My son has fallen head over heels for Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas, Thomas' friends, Sir Topham Hat, Harold the Helicopter, we're all over you here in our house! I think he dreams of Thomas, because he wakes up talking about him.To celebrate my son's birthday last year I made the simplest Thomas cake I could conceive. I was tempted to make this cake but quickly gave up on that idea once I realized how many days it would take. And his birthday is in December, mind you?! As if there's not enough on my literal plate.
At any rate, I really enjoy decorating sugar cookies. In keeping with LifeAsMom's Birthday Cake Round-up, here is my version of a Thomas cake! My favorite chocolate cake recipe is the Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake. I use 3 9" layer cake pans because this recipe makes a lot of cake batter. For the frosting I used the delectable Wilton Chocolate Buttercream Icing recipe. Instead of milk I used half & half, which gave the frosting a deeper dimension.
And a few more photos so you can see the table setup with a LILLABO figure 8 wooden track set from IKEA.
Happy birthday to the sweetest boy!
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2 comments:
I love it! Very creative and I bet your son loved it too!
My son is also a huge Thomas fan. I made one for his second birthday here. Cakes/cookie design can be a bit of work to make, but it's so worth it when you see your child's face light up in delight!
Laura
I actually like your cake better than the one you didn't do! It's cute!
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