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How to make a train cake

March 14, 2017 by Emma 19 Comments

My baby boy turns 4 this week so the pressure has been on to equal last year’s digger cake! So, after a lot of time on Pinterest and a few experiements, here’s how to make an easy train cake…


How to make a train cake

Luckily, J loves my vegan chocolate cake so that part was easy. Then, when I was thinking about how to make a train cake, I had the idea to make the carriages out of Bourbon biscuits with mini Oreos for the wheels and top them with Haribo and marshmallows. The whole cake and decorations are dairy free (Oreos are may contain), egg free, nut free (and vegan if you replace the marshmallows).

I made one standard 8in cake and used a cake board as the base but if you were feeling adventurous you could layer it on to another cake at the bottom.


Train cake carriages

How to make a train cake dairy and egg free

How to make a train cake

The cake was a huge hit with J and his friends and surprisingly straightforward and sturdy.

It took a while to get the slope around the edge right but after that it was just about adding the track and creating the carriages – and of course, adding Thomas The Tank Engine! The carriages were still going strong even after the whole cake had been devoured. Now I guess I better start planning next year’s…

How to make a train cake

You will need:

8in chocolate cake and buttercream (I use my vegan chocolate cake recipe)

6 Bourbon biscuits

8 mini Oreos

Few handfuls of sweets

Two packs of fizzy cola straws

Green spinkles

1 Thomas toy

Directions:

  1. Layer together sponges with buttercream
  2. Lightly map out the slope with a knife or using cocktail sticks (I used this tutorial) and then cut away the sponge.
  3. Cover the cake with buttercream (This can help even out any bumps from the previous step!)
  4. Lay the train trackround the edge by cutting fizzy cola straws to length.
  5. Add sprinkles
  6. Cut a Bourbon biscuit in half width ways and remove side with filling. Stand two Bourbon biscuits on their side and attach a half at either end, using buttercream, to make a box. (There is not much space inside when it is complete.
  7. Cover the top with buttercream and stick on sweets.
  8. Repeat this process for second carriage.
  9. Carefully position carriages on the base and add Thomas to the bottom of the train track.

How to make a train cake. Your child will love this train cake, complete with Thomas the tank engine. Turn a simple chocolate cake into a showstopper with biscuit carriages filled with sweets and a hill complete with train track. It is also completely milk, egg and nut free if you use my vegan cake recipe!

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  1. Benny says

    March 14, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    Those green sprinkles were such a good idea, pretty creative! I gotta 10 year old with a birthday in a few months so I need to remember I bookmarked this, haha. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:09 pm

      I hope you remember!

      Reply
  2. jenny walters says

    March 16, 2017 at 9:54 am

    What a fab cake!I can imagine it went down a storm.I love making Birthday Cakes for my children too.So lovely to make them feel special x

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    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:08 pm

      Thanks Jenny. Yes, I think it’s a bit of a ritual. My mum always made us great cakes and I want to carry it on.

      Reply
  3. Caroline says

    March 16, 2017 at 9:58 am

    Wow, this looks fantastic! I’m not surprised your son loved it. The fizzy cola straws make a brilliant track. I’m definitely pinning this one! #brilliantblogposts

    Reply
    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm

      Ooh yes, give it a go! The fizzy cola straws worked really well.

      Reply
  4. Midgie says

    March 16, 2017 at 10:32 am

    Ah Happy birthday little man! what a fab cake! I love the carriages! YUM!

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    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:07 pm

      How is my baby 4?!

      Reply
  5. Vicki Montague says

    March 16, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    I love this! It looks so fab. Happy birthday little man x

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    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      Thanks Vicki. He’s had a busy day at the natural history museum and rainforest cafe!

      Reply
  6. Super Busy Mum says

    March 16, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    This is such an awesome looking cake!! x

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    • Emma says

      March 16, 2017 at 8:06 pm

      Thanks! It did turn out pretty well.

      Reply
  7. Stacey says

    March 16, 2017 at 9:29 pm

    What a fab cake! Im good at the baking part but no good with the decorating, i have the ideas but unfortunately not the talent.

    Reply
  8. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says

    March 17, 2017 at 10:29 am

    Wow Emma this cake looks amazing!! My little boy would love this cake! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

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  9. Susan Mann says

    March 17, 2017 at 11:00 am

    This looks awesome. Simple and effective. Pinning for later xx #brilliantblogposts

    Reply
  10. Mandy says

    March 17, 2017 at 9:08 pm

    Ooh I love this. I made a train cake for my son’s second birthday this year and it didn’t look anywhere near as good as this!

    Reply
  11. ohmummymia says

    March 18, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    oh my son loves Thomas is the only thing he is watching in TV! He would love this cake and in next month he will 1yo so maybe I try to make it
    #brillblogposts

    Reply
  12. Charlotte Oates says

    March 19, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    Happy Birthday J. My boys would love that cake too!

    Reply
  13. Honest Mum says

    March 21, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    This is such an epic cake, you are a culinary genius as well as just being a standard genius!

    Reply

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