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Coolest Gravedigger Monster Jam Cake 63
by Tasha Y.
(Omak, Wa)
Homemade Gravedigger Monster Jam Cake
My son is the biggest Gravedigger Fan ever! For his 5th birthday he asked me for a Gravedigger Monster Jam Cake. I came on this site to get my ideas.
I started by making a stand out of cardboard and sticks (bamboo skewers cut down) I used hot glue to hold it together (after each stage I put it into the refrigerator).
Next I baked 2 boxes of cake mix. I used a 12x4x4 cake pan. Then I let it cool completely. I cut the cake to make the body shape, using frosting to hold it in place (vanilla cake frosting). I covered it completely in Chocolate frosting. Then I covered it with black fondant.
Fondant: 16oz Mini Marshmallows
2 to 5 tbs. water
2lbs Icing Sugar ( C&H powdered sugar)
½ cup Crisco
food coloring
Melt mellows and water, 30 sec. at a time in microwave until melted. Put ¾ powdered sugar. Grease hands really good with oil, kneed like bread. Add the rest of the sugar. Re-grease hands (if tears add water) use or store in a double wrap with plastic, grease plastic wrap and put into a ziplock for storage.
I used red and green fondant for the decorations and writing frosting to decorate. I used old fashion chocolate cake doughnuts for tires. I was very pleased of how it turned out, and I got a lot of compliments! It was a lot of fun.
