Sunday, June 26, 2011

Star Wars AT-AT Walker Birthday Cake




This is the AT-AT Walker from the movie, "The Empire Strikes Back". Camden got a toy of this for Christmas and has literally played with it every day since then. Of course he knew months ago that he wanted to have a Star Wars theme for his 8th birthday party, and he wanted me to make an AT-AT Walker cake. What he really wanted was for me to make a cake that looked exactly like his toy, and while I am sure it is possible, I made the executive decision not to go down that road. Instead, I opted for making a cake in the shape of an AT-AT Walker by piecing it together from 3 sheet cakes.



I could have made this work using two sheet cakes, but Camden wanted both lemon cake and chocolate cake, so three it had to be. I ended up with quite a bit of cake scraps left over, but I suppose cake scraps don't have to be a bad thing!


Using his toy for a model, this is what I cut out.


I then used a rather large star tip, and simply piped the entire thing with grey frosting. It proved a little tricky in some spots, but wasn't too bad over all. My mother helped with the piping which was great because my poor old hand isn't what it use to be when it comes to all those little piped stars.


Here is the end result. I was going to do some detailing with some darker grey frosting, but Camden wanted it left the way it was. He pulled some guns off his AT-AT Walker toy and added them to the cake, and then positioned some Star Wars figures around it.



Camden told me after his party was over that this cake was his favorite cake that I'd ever made him. I love making special birthday cakes for the boys. I have so many good memories from cakes that my mother made for me growing up, so I hope my boys will, too.


6 comments:

Kate D. said...

I might have to hire you to make one for Declan's birthday next year although it probably wouldn't survive the trip.

Emily said...

Heather - I loved seeing the detailed step-by-step process and the cake. Wonderful! I never had such fancy cakes as a kid, but I do remember when I had a special one. And, even though my cakes for my now grown step-daughter were only slightly creative...she still mentions them to me. Funny, isn't it? I am sure that these will be important memories for your boys for always!

Nicky said...

Just amazing Heather - you are exceptionally talented!

Lisa said...

I just got caught up on your blog!! You've been busy! First of all, I LOVE Camden's cake - you did a fantastic job! It looks like he had a wonderful birthday. And congrats on your Cherry Festival achievements! I'm sure the only thing that will make it a bigger success next year is to have Steve there with you all :) Can't wait to read about what you all are up to next.

Unknown said...

I know this post was 5 years but you are my hero! My 6 year old wanted an AT-AT cake for his Star Wars birthday party yesterday. I found your blog post and was so excited because it was doable. I didn't have a toy model but used your picture as a guide. It was a hit! Thank you so much!

Unknown said...

I know this post was 5 years but you are my hero! My 6 year old wanted an AT-AT cake for his Star Wars birthday party yesterday. I found your blog post and was so excited because it was doable. I didn't have a toy model but used your picture as a guide. It was a hit! Thank you so much!

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