My son is turning 5 next week and wants a "race track cake". Any ideas for a simple cake? I only use buttercream and I'm not very advanced.
The racetrack cake I did in my photos I did about a year before I discovered CC and started experimenting with stuff, So I would say it was pretty simple in that regard, if you wanna look for ideas, it was easy, the icing on top and the little racecar things and the mini oreos for tires. Of course if I did it now it might not look so sloppy 
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whatever you do I'm sure you'll have fun!
The racetrack cake I did (in my photos) is from this site: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50190
Although I did mine a little differently, you get the idea, and it was easy.
Good Luck and remember he is only 5 and will love whatever you put together!!
When I did my race track cake (picture is in my photos), I did a 9x13 cake and cut an oval shape of chocolate MMF to represent the track and used the grass tip #233 to make grass on top. I was also able to buy chocolate foil covered race cars to go on top.
It was cars theme, I used a 12x18 rectangle pan, then an 12 in round and cut it in half. For my first time it came out pretty good, could use small pans to get the same effect.
I don't have a pic - but I did one for my nephews b-day years ago.
I did a square pan and a round pan - cut the round cake in half and put on either end of the square cake.
I put green icing (all buttercream icing) on top and a gray/black race track. I also used colored sugar sprinkles (green) on the grass.
I used lifesavers (white) broken in half as a border for the track. And toy racecars decorated the top.
Try this website. It looks pretty easy and it is adorable!
http://www.marsbrightideas.com/birthdays/themes/racing/cakestreats/c_1723_1.jsp
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