I made this 2nd firetruck birthday cake for my grandson’s 2nd birthday because his grandpa and mother are volunteer firefighters and he loves to ride on the fire trucks. I started by making several sheet cakes then cutting and stacking them to the desired shape. I placed small dowels in the middle of the cab … Read more
I purchased a Kit from EBay to help me with the dimensions and design. The cake itself was made from a 12×18 slab cake cut into sections to form the truck. For these kinds of kids cakes it is good to take a few weeks in advance during which I made Royal icing decorations and … Read more
For my sons second birthday I made a fire truck cake from two 9×12 cakes. I used one cake as the bottom and then cut the other cake in half and then in quarters and stacked them.This fire truck cake was a tremendous amount of work but so worth it.s second birthday I made a … Read more
This Volunteer Firefighter Birthday Cake was a cake I made for my boyfriend who was captain of his local fire department. Was my first time making a cake with fondant. Made my own marshmallow fondant that I found online.
My son Jared loves big trucks of all kinds, for his 4th birthday he was absolutely sure that he wanted a firetruck birthday cake. I look forward to making my children a custom-ordered cake for their birthdays, so I was excited about this challenge. To construct the cake I baked a half-sheet of cherry chip … Read more
I made this homemade fire truck and burning house cake for my son’s third birthday. I used a roasting pan for the ground. I sliced off the right corner and stacked it on the left corner then I frosted the whole thing green. I made a graham cracker house and made flames from cinnamon and … Read more
My son Rhys was turning 3, so I drew inspiration from his current hero, Fireman Sam for his birthday party. His invitations were a photo of him dressed in his Fireman Sam dress up (that I made) and his birthday cake just had to be a fire engine. I made a ‘family chocolate cake’ and … Read more
My little boy is Fireman Sam obsessed so I wanted to make him a fire engine birthday cake. Saw one in a Woman’s Weekly (Australian Publication) cake book and then went on line and did some searching (that’s how I found this site) and had a look at others. Found the Betty Crocker how to … Read more
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
The hardest part about making this fire truck cake was achieving a true fire engine red icing. I certainly did not want a pink fire truck! I ended up using seven containers of Wiltons No Taste Red and let the icing sit overnight (it darkens after a day). Red we wanted and red we got! … Read more
I made this Homemade Fire Chief Helmet Cake to celebrate the birthday of the fire chief in our community. I started by tracing an actual helmet (my son is a volunteer fire fighter) onto poster board. I then traced the poster board shape onto flexible cardboard. I glued the two pieces together and curved it. … Read more
To make this Firetruck Birthday cake, I baked one 9″ x 13″ cake and one cake in a loaf pan. The front of the firetruck was the loaf pan cake, cut in half and then placed standing up. The body of the truck was cut in a rectangular shape, the width of which matched the … Read more