Transformers and Cars Birthday Cake

My son just couldn't decide what kind of cake he wanted for his 4th birthday last July. So, in the end I decided to use my own discretion and made him a Transformers and Cars cake. The upper half is Bumblebee and the lower half is McQueen. The Fallen Four (4) has Bumblebee raising his arm to hit the cake and there is Lightning McQueen dashing out towards the flames with Optimus Prime looking on. Haha...the 4 (candle), Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and McQueen are not made from cake. The toys are made from rubbery materials. Here is a photo of the finished cake...

Tangled Theme Birthday Cake

For my daughter's 6th birthday last September, she wanted a Tangled themed cake. The trickiest part of this cake was the tower and the most tedious was the sun.. The doll and the bridge (minus the leaves) are plastic and purely for decorative purposes. Here are some photos of the cake... I started off with the tower and the arrangement as in the lower left photo but changed it based on my project manager's (a.k.a husband) advice. His input is always crucial for me in all that I do. For this cake, the tower was exasperating and he helped me not give up...