My son is obsessed with Toy Story so I wanted to make him a Toy Story birthday cake for his 3rd birthday. After looking at tons of pictures online, I took ideas from a bunch of them and came up with this.
I used a half sheet cake for this. The top is chocolate frosting, with a dark chocolate frosting piped across to make the floorboards. The sides are blue frosting, which after a coloring disaster for his 1st birthday cake I learned that you can purchase directly from some grocery stores that make cakes.
The ‘Happy Birthday 3’ is fondant. I drew that freehand on paper and then traced and cut the fondant. This took a really long time. The blocks, pillow, and the bed are rice krispie treats, molded to shape and then covered in fondant. The letters for my son’s name are piped frosting. I found a large sheet of the treats at iParty, which was much easier than making it myself or putting together smaller ones since I could cut them to size.
The headboard is made from Pirouette cookies. I originally added Whoppers to the corners with frosting, but this picture was taken after we transported the cake to the party and they fell off on the way. I did not make the characters. The aliens and Buzz are candles, and the others are from a set of toys that my son got to keep after the cake.
This is actually only my 2nd attempt at cake decorating, so I think it turned out pretty good. My son was thrilled with it!
Umm FREAKING AWESOME
What a great job!
Love the detail, the floorboards and the cookies for the headboard in particular. I also loved that you took help where you could get it! This cake rocks.
love it! better than i could even think of doing!
That is so very cool! A great job for your 2nd attempt! I have decorated my fair share of cakes and have never had mine come out looking so good. Kudos!
This Cake was amazing…and tasty too!
Amazing job Dory!
Awsome cake!!
Awesome cake! Thanks for the tip about rice crispy treats…I am totally stealing that!
So creative!
Wonderful job. Love the cake.