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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

R2D2 Star Wars Birthday Cake

Something very exciting and a little scary happened here last week...

My daughter became a teenager!

Gladly, she did not morph overnight into a self-absorbed, constantly texting drama queen.
But I really wasn't worried about that...

I sometimes think that God sent me the easy child first, so that I would have more children!
Our oldest child, Brynn, is unique and wonderful in so many ways.

Her loves are:
Star Wars,
sewing,
reading non-stop,
making origami animals,
and her two pet snakes.


For her birthday, she requested a cake with R2D2 on the top.

So, I made this buttercream transfer!
This decorating technique involves piping buttercream frosting on to a template,
then transferring it to your cake.


Cute little droid, isn't he?

Do you have a Star Wars fan in your family?
You can find my R2D2 template (made by my graphic designer hubby) here.


And my step-by-step tutorial on how to make a buttercream transfer is here. 


May the Force be with you!

I share my recipes and tutorials at these fun link parties.
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28 comments:

  1. Susan-The Weekly Sweet ExperimentFebruary 1, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Amazing cake!! Happy Birthday to your daughter :)

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  2. Dorothy @ Crazy for CrustFebruary 1, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    Happy birthday to her! Beautiful cake.

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  3. RoslynFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:11 AM

    Amazing cake Robin - as usual!! And how funny that we both have Star Wars related posts today!

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  4. Tara @ Tales of a Trophy WifeFebruary 2, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Amazing! Way to use the force. I love for you to link it up at my party this week. You are entered for a chance to win $20 of vintage jewelry just for linking up.

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  5. aud1inokFebruary 2, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Incredible cake! Just read your tutorial on transfer. So excited to learn this technique.

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  6. AndreaFebruary 2, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    Such a cute cake, love it! My 3 kiddos all love Star Wars, but my oldest daughter is the biggest fan out of them. She will definitely think it is cool that the cake was for another girl Star Wars fan her age! :) I will be checking out the buttercream transfer tutorial for sure. I heard about it recently, and it sounds pretty neat. Again, great cake! Your site is really cute (following now); I'm looking forward to looking around it more. (I found you through Somewhat Simple.)

    www.mycakecorner.blogspot.com

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  7. The Cottage Market {Andrea} ♥February 3, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    How FABULOUS!!!!!!! LOVE IT! : ) hugs...

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  8. Sue @ Cakeballs, cookies and moreFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    wow that is amazing, thank goodness for my icing printer, I will never have the skill to make anything this nice!

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  9. UnknownFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    I emailed this to my mom because my 25 year old brother is celebrating his 26 birthday on Valentines day and I can totally see my mother making this for him.

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  10. Melanie @ bear rabbit bearFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    Great cake! Great job! Happy you linked to Things I've Done Thursday this week.
    Melanie

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  11. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.comFebruary 3, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Awww! Happy birthday to your daughter! Shes a very beautiful young lady! She looks like she loves her cake too. :)

    Ps.. thank you for linking up to my Friday parrr-tay!

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  12. Susan February 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    That's fabulous! I know my son would like it, too, and he's over 40!

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  13. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.comFebruary 3, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    You know I am the biggest fan of your cakes and my boys just LOVE this one! We are hosting our first Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party next Friday and would love for you to share this! Feel free to stop by and grab a party button! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/

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    1. Robin @ Bird On A CakeFebruary 3, 2012 at 7:34 PM

      I'm so glad your boys like it, Jill! I read the post about your new link party earlier today...sounds fun! I will definitely link up next Friday. :0)

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  14. Jessica @ FourGenerationsOneRoofFebruary 3, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    My son would love this. You did a great job :) Visiting from tt&j.

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  15. RhiannonFebruary 4, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Awesome cake! I'm actually using your transfer technique to make my nephew his own starwars cake today! Thank goodness for your timely post, as he actually turned 5 on the 2nd :)

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  16. Kara at Petals to PicotsFebruary 4, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    Great cake! Thanks for sharing at my party :)

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  17. Kelsey BangFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    this cake is fantastic! LOVE all the detail. R2D2 is the best!

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  18. Kara @ Simplistically SassyFebruary 6, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    This is awesome! I have 3 boys who LOVE Star Wars. I will for sure be attempting this at some point.

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  19. Oh, boy. Oh, joy!February 6, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    This is certifiably AWESOME!

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  20. StephanieFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    So much fun! I may have to make this cake just for me :)

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  21. Six SistersFebruary 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    This is sooo cool! We love Star Wars! Thanks so much for joining us on "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We loved having you and hope to see you back next Saturday with more great ideas! -The Sisters

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  22. Adrianne SurianFebruary 14, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    I love this! So timely for the movie premiere too! Thanks for sharing at Happy Hour, this will be one of the features when you come back to lick up this week!! :)

    I'm also your newest follower via GFC and Linky. ;)

    Adrianne

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  23. scrapbook albumMarch 9, 2012 at 9:47 AM

    It's truly looking awesome! As the conception and design of this cake are really looking magnificent and heart touching. I am totally surprised to see this one. Thanks for sharing.

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  24. SarahNovember 14, 2012 at 9:24 AM

    This cake is awesome!

    I don't know if I'm the only one, but the template link won't work for me? :(

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  25. Serratia95March 20, 2013 at 12:29 AM

    Would love to make this cake for my soon to be 6 year old but the link to the template is invalid. Would it be possible to email me the R2D2 template?

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  26. ManuJune 26, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    WOW what a great cake! Please can you Email me your Template? Thank you!!

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  27. UnknownFebruary 15, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    yummy

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