This Fire Truck Cake was such fun. I used a raised board to make it look like it was up off the ground. I carved the cake and covered in fondant with fondant accents. I put a flashing light on the top of the engine. It was a hit at the party. The little boy … Read more
To get the shape of this Fire Truck Cake, I baked and cooled two 9×13 cakes. I stacked them and cut out the shapes freehand (as best I could). By stacking and then cutting, you will get a better block look. The back of the truck ended up being 3 layers (measuring apx. 9×4), which … Read more
I made this Fire Truck Birthday Cake after stacking cakes to get the right look for a fire truck. After coming as close as I could, I covered the truck in red Wilton’s fondant and covered the control panel in grey fondant. I made the wheels out of gumapaste. I painted the control panel components … Read more
My army mad 8yr old announced he would like an army type cake so I was delighted to come across your web site! I got great inspiration for this Homemade Irish Army Tank Cake from all the fantastic cake recipes and helpful tips. I started by making two plain sponges in a Swiss roll tin … Read more
For my son’s 3rd birthday he initially requested a crane cake. After doing a little research online I quickly realized that my cake making skills are not yet refined enough to make a cake hang in the air! I decided to persuade him to want a Homemade Bulldozer Birthday Cake. Once I did this I … Read more
I made this tractor cake for my son’s second birthday. I looked at images from his tractor books, then drew a pattern on newsprint. This is not too hard – you can trace around appropriately sized cups or bowls to make the wheels, then the rest is mainly straight lines. I baked 4 cake layers … 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 Homemade Dumptruck Birthday Cake Design couldn’t be more simple. I made it for my son’s 3rd birthday party at his daycare. I baked and froze a 9×11 chocolate cake. Once frozen I took it out and broke it apart into pieces and set them into the dumptruck box. I had some mini chocolate cupcakes … Read more
My son recently turned 10 and wanted a surprise birthday cake. I chose to make him an army tank birthday cake as he is always playing soldiers and loves anything to do with the army. I did so much research, including this site and decided that it would be best to keep in simple. I … Read more
For my sons 9th Birthday he wanted the whole Army/Military theme. So to make it all the more authentic I decided to find an army cake to fit the theme. I ran across this site and saw all the different variations of the Army tank cake and decided to take bits and pieces from each … Read more
I made this tank cake for my sons fifth birthday. He requested a military themed party. I found this great website and looked at the tank cakes. For the base I used a 9×13 pan and the top was a round pyre bowl. I found that the base cake was a little bit thin so … Read more
This tractor cake was sculpted out of pound cake backed in a Wilton loaf pan. The tires and fenders are made out of Rice Krispies. Johnny John Deere is an actual toy that John Deere makes. The smoke stack is fondant/gum paste mixture wrapped around a small dowel. The windows were brushed with silver luster … Read more