I was wanting to make a backpack cake I just don't know if it is possible to make it stand. Any Ideas? It is hard for me to think out side the box. Thanks.

There are lots of golfbag cakes on here that were done standing up. I'm pretty sure you could do this by stacking cakes and carving away some to give it the shape you want. Make sure you put a dowel down the center so it doesn't fall over. Ice and cover in fondant.

Think of it as your normal multi-tier cake --- say 3 or even 4 tiers (12"-16" tall) in this case. All properly stacked and supported like any multi-tier cake.

EXCEPT -- all the tiers start out the same size.

then you carve away what isn't needed to get the shape of the book bag. then add lots of fondant details.

Yes, I'm with the other posters, just make sure you support with plates/cardboard circles every two or three layers of cake, with dowel supports plus one driven through the center.

In Confetti Cakes for Kids by Elisa Strauss, there's a backpack cake with 8 pages of instructions.

That backpack cake is amazing!

Thank you every one for your help I will let you all know how it turns out. I will be delivering it on Sat.

Awesome cake!