Coolest Camo Quad Birthday Cake 5

by Wendy C.
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

Homemade Camo Quad Birthday Cake

My one-year old granddaughter is already enjoying the outdoors with jaunts (very slow) on her Dad's ATV. With pink camo pretty visible in her wardrobe, making a pink camo quad birthday cake seemed appropriate.

I used the 3D Cruiser shaped pan and then did a lot of sculpting to make it into a quad. The quad was carrot cake (and I had a side "hill" of carrot cake cupcakes to make sure there was enough) but I used a chocolate pound cake for the base to support the weight. I have arthritis in my hands so used a pretty thin consistency cream cheese icing for easier application. Not as sharp as I would like the drops to be but easy on the grip.

Here are some other things I used:
- chocolate angel food tires
- Peppermint lifesaver headlights and hubcaps
- pretzel handlebars and exhaust pipes
- peanut butter cup steering column
- hot tamale candy brake lights
- gum paste helmet and fenders
- brown sugar trail

I find using cartoons for designing cakes is a lot easier than using photos of real ones. I have photos of different angles and including the profiles and rear.