Last year, I decided to have a train party for my son’s birthday.
Another birthday, another crazy cake.
Yes, the train cake was actually 5 feet long.
In progress…
Why was it 5 feet long, you ask?
Well…
Because there were a lot of people…
Because I wanted 6 different cake flavors…
Because the cake pans were large…
OK, I don’t know why it was that big—other than I must be crazy.
Still in progress…
The wheels were Oreos. The tracks were wafer cookies and Oreo Sticks. There was even a car full of M&Ms.
The kids loved it!
So… what did I do after I finished making this cake?
I made cupcakes and a small cake, of course!
I made the little trains with chocolate molds.
And I think this is the first time I ever piped frosting– the little train tracks.
I was very proud of myself. 🙂
And here is the finished cake.
Yeah, I didn’t take a good picture before the party– and I was too busy during the party.
I’ve since learned my lesson. 🙂
(For more theme party ideas, see my cake gallery.)
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I love the train cake and the cupcakes, too! 🙂
Thank you so much!! 🙂
this cake is amaazing! lucky kid 🙂
Thank you!! And he really did like it. 🙂
Wow, that is quite the cake! Such a great way to have an amazing amount of flavors!
Thank you!! And I always end up making really big cakes– or several of them– to offer lots of different flavors! 🙂
Love the train track!
Thank you!! 🙂
What a beautiful cake and well-told story. You made me laugh out loud! Thank you!
Aw, thank you so much!! 🙂
wow…this is awesome…i too would love that M&M cart
Thank you! (And the M&M one was my favorite.) 🙂
What a lucky little boy! You did a great job! 🙂
Thank you!!! And by the way, I just love your cakes! 🙂
Aw, shucks. *Blushes.* Thanks, Geraldine! 🙂
My god!!!! You are comedy inspiring!!!! Your blog is going to make me fat (-ter….) x
Lol, glad I can entertain you! 🙂
Wow! Amazing!!
Thank you very much!!!
I’ve always wanted to make cute cakes like this, they just don’t ever seem to come out right! You are talented!!
Aw, thank you! And you just need to keep practicing– that’s how I’m learning! 🙂
Oh my goodness I love this! My nephew is past the train stage, dang it. Or maybe I should be happy about that, I know this must have taken a long time to make! It’s fab.
Thank you!! It did take quite a while, but it was worth it. 🙂 If your nephew is past the train stage– I do have some other themes I did for my older kids. Check them out if you get a chance! And I’ll be posting more…
What child wouldn’t love this? Every detail is perfect.
Aw, thank you so much. That is so sweet. 🙂
My oldest would have loved this! He used to be so into trains, this would have been a perfect cake for him. Beautiful work on it!!
Aw, how cute! Too late to make one for him now? 🙂 And thank you!
A party that someone as an adult will still be talking about! Great work and creativity. Looks yummy, too.
Thank you!! I just love to make all kinds of theme cakes! 🙂
you are officially my cake baking idol! look at how intricate the design of that cake is! seriously, this is so amazing!
Aw, you are too sweet. Thank you!!! 🙂 Did you get a chance to see my other cakes?
Wow! What an amazing, fun idea! We are past the train stage in our house as well, but I *know* this would have been a huge hit! Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Thank you! I really did have fun making this cake. 🙂 And thank you so much for stopping by!
WOW! That’s the only word to describe how awesome that cake looks and how much work you put into it! Simply amazing!
Thank you so much!! It was totally worth it, because my son loved it! 🙂
The train looks amazing! How do you come up with these creative ieas?
Thank you!! I just think of a theme, and then try to make a cake different from the rest. It takes a lot of planning because my ideas keep changing! 🙂
Wow. The train is amazing! I remember seeing a similar cake in my moms australian women’s weekly cook book and always thought it looked so good.
Thank you! I never saw one in a cookbook– would’ve been nice to compare! 🙂
This birthday train is just amazing!!!
Laurie @ Pride in Photos
Thank you so much, Laurie!
I made a similar cake once . . .all the toothpicks made it very dangerous to eat and it wasn’t nearly as pretty! Very nice work!
Thank you! And I know what you mean about toothpicks in cakes– I’ve done it myself at times! 🙂
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Awesome! you are one creative individual! I love the train
Thank you so much!!
Your cakes look simply amazing, I wish mine were quite as impressive!
Aw, thank you so much!
Wow this cake is so beautiful. I have nominate you for the beautiful blogger award, please pick it up from:
http://vannessalee.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/beautiful-blogger-award/
Congratulations!
Aw, thank you so much Vannessa. As soon as I get a chance, I’ll post it. Thanks again– you’re so sweet!! 🙂
Love the ickle train cakes. I really love doing coordinating cupcakes.
Thank you! I know, I feel like parties are incomplete without cupcakes to go with the cake. Lol.
Great cakes Geraldine.. I especially like this one… Hope I could make such a great train cake one day.. maybe for my kids (I.e. when I plan one 🙂 ) I also love the way you write.. It totally shows how much you love what you do and have fun while doing it..
Keep up the great work!
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Cheers,
Nupur
Thank you so much, Nupur!! I really do love doing this for my kids. 🙂 Oh, and I enjoyed your blog and will definitely be visiting again!
Can you share how you made this cake?
Of course– I just baked 6 cakes in a large loaf pan and frosted them with buttercream frosting. I carved out the engine and caboose, and I covered an ice cream cone with chocolate for the smokestack. I hope that helps!
Oh my god, my mind is blown! 😀
Aw, thank you so much! 🙂