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If you’re little one is wanting a Disney Cars birthday party, then you’re going to love these Disney Cars Birthday Cakes!
All of these Cars cakes were inspired by the Disney Pixar Cars movies. The most popular characters from the movies are Lightning McQueen and Mater.
The Cars movie is a favorite for our family, so we can’t get enough of these Pixar Cars cakes!
You’ll see them on almost every cake in this post and you’ll also see some other fun characters like Sarge, Doc Hudson, Luigi, Guido, and more!
These cakes make for great Cars birthday party food. The decorations on them are really cute. I love the ones with actual toy Cars on them because then your kid can keep them after cutting the cake!
If you’re wondering how to make a Disney Cars cake, then read this post and see each photo to get lots of Disney Cars cake ideas.
Don’t forget to grab some cake cardboard rounds to put your cake on. You can get some here.
Are you ready to see some Disney Cars birthday cake ideas?
Disney Cars Birthday Cakes #1 – Radiator Springs Birthday Cake
This Radiator Springs birthday cake is just the cutest! It has two layers and has so many fun Disney Cars cake decorations on it.
The top layer has a blue sky with clouds and a Radiator Springs sign. The bottom layer is black and white checkered and has a Cars custom logo with the birthday boy’s name on it.
The cake has Mater, Lightning McQueen, Guido, Luigi, Sarge, cactus, checkered racing flags, tires, and traffic cones on it.
Shop this cake:
- Lightning McQueen, Mater, and Sarge cars here
- Guido and Luigi here
- Similar checkered racing flags here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
Related Content: 28 Tow Mater Quotes That Will Keep You Laughing
2. Lightning McQueen Cake
This Lightning McQueen cake design is more simple since it’s one layer, but it’s still very cute and detailed.
It is red with black drip and black sprinkles. It has Lightning McQueen, a number four, and tires.
I really love this Lightning McQueen birthday cake!
Shop this cake:
- Lightning McQueen here
- Similar red number 4 here
- Similar black sprinkles here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
3. Lightning McQueen and Mater Cake
This DIY Disney Cars cake is perfect for your Cars party.
It is blue with white clouds and green cactus. The top has a road with Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater on top.
It also has black and white checkered bunting on it as the cake topper.
Shop this cake:
- Lightning and Mater cars here
- Similar racing flag bunting here
- Another similar bunting here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
4. 3D Lightning McQueen Car Cake
This 3D Lightning cake is so unique and cool! Your little Lightning lover will go crazy over it.
The cake is in the shape of a car and it is decorated just like Lightning McQueen. It has his #95 and it sponsor Rust-eze on it
Next to it, it has checkered racing flags, a red #3 candle, the birthday boy’s name, and more!
Aren’t Lightning McQueen car birthday cakes awesome?!
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5. Disney Cars Birthday Cake
I’m a big fan of Mater, so I can’t get enough of this cake that has both Lightning McQueen and Mater on top!
It’s a big 2 tired cake that also has checkered racing flags, traffic cones, route 66 signs, cactus, tires, stop lights, traffic signs, and more on it.
This is a really cute Disney Cars theme cake!
Shop this cake:
- Similar Lightning and Mater cars here
- Similar Cars logo cake topper here
- Checkered racing flags here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
6. Cute Pixar Cars Cake
This Disney Cars birthday cake has a fun desert vibe to it.
It has Lightning McQueen on top and Mater on the side. It also has cactus, rocks, a stop sign, a Route 66 sign, clouds, and a number 4.
Shop this cake:
Related Content: 40 Lightning McQueen Quotes That’ll Have You Zipping Around The Track
7. 3 Layer Disney Cars Cake
This 3 tiered cake is very impressive!
Mater and Lightning McQueen are on the top. The top layer is red and has a personalized Cars logo sign with the birthday boy’s name on it.
The middle layer is a tire that is black with imprints in it. The bottom layer is Radiator Springs with a sky, clouds, cactus, traffic cones, and of course a cute little Radiator Springs sign.
This is one of the coolest Disney Cars cakes!
Shop this cake:
- Similar Lightning and Mater cars here
- Similar Cars logo cake topper here
- Checkered racing flags here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
8. Radiator Springs Birthday Cake
This is one of the more simple Disney Cars birthday cake designs. It is very cute!
I love how it has Doc Hudson, The Hudson Hornet, on it! It makes it so much more unique.
It also has Lightning McQueen, Mater, a Piston Cup trophy, cactus, and succulents. The cake is light blue with a fun stripey design.
Shop this cake:
- Lightning McQueen, Mater, and Doc Hudson here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
- Similar cake stand here
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9. Disney Cars Cake
This Disney Cars cake is so classic and perfect looking!
It is red with a checkered black and white print around the bottom.
It has a Disney Cars logo, Lightning McQueen, Mater, sand, traffic cones and more on the top and around the bottom.
Shop this cake:
- Mater and Lightning McQueen here
- Similar Cars logo cake topper here
- Checkered racing flags here
- Sand here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
- Similar white cake stand here
10. Cars Cake For 3 Year Old
This 3 shaped cake is so fun and different. Any 3 year old Cars lover would go crazy for it.
There is a road, Lightning McQueen, Mater, a Cars #3 candle, and more on it.
For a similar design you could also make cupcakes and put them in the shape of a number.
Shop this cake:
- Lightning McQueen and Mater here
- Similar Cars candle here
- Sand here
- #3 cake pan here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
11. Advanced Cars Cake
This cake is very advanced and impressive.
It is two layers tall. It has a fondant Lightning McQueen on it, cactus, traffic lights, traffic cones, traffic signs, clouds, a number 3, and more on it.
Shop this cake:
- Similar Lightning McQueen here
- Similar Cars logo cake topper here
- Food coloring here
- Fondant here
- Similar white cake stand here
I hope you were inspired by these Cars movie cake ideas!
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