Coolest Garbage Truck Birthday Cake 7

by Ashley
(Oceanside, CA)

Homemade Garbage Truck Birthday Cake

Like most 4 year old boys, ours is obsessed with Garbage trucks. He insisted the Garbage Truck Birthday Cake be a green front loader. So, I researched pictures on the web and came up with a rough drawing.

The cake recipe was from Bon Appetit for Chocolate Stout Cake. Absolutely divine, and yes, I did have a few hesitations about making my 4 year old's birthday cake using 2 bottles of Guinness, but I figured after cooking, it should be fine!

I prepared one 11x15 cake for the main body and used pieces of an 8 inch round for the back and dumpster. Using greased parchment to line the pans allowed for easy removal.

Froze both cakes before cutting and used home made shortening frosting with Wilton's paste food coloring. I usually prefer buttercream, but being June and that we don't have AC, not a good idea for decorating. (Discovered that last year!) The black Wilton's paste resulted in a decent black color, but a definite off flavor.