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
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.
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
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
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
My inspiration for my sons #3 race car cake came from a cake on this website shaped like the number 2. I started with 2 boxes of Duncan Hines Devil’s Food Cake and black, yellow and green Wilton food coloring (in the little jars) and two cans of frosting…one white one chocolate. If I did … Read more
I made this race track cake for my three year old sons birthday who loves playing on his race track toy. I started by making two equal size same height round chocolate cakes then shaped one of the cakes to fit well into the other one to form a figure ‘8’. I iced the cake … Read more
I made this cake for my sons 8th birthday party. The party was held in Snow City so I decided to put the cake in snow environment too. He is into Hotwheels, and had told me particularly what colors he wanted his car cake to be. I made a large loaf cake and cut the … Read more
I made this Cars Racetrack Birthday Cake for my son’s 5th birthday. It is choc cake with Oreo filling on one side and vanilla cake with strawberry filling on the other side. My son loved helping me with this cake. I cut off part of the round cakes and made it flush to make a … Read more
Making this Cars 3rd Birthday Cake and having this CARS party for my 3 year old son was a blast! It is actually made from 4 round cakes (2 stacked on top of each other). I stacked the frozen cakes (I cut a little off the centerline so they fit together nicely) then I carved … Read more
What a challenge to make a racetrack cake. The cake is made from two 12 inch cakes. Cut one side flat then use that piece on top of one edge of the other cake to insure that you are cutting the same amount off. I did leave them on cake boards and overlap them when … Read more
First of all I would like to thank all those people who shared their race track cake ideas. This Nascar Racetrack Cake is where my idea came from and I used ideas from several different designs that I saw. I used a 9×13 cake pan for the center. Then I used a 9 inch round … Read more