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Lego Head birthday cake

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So after our wonderful weekend with Computer boy’s baptism and family party we had a day of rest before his friend party!!! It was such a busy week and weekend I decided to go with the same party as last year to ease. Same Invitation, same foods, same games. Since he’s in a different school this year no one but he and I knew any better. And now YOU! BUT I decided to change up the cake.

lego head fondant birthday cake

It was SUCH a fun cake to make. My son loved the lego head, and I loved how well it turned out. Even the lego logo turned out great for me. The head is carved cake, the top and bottom pieces are fondant covered cardboard circles.

fondant lego decal on lego head cake

For an additional activity we added making our own lego crayons for party favors!

Lego crayon party favors

UPDATE: I get at least one email every week asking how I made this cake, so I created a tutorial, check out my Lego head cake tutorial!

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  1. Charlie - Attempting Aloha

    That is awesome!! I have a friend whose son is obsessed with Lego’s right now. I wish she lived closer to you, so I could have you make one for his bday! (they live in Ohio). I’m seriously impressed! My cakes come in a box… 😉

    Aloha,
    charlie

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    • Stephanie

      I have seen a number of how to’s for this cake but settled on yours. I am also attempting to make my own fondant for this cake, so there are going to be a lot of firsts for this round of baking for me… Thanks for the instructions…I’m starting tonight I will let everyone know how it turns out.

    • Ashlee

      Good luck! I’m a huge fan of Satin Ice Fondant, or homemade REAL fondant, but NOT marshmallow fondant. I don’t recommend it for anyone, It doesn’t leave crisp edges or lines and has a soft look I don’t like. ANYWAY, good luck and I hope your cake turns out amazing.

  2. Dagný Ásta

    OMG I LOVE this cake!!! my son and his father will go crazy when I show them this post *haha* I’ve been thinking about making just a big lego block cake for my son’s 4th birthday but now you got me wondering *HAHa*

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  3. Megan

    wow, that looks just like a lego head! I thought the same thing about the letters before you even said it, they are just perfect! love it!

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    • Ashlee

      Thanks Kara~ I do love a good birthday party. This one was super laid back, it was nice to do the same birthday 2 times in a row, most of the work had already been done for me!

  5. Shell

    I love it! My boy is having a lego birthday this year. How did you make the cake? Where did you find the lego mold for the crayons? Thanks!

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  6. Leighann

    I *love* this cake! And the crayon favors too! Where did you get the molds for the crayons?? I’ve been making them in star shapes. My hubby and I were both huge Lego-lovers (still are, really) and that is just perfectly awesome!

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    • Ashlee

      You did a great job! Working with high quality fondant makes all the difference. I don’t like Wilton’s fondant, (I love a lot of their products, but their fondant and gum-paste isn’t the best). I also HATE working with marshmallow fondant. It is really REALLY hard to work with, it’s too soft, and doesn’t hold up well on carved cakes, or anything with detail. I like working with satin ice, and I’ve heard good things about duff’s fondant but haven’t tried it yet.

      Also for putting it on your cake, roll it onto a cake mat and keep it pretty thick, pick up the mat and spread it over the cake, then peel off the mat. It’s the easiest way to transfer fondant onto a cake!

    • Ashlee

      ohhhh Thanks Cheryl! It was a super fast last min cake, but it turned out great! Now birthday season is almost upon me.. I have NO idea what to do for the next 3 parties!

  17. Jennifer

    this is completely and totally cool…what little lego lover wouldn’t want this? which brings me to my question. it’s my grandboy…all nearly 4 years of him and obsessed with legos. i know he would LOVE this cake. my daughter and are are not cake decorators so……we kinda need you to lead us, guide us, walk beside us and help us find the way to this extraordinary cake. i’ve been looking through the comments here and as michael’s is about THE only place i know that has fondant…we may be forced to that, although i think i saw duff’s stuff there, but just not sure on the fondant. can i find the cake matt at michael’s too? this little guy’s birthday is at the end of april and i live in tacoma, wa. just not sure where to find the things you use up here. i don’t want to shop over the internet, either. the only thing i do know is that i’m supposed to put on a crumb coat before the fondant…at least i thought that was what i was supposed to know. help. please? because i suspect that you aren’t in the portland, or area to buy one of these lovely things from. thanks sooooo much for your individualized help. if you could just email me directly, that would be so great. thank you for such inspiration as this and for being such a smarty to think it up.

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    • Ashlee

      I wish I was in Portland! I grew up there and miss it SO much, the green, the trees, being close to the ocean, I love the city, and th slight humidity! Salt Lake is way to dry and dead to hold my heart like Portland does! But my husband and kids love it here (the mountains) so looks like where here for good! I’ll email you the instructions I recently emailed someone else! Actually maybe I’ll update it here on the post, since I get so many questions about this one! I wish I had taken picture of it while I worked!

      You can use a crumb layer, but I like to use Ganache http://ashleemarie.com/ganache-3-frosting-truffles-pouring/ to cover my cakes, it seals in the moisture, and hellol… it’s chocolate, it tastes way better than buttercream. Also you frost it with room temp ganache, then once it hardens any points or bumpy areas can be easily smoothed/melted with your finger so you have a nice base for the fondant!

    • Ashlee

      HA! I still love them too. I’m so glad my kids are finally the age we can play with them. Before we always had such young babies around we never owned them so the last year has been a totaly blast!

  19. Trish

    Ashlee, you’re very clever!! 🙂 my son is right into Ninjago Lego at the moment – so guess what kind of birthday party he wants?! you’ve shared some great ideas, thanks! 🙂 Trish.

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