My son has two loves in life – Star Wars, and Fireman Sam. I had tried to get him to choose between the two for his 4th birthday cake but he kept changing his mind! Eventually, the day before his party, I sketched out a design for this mix & match cake and he LOVED … Read more
I was approached by a bride and groom who were firefighters; they wanted a wedding cake that would reflect their dedication to their jobs and the community (a homemade fire hydrant wedding cake!). So I made two large round layers for the base, then 9 round layer cakes for the hydrant. I used a doll … Read more
For my son’s second birthday, I set out to make a fire truck cake. Not being as ambitious as some of the other moms on this site, I decided to stick to a 2-D version, but still wanted it to be shaped like a fire truck. I used two cake mixes in a 9″x13″ pan, … Read more
I made this Firetruck Birthday Cake for a 3 year old little boy that loves firetrucks. When doing my research to make this cake and the first 3D cake ever, I looked at a bunch of pictures and took my favorite ideas from several. I started with two 11 x 15 cakes (one white, one … Read more
I made this Fire Engine Birthday Cake for my grandson on his 5th birthday. He wanted a fire engine; His party was at a Fire Station in Burtonsville, Md. The fire engines at Burtonsville fire department are white so that’s why I made the cake white. I used box cake mix. I made two cakes … Read more
These are the type of kids cakes that are fairly simple to make. I took a 9×13 cake and cut it in half (long ways). One half served as the base of the cake and the second half is cut to make the cab of the fire truck. Black licorice for the ladders, chocolate cookies … Read more
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
I made the fire truck cake using the Wilton Long Loaf pan. I cut about four inches off the end of the loaf and stacked it onto the other end matching up the rounded corners. I used red icing between the layers and let it stand for a few hours. I also added skewers to … Read more
I wanted to make my fire captain boyfriend something different for his birthday. I have made the fire truck and other fire department “significant others” made the other cakes that I found online. SOOOO… I got my creative juices flowing. For this homemade structure fire birthday cake I used homemade pound cake and homemade cream … Read more
I made this fire engine cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. I used 2 loaf pans for the fire engine and cake that is holding the candle. I cut one of the loaf pan cakes in half. I put 1/2 of the cake on top of the other loaf pan and iced it red for … Read more
I modeled my Firetruck Cake after the coolest birthday cake #29 and used their design for inspiration. I made 3 9×13 cakes. The bottom and middle layer were cut in half vertically and measured about 6×8. I put one half in front of the other to make a ~6×16 firetruck bottom. I also cut the … Read more
We used three cake mixes– a chocolate and a vanilla stacked for the base and a vanilla cut in half and stacked upright for the front for this Homemade Fire Truck Cake Design, baked in standard 9 x 12 rectangular cake pans. We used sandwich cookies for the wheels, licorice for the hoses and dots … Read more