Coolest Racetrack Birthday Cake

Homemade Racetrack Birthday Cake

My daughter suggested to make a cars cake for my son’s 8th birthday, so I googled racetracks images, and luckily found this site. I got such great ideas, but I only had 1 large sheet of chocolate cake, white cream icing, and a few signs + cars. So I decided to make the 8-shaped track, … Read more

Coolest Race Car Picture Cakes and How-To Tips 1

The emblem on this cake will need at least 48 hours to dry and harden so plan accordingly and make the emblem plenty of time in advance. You can use my race car picture or a race car picture from the internet to help you while you do this. I used regular boxed cake mixes … Read more

Coolest Homemade NASCAR Birthday Cakes – Race Tracks 9

My son wanted a track or race car cake so after much searching I found directions for a water slide cake from the Wilton site and transformed it in to a race track complete with ramps! The cake was a huge hit-fun to transport to the bowling alley too! The track was made from 2 … Read more

Coolest Homemade Race Track Cake Ideas 4

This race track cake was modeled after a couple of other cakes I saw on this site (thanks for the great ideas!). I took two pieces of cardboard and taped them together to create a thick base for the cake. Then I covered the cardboard with plastic fabric from a race check tablecloth. My cake … Read more

Coolest Race Car Picture Cakes and How-To Tips 9

I prepared this kids birthday cake using a car shape pan. I then decorated it using a photo of Mark Martins car to get the design right. I always let my kids choose the theme of their cake. This is the first kids birthday cake I have done using a shaped pan.s car to get … Read more

Coolest Disney Cars Racetrack Cake

Homemade Disney Cars Racetrack Cake

I made this Disney Cars Racetrack Cake for my son’s 5th Birthday. I was quite relieved when he chose a round cake, over the more complicated 3D Lightening McQueen cakes! This is a 26cm round Madeira cake filled with “crema pasticcera” ( a thick vanilla custard style filling, very popular here in Italy). I covered … Read more

Cars Race Car Cake

Homemade Cars Race Car Cake

This cake was made for twin boys turning three years old who absolutely love the Disney Cars movie. I sculpted the cake from two 10-inch round cakes torted into three layers each. I used a piece of paper (a big one) and traced out two 10-inch rounds on the paper and then drew a big … Read more

Coolest Race Track Cake

Race Track Cake

I made this race track cake for my sons 6th Birthday (obviously) as he is really into Formula 1 and Lewis Hamilton. A race track seemed really appropriate. It really was very easy to make. I hired the number 6 cake tin from a cake decorating shop and made up the usual 8-8-8-4 cake batter … Read more

Cool Homemade Nascar Birthday Cake

Homemade Nascar Birthday Cake

I used a 9×13 for the bottom of the Nascar Birthday Cake. I colored fondant/gum paste black and cut out checkerboard squares. The car was cut and shaped from another 9×13 cake. I added the detailing from looking at a picture online.

Coolest Number 5 Race Track Cake

Homemade Number 5 Race Track Cake

My son wanted a Cars theme for his birthday and I was a bit apprehensive about fashioning a Lightning McQueen, so we compromised. I made him a “race track” in the shape of a 5 and then added his Cars figures that he already had. I just used box cake mix and white frosting colored … Read more

Cool Homemade Racetrack Cake with Viewing Stands

Homemade Racetrack Birthday Cake

I created this racetrack birthday cake for my great-nephew’s 4th birthday. I designed it first on paper so that I would have the exact measurements for cutting the cake pieces and frosting the design. I used a large rectangular pan for the center and large round pan for the sides. I used Nabisco Sugar Wafers … Read more

Coolest Race Car Picture Cakes and How-To Tips 3

This turned out to be one of those tricky race car picture cakes because I didnt use a car-shaped pan. I made if for my grandchild. It is a rather funny, but cute cake, modeled after a ’69 Mustang. I enjoyed doing this and my son, Daniel, 16, helped me with the logistics of it. … Read more