Marriage counseling has run its course...can you believe it's already been 9 weeks?
But what does marriage counseling have anything to do with a Dump Truck Birthday Cake you ask?
Well... everything!
During our first weeks in class, Mountain Man (who I should basically hire for my marketing manager) shared that I like to make cakes in my spare time. One of the ladies facilitating the class got extremely excited about this and the next thing I knew I had two gigs in the making.
The first cake she requested was a simple floral cake for her mother's 80th birthday...
And then a couple weeks later she asked for a dump truck inspired cake for her grandson's 2nd birthday.
My mind immediately went to a 3D cake.
This was my third attempt at a sculpted cake and it was definitely a learning experience.
I wish I could have taken a few more pictures of the process for you, but I get in a zone when I'm decorating and stopping to take pictures just wouldn't be possible.
I started with two 9x13-inch sheet cakes made of my Chocolate Layer Cake that I cut into two 3x10-inch cakes. I sculpted the left overs to form the cab of the truck and the back of the truck as well (which I didn't get pictured)
I then covered the cake in a thin layer of buttercream.
Then came the hours of fondant work... there were definitely a few hiccups in this process so it might be better that there are no pictures involved. Regardless, I got the cake done and couldn't have been more pleased with how it turned out...and the customer was pretty darn happy too!
If anyone out there is thinking about making a 3D truck I have a ton of tips that I'd love to share, so feel free to shoot me an email any time! This cake was a lot of fun.. I love being a part of special celebrations!
Happy Baking!
27 comments:
All I have to say is WOW!
Amazing job on the dump truck. Such a display of talent. :)
This looks soooooooo cute! It's even too pretty to be eaten. Excellent work :)
Both of your cakes look great!!!
Thats so awesome! I love the M&Ms!
so. awesome. Well done!
This is so adorable!! I bet Colby loved his cake... I know I would have!
What an awesome job! This cake is amazing!
You got your self an agent. What a team!! And what a cake!!
Stunning!! I love this... I wish that I could make cakes like that... wow... amazing!
This is amazing....you are the next cake boss for sure. Love it. Cant wait till Kaydens first birthday! ;)
Beautiful cakes! You really are incredible at piping, especially for someone who isn't formally trained!! I personally am not so great at piping, let alone making 3-D cakes, haha!
Too cute! Awesome job!!!!!
Wow these cakes are beautiful! How do you do that???? Great job!
You are a master! What an adorable cake. I bet the little recipient loved it.
That truck cake is all kinds of awesome! No, let me re-phrase that, ALL your cakes are all kinds of awesome. :)
Both of your cakes came out beautifully! The dump truck one is fantastic especially the bed of it filled with candies and his name sitting in there, adorable!
what a cool cake! Colby must have been very excited...Theresa
Honey! You are so talented!!! That is so awesome, I love how you did the name...how very creative! :-)
You did fantastic!!My son would love it!!
That is totally awesome!
Aww what an adorable cake! I LOVE it. I wish someone would make me a cake like this for my birthday. :D
Yay! So, so cute! You did a great job!
Absolutely amazing! I love all of the detail, really impressive :)
This truck is amazing! You have some serious talent :)
That is amazing! You did an incredible job with the cake. I love the little extras that wouldn't have even crossed my mind (like the wipers). I adore filling the truck with M&Ms and the name. Bravo!
I'm hoping to make a dump truck birthday cake for my son's 2nd birthday and would LOVE any and all tips/advice/suggestions.
You can email me at vmstrickland (at) gmail (dot) com
Thanks so much!
Your cake looks AWESOME!
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