Lightning McQueen

My youngest son loves the movie CARS. So for his second birthday, the theme was obvious...CARS!! Luckily, the paper products were plentiful at all the party stores, but now what kind of cake to make...

I decided to make Lightning McQueen.

This cake is the equivalent to 1/2 sheet cake...it's a good size!

We love snickerdoodle cake in my family, so I made a delicious cinnamon cake with buttercream frosting. The baking was quite simple, but the decorating was another story.
It went rather smoothly, but took a bit longer than I anticipated...2 1/2 hours!

I had so much fun making this cake! And even better the kids and adults loved it!!!

After making my son's cake, I got a request to make the same cake for someone else. The second one was just as fun to make. I made a few changes that I think added to the cake's look. I made the number on the side white instead of orange and on the back I added some details.