Eli's Amtrak Train Cake

The finished product. The base is made from devil's food cake and the train cars are made from fudge brownies. Everything else is made from rolled fondant, except the candle and tree leaves.

The train cars are made from fudge brownie, and the base is a 14" devil's food cake

Olivia applies buttercream icing to the base

Olivia's friend Bill helps with the rolling

Olivia works on the finishing details

White fondant, kneaded and ready to roll

Olivia works on the finishing details

Olivia blocks out the position of the train cars on the base

Olivia's friend Bill helps with the rolling

The rolled fondant is placed over the cake. The train cars are in the upper left.

Craig and Olivia pose with Eli and friend. (Photo courtesy of Eli's mom)

Craig's H0 scale model Amtrak train set was used as a reference

A rear view

Eli blows out the candle

Closeup of the engine

Olivia and Eli pose with the cake

Olivia presents Eli with the cake

Eli approves!

Craig's H0 scale model Amtrak train set was used as a reference

Eli and friends inspect the cake.

Eli's mom, Alex, serves slices of cake

Olivia cuts the cake

Craig and Olivia take advantage of the open bar

Eli enjoys chocolate frozen custard with a side of Amtrak

Eli's father, Justin, walks in the soft playroom

Eli's sister, Lena, plays in the soft playroom

The party continues in the Alexandria Soft Playroom at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center

Eli, shown here with laser eyes, plays in the ball crawl