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!
