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
I wanted to make a cake that would be recognized and enjoyed by two 2 year old boys, one from Canada and one from Holland, and decided on a fire engine. I looked at many examples from various websites and took ideas from most of them. The only thing I did that I didn’t see … Read more
This is a Fire Engine Birthday Cake I made for my son’s first birthday. He really loved it and it was a huge hit and really quite simple to make. I had never made a themed cake before but I’m happy with how it came out! I made it by baking two pound Madeira cakes … Read more
This is one of those kids cakes thats easy to prepare! Using large loaf tins I baked two chocolate cakes. For this cake I used a Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe from their site. I placed the two loaf cakes end to end to form the body of the truck (cut off a couple of inches). … Read more
My son (5 years old) wanted a Rescue Hero birthday party so we started off with a firetruck cake. I got several kids cakes ideas from this website as well as others and sort of used a little bit of each of them. I made two sheet cakes (15 x 10 x 1; one chocolate … Read more
My name is Cailyn and I started taking cake classes last year. I developed a passion and love for cake decorating. I make lots of cakes and am always proud of my accomplishments. Not only do I make lots of cakes for people, I also enter cake contests here in PA and NY. I plan … Read more
This cake was made for my youngest son’s 4th birthday party which had a firetruck theme. My husband built a platform with wooden wheels and painted it black. I baked my cake in a regular 11″ x 15″ pan, then cut approx. 2″ across the top of it. I then cut the rest of the … Read more