I have an order for a retirement cake. They want something on it about trains possibly old steam trains and also the other cake they want cookies on it some type of decprations or cookies because the guy likes cookies and trains. They want it by Friday and they are to be full sheet cakes. Any one out there that can help me out. I'm at a loss? Please help!

well b/c they want full sheet cakes and they will be flat you could possibly find an image of a steam train and then go to a bakery and see if they can print you out an edible image of it and then put that on the cake....them maybe for a 3D effect pipe some "steam" on the cake(like clouds, but steam...does that make sense?lol ), like a grayish color.
Then for the cake that they want cookies on, maybe find out his fav cookie, make those and then do a FBCT of a cookie jar, or just free hand do one on the cake and then make it look like the cookies are coming out of the cookie jar.....and kinda spread them out a bit all over the cake...????....HTH...

A train delivering a load of cookies would be fun. You might write something like "express delivery for ____". You could draw the cookies or use "mini" cookies from the grocery store.

would you be open to cutting up a 18x12 sheet to make into a steam train?

see sketch

note the little wedge that completes one of the big wheels.

HTH

part II-

18x12 sheet cut to get two more cars:

the coal car -- where you could place the load of cookies on top

and the caboose (every self respecting train must have a caboose!)

use 4 - 6" rounds for wheels, 2 per car.


HTH

Thanks for the help they all seem like really good ideas. I'll try them since I need 2 full size cakes I will have plenty of room.

Great ideas Doug! Wil keep those patterns