Another Thomas Birthday Cake
Since we’ve been kind of busy with buying a house and all, there’s no plans for a Wren b’day party this year so far. ~ Not to mention the money issue.
Apparently I’m pretty short on time for more than just parties at the moment, and I’ve been pretty slack with blogging, too.
So anyhoo, here’s a little something I prepared earlier to keep you occupied while we do the packing and moving stuff.
I thought that Thomas’ face would be a bit different to last year’s effort, so I traced the outline from a picture and got to work.
I used the same grease-proof paper technique for the eyes and mouth.
For the outlines, I would usually use finely cut liquorice, but unfortunately I went to the cupboard and the cupboard was bare…
The only thing I could see that would work was some White Wings ’space food sticks’, and they turned out fine.
Around the face at the edge of the cake is a line of small silver cachous. At the top is a chocolate muffin cut into the shape of Thomas’ funnel.
Rhys also decided he was interested in pirates the day before the party, so that’s what the things at the bottom of the cake are: Pirate candles, the perfect accompaniment to a Thomas the tank engine cake, don’t you think?
Polly Pocket Cake
Wren was really into Polly Pocket the year before last and so I tried my hand at making a Polly cake for her 6th birthday. I didn’t think to take pictures to show how I created the design, so if you have any questions, please do ask.
I used a similar technique as in the Thomas cake, making a grease proof paper stencil of the picture. I traced the picture from one of Wren’s posters.
~ Okay, one day I’ll have to actually show photos of the technique.
Next time we have a birthday, it’s a promise. 
Thomas “Train Track” Cake
For Mr Bump’s third birthday last year, he wanted a Thomas the tank engine “train track cake” with blue icing. This is the result.
When it was time to sing ‘happy birthday’, I put his wooden Thomas train at the side of the cake and three train-shaped candles on the cake.
It was a big hit!