Construction Birthday Party

My son has been obsessed with tractors and heavy construction vehicles since he was in diapers. So I was not surprised when he wanted his sixth birthday to be construction themed.

One of our family traditions is letting our kids dream up any birthday cake they want and then I try to make it for them. I am not a cake decorator, but I am the magic maker for my kids, so I do my darndest to make their birthday wishes come true.

This post is sponsored by Hobby Lobby.

This year my son drew a picture of what he was hoping his birthday cake would look like:

Translation: He wanted a chocolate cake with the number six on it, but the six looks like a road and there’s an avalanche going across the road so construction vehicles are there fixing it.

Oh my goodness. I just about died from the cuteness. What a creative little boy! So you know I had to make his vision come to life.

I headed to Hobby Lobby for some inspiration and discovered that they have a very robust cake decorating section with all kinds of tools and supplies to get creative while baking. When I spotted these chocolate rocks and boulders, I knew I was going to be able to pull this cake off.

I had no idea how I was going to make a road, but then I saw these small packs of fondant and knew the black would totally work for making a road.

I grabbed a few other items I knew I’d need for the cake, as well as some construction party themed decorations and tableware. Here’s everything I ended up with:

So many good finds! Here are the cake decorating supplies I used:

• Black Fondant
• Chocolate Sprinkles
• Twisted Star Tip
• Large Coupler
• Disposable Decorating Bags
• Chocolate Rocks

All of the baking tools marked Sunny Side Up Bakery are always 50% off, so that is good to know!

And here you can see all of the adorable Construction Birthday Party Supplies.

You can watch the video to see how I assembled the cake, but here’s the finished cake next to my son’s drawing:

I think it turned out pretty great for someone who doesn’t decorate cakes! The real test was my son’s reaction.

He LOVED it!

Here’s how the whole table looked:

I put balloons on balloon sticks (no helium needed, yay!) and taped those to the backs of the cardboard vehicle cutouts. I layered a blue tablecloth (my son’s favorite color) with the road table runner and sprinkled candy rocks all down the center. Then I added caution tape on the sides under the construction plates.

And one more close-up of the cake:

Construction Cake Video