mold to make the body of … Read more
This tractor cake was for our one year old. He had to share his birthday party with his older brother, so he didn’t have much say in the theme. It’s a 9″ two layer yellow cake with buttercream icing. I first iced the whole cake with white buttercream. Then I traced the tractor on top … Read more
My babysitter’s son wanted a tractor cake and this hauling tractor cake is what I came up with. I baked 2 13×9 cakes and used one as the base. I cut up a small piece to be the base of the tractor and two pieces into small squares and stacked them to be the top … Read more
My grandson just loves tractors. I made him a tractor cake for his birthday this year when he turned two (May 2012). I started by making a full sheet cake and icing it with green tinted butter cream icing. I outlined the sides of the cake to make it look like a fence. I picked … Read more
I prepared this cake using the Wilton tractor cake pan. My second born son was really into tractors, so I made this one for his 4th birthday. He loved it. I prepared it according to the directions that came with the pan. My husband helped fill in some of the stars in the main body … Read more
I made this John Deere tractor and trailer cake using the recipe on the back of the Hershey’s Cocoa powder. I like to use this cake when I’m making a shaped cake, because it is much more dense than a regular boxed cake mix. I had my husband build a stand out of wood for … Read more