This dump truck was so much fun to make but time consuming too. I started by baking two 9×13″ cakes. Once cooled I cut out the shapes I needed and put the pieces together to resemble a dump truck. It took 2 tubs of icing to cover everything and that was the most time consuming … Read more
A friend of ours has a company of dump trucks. I was asked to commission a truck cake for their to be 13 year old son. His mother suggested a Homemade Double Dump Truck Cake and said that orange was his favorite color. After making the main truck and realizing it was rather small (they … Read more
For this construction cake I used three 9×13 cakes, graham crackers (whole and unbroken), and Wilton’s decorator frosting (yellow, light blue). Cut one of the 9×13 cakes in half so you have 2 short rectangles. Layer the two remaining cakes as you would any double layer cake. Then place one of the halves at the … Read more
I first want to explain that Michael Paul wanted a Scoop cake but his mother didnt want the face on it just the truck; therefore I made Scoop without a face. To make dump cake I used two regular sized loaf pans and four mini loaf pans. The body of the truck is the two … Read more
I made this cake for my 3 yr old son. He has been wanting a bobcat cake for months. His daddy has taken him for many bobcat rides, so this was defiantly going to be his birthday theme! I baked a 9×13 size yellow cake and then cut the shape of a bobcat. I had … Read more
After researching a great construction vehicle cake for my twins’ 3rd birthday, I found the perfect example of a Excavator Birthday Cake I was looking for on funfamily.com. I baked a pound cake instead of buying a pre-made one like it suggested, cut off one end and placed on top for the cab. The entire … Read more
My son Zach LOVES trucks, so we decided on a BIG truck construction party theme for his 3rd birthday party. I wanted to make a dump truck birthday cake for him and looked on this website for inspiration. I got some great ideas to add to the ones I had in my head. Turning them … Read more
My husband has an antique tonka dump truck from when he was a child. My twin son doesnt like cake, so we were stumped trying to come up with something he would like. My husband suggested a dirt construction cake made in the dump truck. Here’s the recipe. INGREDIENTS: 1 (20 ounce) package chocolate sandwich … Read more
First my husband made a stand for the cake to be lifted off the ground. It was a thin but stable piece of wood attached to four small blocks that were covered by the wheels of the truck. The dump cake it self was simply cake mix as I wanted to put more time into … Read more
I made a dozer cake for my son’s school party and after a few people saw it, I got my first order. The hardest part was constructing the dozer and the sponge was crumbling because I prefer using a sponge cake for a good tasting cake. Everthing is edible on the cake, and the fondant … Read more
My son was approaching his 21st and said he would like a bulldozer cake. He works for Caterpillar as a heavy machinery mechanic, so I knew he would pay attention to detail. My daughter and I spent the morning with all sorts of machinery books, rectangular sponges, yellow icing and licorice covering our dining table. … Read more
I made this dump truck birthday cake as a smash cake for my God son’s first birthday! I had been looking at dump truck cakes online trying to find a recipe and some instructions I could follow. I never really found one that I fell in love with so I sketched out a blueprint for … Read more