My son has two loves in life – Star Wars, and Fireman Sam. I had tried to get him to choose between the two for his 4th birthday cake but he kept changing his mind! Eventually, the day before his party, I sketched out a design for this mix & match cake and he LOVED … Read more
This is a fireman cake I made for my son’s 3rd birthday. I had already made him a Postman Pat cake for his 2nd Birthday, and decided I liked making character models. As he loved Fireman Sam by then, I rose to the challenge! I divided the sugar paste into small pieces and mixed in … Read more
This firetruck cake was made on a double layer sheet cake. I then frosted the road with premade black frosting, which I don’t suggest using unless first softened in the microwave. I then cut small strips of yellow marshmallow fondant to make the stripes on the road. The grass was done with the Wilton grass/hair … Read more
The general theme for this Fire Engine cake came from the invitations to a co-worker’s son’s third birthday party. We started by making three funfetti cakes. Two cakes were used to make the 9″ x 9″ sq cakes that make up the body of the fire engine, one loaf cake was used to make the … Read more
This fire truck cake is made from two 10 inch square cakes. I cut one cake in half and stacked it to make the back. I cut the other cake in half and stacked and cut it to make the front and the middle. Each piece was individually iced in white and chilled in the … Read more
Another Firetruck Cake that requires no baking! The base is made from three Asda Madeira slab cakes glued together with jam. The covering is ready made butter icing coloured green and piped on with a star tip, the road is a thin layer of black sugar sprinkled over buttercream. I made the duck pond using … Read more
For my sons second birthday I made a fire engine cake using several kids cakes ideas from this site as well as others. I started by baking a 9×13 in yellow sheet cake which I froze for a few hours to make cutting the various pieces a little easier. I then cut and stacked the … Read more
Jesse, my #3 grandson, wanted a firetruck for his second birthday. I did a lot of research for kids cakes, but didnt find many I liked, so I just made it up as I went.t find many I liked, so I just made it up as I went.
We had our sons birthday at a fire station and I decided I wanted something different. I decided to make a building on fire instead. The cake is a four-layer cake with butter cream icing (the size depends on the number of guests). I used colored fondant for the walls, door, windows and fire and … Read more
This FDNY helmet cake was made for my husband’s birthday/end of 1st year probation with the FDNY. The base is a sheet cake covered in fondant to resemble his bunker coat and the helmet is a close replica of his actual gear. The domed portion of the helmet was made from four layers (one 10″ … Read more
My son loves fire trucks so for his 2nd birthday I decided to make a fire truck cake. First of all it was a lot of work. I wanted to quit several times but it turned out good glade, I stuck with it. I made a sample one a month before just to see if … Read more
This Firetruck birthday cake was made using two large loaf pans and three small ones. The two large cakes were stacked to form the back of the truck. One small cake became the middle and two others were stacked to make the truck’s cab. I used buttercream, tinted with 1 1/2 jars of red icing, … Read more